Capital & Main - Investigating Power & Politics
Capital & Main - Investigating Power & Politics is an award-winning online publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time.
About Capital & Main
Nov 9, 2024 · 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 the Daily Beast.Working with top writers, editors and visual artists, we cover income inequality, climate change, the green economy, housing, health care, public education, immigration, race, and criminal justice.
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 ...
Latest News Archives
Nov 12, 2024 · Trump’s Final Battleground Rallies Slated for States Where Number of People Without Health Insurance Soared During His Presidency House Speaker Mike Johnson’s recent comment about replacing the Affordable Care Act if Trump returns to office has stirred new debate over the fate of health care in a possible second Trump term.
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
The Slick - capitalandmain.com
Sep 24, 2020 · "The Slick" reports on how the fossil fuel industry is driving climate change and influencing climate policy in some of the nation's most important oil- and gas-producing states. Capital & Main's team of veteran climate journalists will investigate the outsized and often hidden role of petroleum companies in shaping state politics — …
The Heat 2024 Archives
Record Heat, Rising Sea Levels: The Stakes for the Climate Couldn’t Be Higher in 2024 Elections. From Biden vs. Trump to an oil well referendum in California, climate change debate is all over the ballot in federal, state and local contests.
Striking Back Series
Sep 23, 2024 · STRIKING BACK: Can American Workers Disrupt Inequality? This two-year series explores how American workers across political, geographic and racial lines
Swing Shift - capitalandmain.com
Swing Shift The Stakes for Workers and the Battle for Their Votes in the 2024 Presidential Election
STATE OF INEQUALITY
Sep 26, 2024 · Ahead of a ballot measure to add $2 to the hourly minimum wage, studies show fast food jobs increased after the state bumped hourly pay to $20 in that sector.