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2024年11月1日 — Federal Firefighters Say Their Pay Is on the Line in 2024 Election. As wildfires worsen, some federal firefighters fear Republican control of Congress and the White House could accelerate their exit from the workforce, leaving critical gaps in fire response. Latest News October 30, 2024 Audrey Carleton. Biden Delivered on Infrastructure and Jobs.
About Capital & Main
Capital & Main is an award-winning nonprofit publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time. Capital & Main has had stories co-published in more than 30 media outlets, from The Atlantic, Time, Reuters, The Guardian and Fast Company to The American Prospect, Grist, Slate and ...
Making America Hate Again Series
In “Making America Hate Again,” Capital & Main explores the rise of white supremacy in the Trump era. The three-part video series begins with an examination of how Trump’s ascent coincided with a dramatic increase in both hate crimes and hate groups. Part two documents the new wave of voter suppression efforts, and their relationship to ...
Our Staff
Peter Hong. Editor-in-Chief. Hong served for 15 years as a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, where he covered numerous beats for the Metro and Business sections, as well as reporting from Washington, D.C., Iraq, Taiwan and various U.S. states.He produced major investigative pieces on Los Angeles city and county government, and wrote news, analytical and feature stories on race and culture ...
THE REAL ENEMY WITHIN
Akili, 76, is a lifelong labor and political organizer and racial justice activist in Los Angeles who works with Black Lives Matter Grassroots, among other groups. He said Trumpism and the white backlash that created it is simply American history, citing the rise of avowed segregationist George Wallace as a presidential candidate in 1968 after ...
Trump’s Final Battleground Rallies Slated for States Where …
2024年11月2日 — The contentious issue of health care coverage was thrust back into the election spotlight this week when House Speaker Mike Johnson told supporters there would be “no Obamacare” if Donald Trump and congressional Republicans prevail on Nov. 5.. Johnson’s comment cast attention on a potential liability for Trump, who as president led an unsuccessful effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act ...
COLUMNS
COLUMNS THE ARC Erin Aubry Kaplan examines the persistent barriers to racial justice and opportunities for progress in an era of receding black presence
Ten Capital & Main Stories That Had an Impact in 2021
2021年12月29日 — The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Last Stand in California Oil Country. Aaron Cantú obtained documents showing that a fund used by oil companies to mitigate their pollution emissions in the San Joaquin Valley wasn’t benefitting the people most affected by the pollution. In public comments and legal filings, the Center for Biological Diversity cited our story in their effort to stop the issuance ...
Striking Back Series
2024年9月6日 — A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example. “Striking Back” — How Workers Across a Polarized U.S. Are Challenging Economic Inequality. Danny Feingold August 30, 2023. A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.