DARK SECRETS: 15 - The Real Truth

Can Gov. Gavin Newsom Make Californians Healthier?

Advocates worry that soft drinks, candy and other ultra-processed foods bought with government funds via EBT cards may be in his sights.

Capital & Main · Jun 18, 2025

A Coal Miner’s Daughter Takes on DOGE to Protect Miners’ Health

Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Now, researchers working to prevent those deaths get layoff notices.

Capital & Main · Jun 17, 2025

Immigration Raids Disrupt Businesses in Southern California and Beyond

Graduation parties, medical appointments, playing outside are all too risky. “I’m scared to death to leave my house.”

Capital & Main · Jun 16, 2025

Detained Man Says ICE Isn’t Treating His Colon Cancer

The Guatemalan man told officials that he had colon cancer when he first arrived at Otay Mesa Detention Center, according to his medical records.

Capital & Main · Jun 10, 2025

Pennsylvania Has Failed Environmental Justice Communities for Years. A New Bill Could Change That.

A waste incinerator, a paper plant and a sewage treatment facility all jammed in a town of 35,000. “Our children literally cannot breathe.”

Capital & Main · Jun 6, 2025

Before Attacking Each Other, Musk and Trump Struck Blows Against Veterans, Children, the Hungry and the Sick

The president and his former ally were united long enough to hurt millions of people here and abroad.

Capital & Main · Jun 6, 2025

Trump Won Big in Kentucky. Medicaid Cuts Could Hit It Hard.

The state’s deep reliance on the program means proposed rollbacks would have an outsized impact.

Capital & Main · Jun 6, 2025

Budget Cuts Threaten In-Home Assistance Workers and Medi-Cal Recipients

Will California gut a medical aid program created in an age of compassionate care?

Capital & Main · Jun 5, 2025

Grace Under Fire: Transgender Student Athlete AB Hernandez’s Winning Weekend

Anticipated far-right protest sputters at California high school track and field meet.

Capital & Main · Jun 4, 2025

In Georgia, Trump Is Upending Successful Pro-Worker Reforms

A Fort Valley school bus company shows what workers and companies are losing.

Capital & Main · Jun 3, 2025