Dollar Store Workers Fight to Improve Jobs, Even Without a Union With unionization dropping under Trump, experts say “premajority” campaigns can help workers score wins. Capital & Main · Oct 15, 2025
‘They Just Took You Away’ In my daughter’s nightmares, a window into how children are processing Trump’s immigration raids. Such expressions of fear are normal, mental health professionals say. Capital & Main · Oct 14, 2025
People in ICE Custody Face Invasive Strip Searches After Visits With Loved Ones Some people decide not to participate in in-person visitation because they don't want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard. Capital & Main · Oct 14, 2025
It’s Brown And Burns Your Eyes. In Small-Town Texas, Clean Water Is Elusive. Plagued by climate-driven weather extremes, communities that need help improving water quality are being left behind. Capital & Main · Oct 10, 2025
California Joins New York in Trying to Fill a Void on Worker Protections The National Labor Relations Board is unable to meet due to inaction in Washington. The Golden State is pushing an alternative for its workers. Capital & Main · Oct 9, 2025
On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood. Capital & Main · Oct 6, 2025
Deep-Blue California Is a National Leader in De Facto Public-School Segregation. Here’s Why… The Golden State has surged past the South and other regions in reversing racial and ethnic integration among children. Capital & Main · Oct 2, 2025
Is the Sun Setting on Pennsylvania’s Solar Future? Trump administration rescinds $156 million to help power low-income homes; state legislature remains an obstacle if the money is restored. Capital & Main · Sep 29, 2025
Assault on Accessibility Initiatives Hits Early Career Scientists Hard The Trump administration’s cuts to programs supporting people with disabilities are part of a broader assault on DEI. Capital & Main · Sep 26, 2025
When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen A six-year legal battle ends with a massive payout — and a reminder of what unions can achieve. Capital & Main · Sep 25, 2025
Too Old to Keep Working, Not Enough Money to Stop As the senior workforce grows, more older Americans are staying in physically demanding jobs, often risking their health. Capital & Main · Sep 24, 2025
ICE Is Transferring People in Its Custody Away From Family, Lawyers One group ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call. Capital & Main · Sep 23, 2025
New Mexico Governor Puts Finger on Scale in Oilfield Wastewater Vote Gov. Lujan Grisham appears to push commission to overturn its recent ruling barring the use of produced water outside the oilfield. Capital & Main · Sep 22, 2025
California Moves to Curb Ultraprocessed Foods in School Cafeterias The bill before the governor could help address nutrition gaps in neighborhoods with limited access to fresh food — and be a model for the nation. Capital & Main · Sep 18, 2025
Capital & Main · Sep 17, 2025 Trump’s Plan to End Forest Protections Targets a ‘Conservation Success Story’ Allowing roads and logging on millions of acres of national forests would benefit private industry while threatening habitat and public access, opponents say.
Capital & Main · Sep 16, 2025 Effort to Curb Southern California Rail Yard Pollution Stalls Under Trump The region’s rail yards continue to pose serious health hazards, prompting local advocates to push state leaders for action.
Capital & Main · Sep 15, 2025 New Mexico’s Billion-Dollar Oilfield Orphans A recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years. This is how.
Capital & Main · Sep 12, 2025 ICE Raids Take Toll on Latino Mental Health: ‘It’s Been Nonstop’ Therapists describe greater stress, anxiety, anger and fear among Latino patients in Los Angeles since immigration raids intensified in June.
Capital & Main · Sep 11, 2025 A/C Saves Lives During Heat Waves. Will Los Angeles Require It for Rentals? In the city's asphalt-covered lower-income communities, residents suffer more from heat illness. Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez discusses her plan to fix that.
Capital & Main · Sep 11, 2025 Business Groups Failed to Stop L.A.’s ‘Olympic Wage’ Increase. But the Battle’s Not Over. Minimum wage increases will kick in for hotel and airport workers leading up to the 2028 Olympics after a referendum effort fell short. An industry coalition has cried foul.
Capital & Main · Sep 9, 2025 ICE Is Putting Ankle Monitors on People Who Show Up for Immigration Court Hearings After federal judges began pushing back on efforts to detain people at hearings, Immigration and Customs officials implemented a strategy that tracks immigrants and makes them feel like criminals.
Capital & Main · Sep 8, 2025 MAHA Promised Healthier Kids. But School Lunches May Deliver Less. Cuts to SNAP and farm-to-school programs under the Trump administration risk worsening childhood disease, nutrition experts warn.
Capital & Main · Sep 5, 2025 California Bill Aims to Crack Down on Predatory Labor Traffickers Lawmakers poised to expand protections to hundreds of thousands of temporary migrant workers.
Capital & Main · Sep 4, 2025 A Silver Lining in Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ The expansion of tax credits in his signature legislation could help California meet its desperate need for affordable housing.
Capital & Main · Sep 3, 2025 Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises Canceled upgrades, insufficient maintenance and political lobbying preceded deadly explosion at Pennsylvania’s aging steel plant.