Pennsylvania’s Amazon Data Center Boom Is Fueled by a Lucrative Tax Break Repealing the exemption, which could cost the state billions, has failed repeatedly despite bipartisan support. Capital & Main · Sep 15
Understaffed and Underpaid: Why CVS Pharmacists in Three States Authorized a Strike The pressure on pharmacy staff to work quickly leads to high turnover and threatens patient safety, workers say. Capital & Main · Sep 14
The National Audubon Society Kept Its Name. These Chapters Are Leaving It Behind. From Seattle to Houston, more than 50 local chapters have renamed themselves as part of a reckoning over John James Audubon’s racist past. Capital & Main · Sep 11
Newsom Has the Chance to Stand Up for Farmworker Wages A bill on the California governor’s desk would restore the wage floor for 35,000 seasonal workers, whose pay was slashed by a U.S. Labor Department rule. Capital & Main · Sep 10
Wisconsin GOP Candidate Is Exploiting the Data Center Backlash to Hit Solar, Wind Gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany flipped on data centers, outflanked his Democratic rival and tied the issue to renewable projects he has opposed for years. Capital & Main · Sep 9
Months of Pain, Delayed Care: An Asylum Seeker’s Health Crisis in ICE Custody Mother held at San Diego immigration facility says months of delayed and inadequate medical care have left her with serious kidney infection and worsening pain. Capital & Main · Sep 8
AI Hasn’t Replaced These Interpreters — But It Has Degraded Their Working Conditions Employees at LanguageLine Solutions report heavier workloads, erratic schedules and burnout since the $1.1 billion company shifted to AI-powered workforce software. Capital & Main · Sep 7
Studies Link New Mexico Drilling to Radiation, Air Pollution, Health Risks Small towns in the Permian Basin have become a petri dish for the perils of living amid the nation's largest oil fields. Capital & Main · Sep 4
Elevated Levels of Ammonia Following L.A. Warehouse Fire Raise Safety Concerns The California Environmental Protection Agency says that Lineage stored between 10,000 and 24,999 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in the warehouse daily. Capital & Main · Sep 3
California Lawmakers Push Back on Trump’s Attack on Renters First-of-its-kind law would prohibit work requirements or time limits on low-income tenants who receive federal assistance. Capital & Main · Sep 3
Ten Films for a Labor Day Under New Management While the Trump administration attacks workers’ rights, here are some of the most influential films about labor from the last 50 years. Capital & Main · Sep 2
Disabled Father Says He Was Beaten by ICE Agents, Denied Medical Care in Detention Detainee was stripped of his cane, hearing aids and medication; case highlights pattern of mistreatment of those with disabilities, attorney says. Capital & Main · Sep 1
A Decades-Long Friendship, Tested by Trumpism I dreaded talking politics with a longtime friend whose conservative beliefs are at odds with mine. But I had to. Capital & Main · Aug 28
Starbucks Removes Drink Powder that Baristas Say Was Making Them Sick Workers have reported headaches, coughing, sneezing, sore throats and hives after using the powder. Their union says the company has not addressed the health risks of inhalation. Capital & Main · Aug 27
Capital & Main · Aug 27 Candidates Run Against Data Centers, but Ohio Legislature Didn’t Get the Memo Candidates in both parties turn on the industry while a bill redefining coal and gas as “clean” energy moves quietly in the statehouse.
Capital & Main · Aug 26 L.A. Renters Push to Ban a Utility Billing System They Say Leaves Them Guessing Tenants and advocates are calling for an end to a utility billing practice that they say lacks transparency and causes them anxiety by making monthly bills unpredictable.
Capital & Main · Aug 25 She Fled Russia for Freedom in the U.S. Ten Years Later, She’s Still Waiting. Persecuted in her homeland, a mother asked for protection but ran into a perfect storm of policy changes instead.
Capital & Main · Aug 24 As Texas Destroys Its Wetlands, the Risk of Devastating Flooding Increases Thousands of acres have been decimated to make room for development and urban sprawl, alarming residents and climate experts.
Capital & Main · Aug 21 Silicon Valley’s Most Dangerous Innovation Author Gil Durán says the rise of ‘tech fascism’ is putting our democracy in peril – and asks us to imagine a world without billionaires.
Capital & Main · Aug 20 Children Are Losing Health Coverage. Federal Cuts Will Make It Worse. Medi-Cal enrollment among children has fallen by more than 460,000 since 2025. Medicaid cuts taking effect next year will push coverage even lower.
Capital & Main · Aug 18 Mental Health Workers Say Algorithmic Triage Is Hurting Patients Workers and policymakers are pushing for safeguards around AI’s use in health care through collective bargaining and legislation.
Capital & Main · Aug 17 L.A.’s Fashion District Feels Like a Ghost Town a Year After the Raids “For Lease” signs dot once-busy storefronts, where immigration raids led to a drop in foot traffic and fear among workers and shoppers.
Capital & Main · Aug 14 Imperial Valley Dreamed of a Lithium Boom. It Just Hit Another Roadblock Court finds lithium project may not have enough Colorado River water. County supervisors vote to offer developers millions in refunds.
Capital & Main · Aug 14 Lineage and Fire Chief Said There Was No Ammonia Leak. Real-Time Logs Tell a Different Story. Weeks later, Lineage’s own data — buried in online reports — shows some unsafe ammonia levels in Boyle Heights.
Capital & Main · Aug 13 To Avoid Public Pushback, Cities Are Putting Homeless Shelters in Industrial Zones Municipalities across Southern California are putting shelters in polluted industrial areas as the state pushes to increase the number of beds for unhoused people.