Spurred to Action by ‘900 Pages of Pure Terror,’ Pennsylvania Union Members Knock on Doors to Defeat Trump They say Project 2025, a game plan for a GOP presidency, aims to get rid of public sector unions. Capital & Main · Oct 23, 2024
How to Practice Democracy When There Isn’t Any Marshall Ganz says lessons from 1960s organizing can apply to returning economic and political power to citizens from the oligarchs now in control. Capital & Main · Oct 21, 2024
Million Dollar Homes With Oil Wells as Neighbors As a planned community near the Rockies rises, so do concerns over a fracking operation that would stretch under the homes. Capital & Main · Oct 16, 2024
Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Clears Path to Union for 35,000 Care Workers With home care in the national spotlight, state declares Medicaid home care workers public employees and expands training. Capital & Main · Oct 11, 2024
After Years of Fighting Landlords, Activists Say the Problem Is Not High Rent – It Is Rent Itself Unenforceable laws and failed “affordable housing” policies show that public housing and tenant-controlled buildings must become the norm, say the founders of the Los Angeles Tenants Union in their new book. Capital & Main · Oct 8, 2024
California Voters Can Reverse State’s Decision to Cut Millions For Climate Disasters New scorecard reveals extent of private equity’s role in fossil fuel finance. Capital & Main · Oct 3, 2024
Progressives Weigh In on Kamala Harris’ Economic Proposals — and Share Some of Their Own Experts say that policies such as higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded child care are both effective and popular. Capital & Main · Oct 2, 2024
Newsom Vetoes Farmworker Heat Safety Bill as State Enforcement Has Fallen The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven years. Capital & Main · Oct 1, 2024
California Home Care Workers Seek Greater Bargaining Power To achieve consistent pay and benefits, IHSS workers seek to negotiate directly with the state instead of with 58 individual counties. Capital & Main · Oct 1, 2024
Would Trump Go After Workers’ Rights in a Second Term? Look at His Record. Trump and running mate JD Vance court workers, but the former president targeted unions and labor rights while in office. Capital & Main · Sep 27, 2024
Finding a Home While Building a Life Ray Suarez explores immigrants’ struggles and hopes in the United States as they strive to make this country their place of belonging. Capital & Main · Sep 26, 2024
Pennsylvania Gas Driller: Our Operations Pose No Health Risk. You Can’t Be Serious, Activists Say. With billions up for grabs and scores of air quality violations to its name, CNX tries to recast itself as a climate warrior. Capital & Main · Sep 24, 2024
Pennsylvania Battery Plant Workers Vote to Unionize Workers at Pittsburgh-area Eos Energy join the United Steelworkers. Capital & Main · Sep 6, 2024
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. Capital & Main · Sep 5, 2024
Capital & Main · Sep 4, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Sep 3, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 30, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 27, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 21, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 15, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 14, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 14, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 12, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 6, 2024 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.
Capital & Main · Aug 5, 2024 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.