USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional To block a union that would represent 2,500 faculty members, the private university echoed a corporate argument. Capital & Main · Apr 10, 2025
Democratic and Republican Lawmakers Work to Undermine Voter-Backed Wage and Sick Leave Laws Legislators from both parties and in multiple states are rolling back wage hikes and paid sick leave policies approved by voters. Capital & Main · Apr 9, 2025
Soccer-Loving Father of Four Caught Up in El Cajon Immigration Raid The operation included dozens of officers, some with guns in hand, as they moved through a paint business. Capital & Main · Apr 8, 2025
A Mother’s Battle to Protect Her Son’s Care Medicaid is a lifeline for people with disabilities like Josh Lockwood-Wewer. As GOP lawmakers push for cuts, his mother is taking a stand. Capital & Main · Apr 7, 2025
‘Jackie Robinson Would Be Outraged’ — Author Peter Dreier on the Dodgers’ Visit With Donald Trump The World Series champions, whose franchise integrated baseball, have angered some by accepting Trump’s invitation to the White House. Capital & Main · Apr 7, 2025
With the Destruction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Fraud Victim ‘Not Hopeful’ He’ll Be Refunded Agency charged with protecting consumers drops high-profile fraud cases, leaving victims in limbo. Capital & Main · Apr 4, 2025
In Democratic New Mexico, Oil and Gas Legislation Doesn’t Pass Sixty days and 1,182 bills later, state legislators take a pass on oil and gas reforms. Capital & Main · Apr 4, 2025
Gas Operator Fined $1.9 Million for Damaging Wetlands Is on Trump’s ‘Fast Track’ Approval List Fracking operation is among more than 600 controversial projects the president wants to expedite to combat the nation's 'energy emergency' Capital & Main · Apr 3, 2025
Have Skilled Nursing Facilities Become Dumping Grounds for the Mentally Ill? When the 911 call comes from inside the nursing home, health care workers are sometimes the victims. Capital & Main · Apr 3, 2025
Un pueblo que votó por Trump apoya a una estudiante y atleta trans local AB Hernández había sido expuesta en internet por influencers de derecha y un funcionario electo. Capital & Main · Apr 2, 2025
Trans Student Athlete AB Hernandez Finds Support in Her Town That Elected Trump Hernandez was doxxed by right-wing influencers and an elected official. Capital & Main · Apr 2, 2025
Cal State Stalls on Recognizing Resident Assistant Union at 20 Campuses Fate of 1,400 undergraduate student workers hinges on university response. Capital & Main · Apr 1, 2025
Residents Say Van Nuys Airport Is Making Them Sick Despite residents’ health complaints and community pushback, the airport’s operations continue to expand, intensifying concerns about its health effects. Capital & Main · Mar 31, 2025
USDA Cuts Hit Food Banks Across the Country: ‘This Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg’ “I always tell people, ‘It’s gonna get worse before it gets better’ and people look at me like, ‘What do you mean? It can’t get any worse.’ Well, yeah, it can get worse, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.” Mike Robinson is at his computer, assessing his… Capital & Main · Mar 28, 2025
Capital & Main · Mar 28, 2025 USDA Cuts Hit Food Banks Across the Country: ‘This Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg’ More than $1 billion in assistance has been cut; millions of families could be affected.
Capital & Main · Mar 27, 2025 Stay Hungry: School Kids Learn the ABCs of Chaos Trump’s penny pinching and immigrant hunting reach rural classrooms.
Capital & Main · Mar 25, 2025 Venezuelan Dad Deported to Salvadoran Prison Was Family Man Who Worked for DoorDash Alirio Guillermo Belloso Fuenmayor’s wife is trying to find a way to get him released and home to Venezuela.
Capital & Main · Mar 25, 2025 Visibly Bruised Venezuelans Allege Mistreatment in ICE Custody in Video The migrants say guards discriminate against them, an extension of Trump's anti-Venezuelan rhetoric.
Capital & Main · Mar 23, 2025 Running While Black, Latino or Asian American — Under Trump The Hood Half Marathon through the streets of historically Black Los Angeles taught me important lessons about fear, anxiety and fellowship.
Capital & Main · Mar 21, 2025 The Disaster After the Disaster: Many Contaminants May Be Overlooked in the Wake of the L.A. Fires Why one Santa Monica resident has spent $8,000 testing for toxins on local beaches.
Capital & Main · Mar 20, 2025 Breaking California’s Concrete Ceiling Will Black women have to wait another century for wage equality?
Capital & Main · Mar 19, 2025 Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Education Department Threatens Classroom Funding Federal cuts would hurt students with disabilities, English learners and poor districts the most.
Capital & Main · Mar 18, 2025 Elon Musk’s Scorched Earth Tactics Are Hurting Those Who Live Off That Land — The Farmers It's a time of uncertainty in the heartland as agricultural programs are cut. “It’s very unsettling and very stressful.”
Capital & Main · Mar 15, 2025 Trump EPA Chief’s Assault on Environmental Justice Means Those With the Least Will Get Hurt the Most The 'Great American Comeback' shouldn't be filthy air, dirty water and no sanitation for the marginalized, says activist Catherine Coleman Flowers.
Capital & Main · Mar 14, 2025 The Little Town That Stood Up to Big Oil How one Pennsylvania community pushed the fracking industry away from their homes and schools, even as statewide efforts have stalled.