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Right-Wing Think Tank Pushes States to Ban Guaranteed Income Programs

Despite widespread support for cash grants, a dark money-funded policy group is influencing GOP lawmakers to prohibit them.

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Bernie Sanders: Kamala Harris Can Beat Trump on the Economy

The longtime senator tells Capital & Main that backing Medicare expansion, higher taxes on the wealthy and a hike in the minimum wage is a winning agenda.

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How L.A.’s Illegal Short-Term Rentals Hide in Plain Sight on Booking Sites

Los Angeles officials are struggling to crack down on illegal rentals during a housing crisis. Here’s how to make sure you’re a responsible vacationer.

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Big Oil Goes on Offense in California With $5 Million TV Ad Buy to Thwart Potential Regulations

Banks “not on track” to meet net-zero goals, says global energy agency.

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As Seen on TV: Big Oil’s Dystopian View of California’s Climate Agenda

A $5 million prime-time ad campaign is aimed at climate policies the industry claims make life miserable for Californians.

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California Legislators Say New Laws Must Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat

In response to a Capital & Main investigation, lawmakers say more enforcement and worker education is needed.

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California Cuts Back on Safety Enforcement as Farmworkers Toil in Extreme Heat

As California regulators struggle with short staffing, farmworkers say they are denied shade and water required by law.

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A Georgia Mining Project Could Lead to a Legal Showdown Between the Feds and State Officials

The titanium mining project threatens Okefenokee wildlife refuge, a habitat for rare and endangered species, opponents say.

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Tim Walz Slams Trump and Vance’s ‘War on Workers’ in Los Angeles Speech

The VP candidate touts his pro-union record to union members crucial in key swing states.

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Financially Strapped Health Care Workers Wait for Promised Wage Increase

Budget shortfall pauses wage hike for California's low-income health care workers. “We’re living paycheck to paycheck,” one worker said.

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Oklahoma’s Oil Industry Touts a Voluntary Fund to Clean Up Oil Wells. Major Drillers Want Their Contributions Refunded.

Oklahoma’s oil industry pays into a voluntary fund to clean up oil wells, but many drillers opt out. The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.

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Snow White and Luke Skywalker Ride the Union Wave at Disneyland

Character actors, the face of the resort, unionize to address safety concerns and to push for better pay.

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In Los Angeles, Your Chic Vacation Rental May Be a Rent-Controlled Apartment

Amid an affordable housing crisis, dozens of rent-controlled buildings are listed on short-term rental websites. A 2018 law was supposed to stop that, but the city is struggling to enforce it.

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The Wrong Name On the Lease Could Cost Zoila Funes Her Home of 38 Years

Funes' rent-controlled apartment is in the name of her recently deceased husband. Her landlord says that's cause for eviction.

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USC Health Care Workers Say They Are Pushed to the Brink of a Strike

At Keck Medicine, which brings in almost half the university’s revenue, workers say their wages and benefits lag other large health systems.

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Denver Residents Fight Proposal to Drill for Oil and Gas Under Their Homes

Vanguard among the institutional investors that dominate fossil-fuel financing.

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California Isn’t Enforcing Its Strongest-in-the-Nation Oil Well Cleanup Law on Its Largest Oil Company

State regulators could have asked oil companies California Resources Corp. and Aera Energy for an estimated $2.4 billion to guarantee wells are plugged but decided they didn’t have the authority to do so.

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Plans to Extend and Expand Trump-Era Tax Cuts Would Largely Benefit the Wealthy

Though most Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share, conservatives still want to lower their taxes.

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Once Upon a Time in MacArthur Park: Gangs, Murder and Redemption

In The Rent Collectors, Jesse Katz explores the saga of Giovanni Macedo through the lens of L.A.’s fabled park.

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Showdown in Colorado: Whether to Drill Under Homes, Schools and the Water Supply

A plan for drilling 156 oil and gas wells near a Superfund site has driven suburban residents to action.

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How Britain’s July 4 Elections Differ From the U.S.

A parliamentary system, more disciplined parties and no electoral college have some advantages for democracy, says Cambridge-based U.S. historian Gary Gerstle.

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Capital & Main Wins 20 Prizes at the Southern California Journalism Awards

Capital & Main took first place in the highly competitive Best News Website, Exclusive to the Internet category.

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Trump’s Environmental Agenda: Embrace Big Oil, Ignore the Climate Crisis

Project 2025 plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades, say scientists and analysts.

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Occidental College Undergrad Workers Go Union

Vote adds to growing unionization among U.S. undergraduate workers.

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities After the Pandemic

In The Guarantee, Natalie Foster discusses how the pandemic spurred bold economic reforms and highlights the need for ongoing advocacy to ensure a more fair economy.

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