In Arizona, the Thermostat Is Driving Voters to the Polls Record heat, two rate hikes and a data center boom have turned utility bills — not climate — into the state’s most volatile issue. Capital & Main · Aug 12
U.S. Has Deported Hundreds of Children to Cities in Southern Mexico Human rights organizations said the minors lack the resources to go home safely and that some may have died trying. Capital & Main · Aug 11
If Democracy Is in Retreat, What About Capitalism? Historian Sheri Berman on the links between declining democracy, neoliberal economics and what’s driving radicalization on the right and left. Capital & Main · Aug 10
Fighting for Racial Justice With Piercing Humor — and a Project 2029 Trump’s reelection would be Capital & Main · Aug 7
‘It Wasn’t Right.’ Car Wash Workers Cope With Lingering Impacts of SoCal ICE Raids. Workers and their families struggle in the aftermath of federal immigration raids that targeted more than 100 car washes in the region. Capital & Main · Aug 6
Healing Together: Why Recovery and Motherhood Should Go Hand in Hand At Via Avanta in L.A., kids accompany their moms to treatment for substance abuse. But family-centered rehab remains uncommon. Capital & Main · Aug 5
AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, But Not Without Concerns A California health plan uses Capital & Main · Aug 4
When ICE Detained Two Iranian Sisters, an L.A. Pastor Answered the Call Refugees fleeing persecution only to be swept up by ICE win support of congregation, including some who voted for Trump. Capital & Main · Aug 3
Your Elected Officials Might Have Side Hustles. Here’s How to Find Out. Pennsylvania governor candidate Stacy Garrity makes money from fracking. We know from financial disclosures that are required in most states. Here’s how to use them. Capital & Main · Jul 31
SoCal Cities are Placing Homeless Shelters in Polluted Industrial Areas Officials are turning to industrial and manufacturing zones to site shelters — and avoid public pushback — a Capital & Main review of 30 cities found. Capital & Main · Jul 30
The End of Temporary Protected Status Threatens Workers, Families — and the Economy Ending TPS would disrupt communities nationwide. In California, more than 60,000 immigrant workers could eventually lose legal protections. Capital & Main · Jul 30
‘We Make America Strong’: Capturing the Chicano Experience in Zoot Suit, La Bamba and Real Life A new documentary on playwright and filmmaker Luis Valdez comes at a moment of cultural reckoning over whose stories get told in the Trump era. Capital & Main · Jul 29
In Pennsylvania, the Data Center Wars Hit the Ballot Box Voters angry about rising electricity bills have turned the fight over powering AI into the defining issue of the state's 2026 elections. Capital & Main · Jul 29
Immigration Officials Misused Weapons Hundreds of Times During Protests, Report Finds From L.A. to Minneapolis, agents and officers improperly used tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters and journalists. Capital & Main · Jul 28
Capital & Main · Jul 24 What Santa Monica Gets Right on Section 8 Housing The affluent coastal city is a rare exception in L.A. County, where two-thirds of Section 8 voucher holders live in areas the state considers “low-resource.”
Capital & Main · Jul 24 Near the Salton Sea, Little League Players Struggle to Breathe Pediatric asthma is common in Calipatria, where young athletes compete despite extreme heat and air pollution. Some worry a lithium boom could make things worse.
Capital & Main · Jul 23 California’s Billionaire Tax Should Be Just the Starting Point Economist Gabriel Zucman argues that a permanent 2% tax on the ultra rich could generate billions while addressing the state’s growing concentration of wealth.
Capital & Main · Jul 22 Gov. Shapiro Walks a Fine Line on Climate; His Opponent Just Wants to Drill. As cash flows into Pennsylvania governor's race, ethical questions over Stacy Garrity's fracking income loom.
Capital & Main · Jul 21 The Climate Crisis Onscreen: 14 Films That Made Waves Climate-themed films matter more than ever as the Trump administration weakens environmental protections. Here are some of the best and most meaningful ones.
Capital & Main · Jul 20 A Daily Phone Call Holds Together a Family Divided by Detention ICE raids have swept up thousands of immigrant men in L.A. County. Many are primary breadwinners whose families have been left to cope in their absence.
Capital & Main · Jul 17 Trump Cuts Quietly Gutted a Health Plan and Retirement Watchdog The Labor Department agency has lost a quarter of its staff and curtailed enforcement under a chief who once represented the industry it regulates.
Capital & Main · Jul 16 An ‘Exponentially Different Level’ of Billionaire Spending in California Report details how the ultra-rich are pouring unprecedented sums into state politics to block a proposed billionaire tax and advance a tech-friendly agenda.
Capital & Main · Jul 16 What Jameson’s LAPD Shooting Death Says About Justice and Black People The outpouring of sympathy for Marie Marseille stands out at a time when even indisputable victimhood doesn’t guarantee universal support.
Capital & Main · Jul 15 In Michigan, the Price of Energy Is on the Ballot and Both Parties Know It The GOP spent years circling the state as a key 2026 pickup opportunity. But after a lopsided election loss, doubts are creeping in.
Capital & Main · Jul 14 The ‘Mega Masters’ Tactic: Mass Immigration Hearings Inside Crowded Courtrooms Judges are issuing deportation orders before immigrants receive notice their hearing dates have been moved up.