1.0Nieman Storyboardhttps://niemanstoryboard.orgcommonmediahttps://niemanstoryboard.org/author/commonmedia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XTQ4FjEWEz"><a href="https://niemanstoryboard.org/2007/05/21/when-pennies-fail-to-pay-the-bill-a-bronx-man-pushes-for-change/">When Pennies Fail To Pay the Bill, a Bronx Man Pushes for Change</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://niemanstoryboard.org/2007/05/21/when-pennies-fail-to-pay-the-bill-a-bronx-man-pushes-for-change/embed/#?secret=XTQ4FjEWEz" width="600" height="338" title="“When Pennies Fail To Pay the Bill, a Bronx Man Pushes for Change” — Nieman Storyboard" data-secret="XTQ4FjEWEz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://niemanstoryboard.org/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> A woman working at a Chinese restaurant refuses a man’s pennies when he tries to pay his bill. The man is indignant; a circus act of politicians and community leaders follows. All express outrage and call for change (so to speak). Clearly there is more than just pennies at stake. Fernandez handles this weird story […]