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These Nurses Got a Union — But Say They Can’t Get a Contract Without a Strike

Six hundred New Orleans nurses join a national surge in pre-contract strikes.

Capital & Main · Dec 13, 2024

‘Trump-Proofing’ California and Beyond Will Be a Political Minefield

Trump vows to attack climate science; states must now prove an energy transition is possible in a time of soaring costs and deficits.

Capital & Main · Dec 12, 2024

If the American Dream Means Hard Work Leads to Getting Ahead, Most Californians No Longer Believe It

Seventy percent of the state’s residents think kids in the state will be financially worse off than their parents.

Capital & Main · Dec 11, 2024

In New Mexico, Democrats Strike an Oil and Gas Gusher: ‘Money Buys Access’

Nationally, Big Oil overwhelmingly supports Republicans; in New Mexico it’s a different story.

Capital & Main · Dec 3, 2024

Striking Kaiser Therapists Say Thousands of Appointments Likely to Be Cancelled

A union complaint filed with California regulators says a leaked internal memo shows Kaiser intended to break its own rules and state law, leaving patients without care during the ongoing strike.

Capital & Main · Dec 2, 2024

Can Democrats Get Their Voters Off the Couch?

Dorian Warren argues that cynicism and disillusionment among the party's base helped Trump win.

Capital & Main · Nov 28, 2024

California’s November Election Stopped Another Rent Control Ballot Measure – and Maybe Its Chief Architect

A measure seemingly targeting the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has put forth three rent control ballot measures, is on its way to narrowly passing.

Capital & Main · Nov 27, 2024

University of California Workers Say They Are Being Squeezed As Contract Talks Stall

The UC system says it is offering healthy raises for nearly 40,000 staffers, but workers say the system is playing a shell game by also raising their health care premiums.

Capital & Main · Nov 25, 2024

How Biden Could Restrict Fossil Fuel Financing and Make It Trump-Proof

But the election is likely to blow up a long-delayed EPA response to oil and gas pollution in New Mexico.

Capital & Main · Nov 23, 2024

Challenging the Myth of a Trump Takeover of the Union Vote

Labor strategist Steve Rosenthal says Kamala Harris fared better with union voters than headlines suggest — and outlines the labor movement’s path forward.

Capital & Main · Nov 22, 2024