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Abandoned Wells, Methane-Emission Loopholes and Underground Toxic Waste Dumps All Raise Concerns

Here are the world’s top banks financing fossil fuels — is yours on the list?

Capital & Main · May 17, 2024

Calculating the ‘White Bonus’

By attempting to put a cash value on how white Americans, including her own family, benefit from discrimination, Tracie McMillan hopes to inspire a conversation on how racism drives notions of who deserves to live well.

Capital & Main · May 10, 2024

Election Disinformation Campaigns are Targeting Latinos. Fact Checkers are Fighting Back.

As the November election nears, journalists work to counter false and misleading information aimed at Spanish-speaking voters.

Capital & Main · May 3, 2024

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For Health System Reform, Even With Majority Will, There Is No Way

Most Californians say they want single-payer care, but in the Legislature the health care industry has been unstoppable.

Capital & Main · May 2, 2024

California Often Leads Change, but Not for Single-Payer Health Care

Supporters say pushing yearly in Sacramento, even if unsuccessful, is vital to keep leaders from ducking the issue.

Capital & Main · Apr 25, 2024

An Author Reflects on the Effort to Rebuild L.A. After the ‘Violent Spring’ of 1992

Gary Phillips’ newly reissued mystery novel of that name is set in post-riot Los Angeles.

Capital & Main · Apr 24, 2024

Despite Promises of Transparency, California Justice Department Keeps Probe into L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Under Wraps

Civilian oversight board is excluded from reviewing report on civil rights violations.

Capital & Main · Apr 17, 2024

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Economist Michael Reich on Why California Fast-Food Wages Can Rise Without Job Losses and Higher Prices

A tight labor market and local minimum wages that are already close to the new $20 minimum are among the reasons.

Capital & Main · Apr 5, 2024

Tried as an Adult at 16: California’s Laws Have Changed but Angelo Vasquez’s Sentence Has Not

Convicted for two killings he didn’t commit, Vasquez hopes legal reforms will lead to his freedom after 18 years behind bars.

Capital & Main · Apr 3, 2024

‘They Don’t Want to Teach Black History’

Not far from a birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement, a school district convulses after Black history and literature classes are canceled.

Capital & Main · Mar 26, 2024

Nurses Union Says State Watchdog Does Not Adequately Investigate Staffing Crisis

The California Department of Public Health says the agency is enforcing state requirements, despite deep budget cuts.

Capital & Main · Mar 21, 2024

New Roles for Top Journalists at Capital & Main

Jessica Goodheart, Steve Marble and Cerise Castle bring broad and deep experience to our coverage of inequality and the climate crisis.

Capital & Main · Mar 13, 2024

How Islamophobia Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis Among Michigan’s Muslim Youth

In the Arab American enclave of Dearborn, anxiety, depression and substance abuse strain the “9/11 generation.”

Capital & Main · Mar 7, 2024

Why Has the White Working Class Embraced Trump?

A new book argues that the disappearance of private sector unions is part of the answer.

Capital & Main · Mar 6, 2024

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Capital & Main · Feb 23, 2024

Wood Pellet Mills in California: A Blessing or a Boondoggle?

Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal.

Capital & Main · Feb 22, 2024

The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death

Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.

Capital & Main · Feb 20, 2024

The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections

Douglas Emmett Inc.’s surge in donations began after a city councilman opposed evictions.

Capital & Main · Feb 13, 2024

Private Equity Kept Aging Pennsylvania Coal Plant Open, Then Closed It With No Plan for Workers and Community

“Polluting behemoth” Homer City Generating Station was the state's largest coal-fired power plant.

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Capital & Main · Jan 26, 2024

A Hopeful Way Out of Our Dismal Economics

Author Nick Romeo lays out a plan for an economy that puts workers and the planet above profits.

Capital & Main · Jan 24, 2024

Los Angeles Has the Power to Challenge One of the Largest Mass Evictions in City History, Legal Experts Say

The Office of the City Attorney says state law allows the evictions.

Capital & Main · Jan 19, 2024

Pennsylvania’s Governor Promised 30% Renewable Electricity by 2030. Will That Happen?

A bill in the Legislature would advance Pennsylvania’s meager renewable energy development. Trade groups are already putting their foot down.

Capital & Main · Jan 18, 2024

Hospital Workers Fired After Protesting Short Staffing Sue for Damages

Nine Lynwood St. Francis Medical Center staffers say they were fired as retaliation for leading union protests against staff cuts.

Capital & Main · Jan 9, 2024

Power Play: No Limits Mean PG&E May Raise Rates Again for Northern and Central Californians

A $33 a month average rate hike took effect Jan. 1. Now PG&E wants up to $20 a month more. Reformers say it is time to cap annual increases.

Capital & Main · Jan 3, 2024

How Will Kaiser Permanente Make Up for Its Shortage of Therapists?

A therapist is “guardedly optimistic” the health care giant is taking the shortage seriously, and the union says Kaiser may now realize it must invest billions to comply with the law.

Capital & Main · Jan 2, 2024

Corporate America’s Big Lie: What’s Good for Us Is Good for the Country

After decades of shaping the nation’s narrative, corporate America has now weaponized its playbook in a more aggressive way, the authors of Corporate Bullsh*t warn.

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