Society
2017: The Year in Photos, Part 2
Today we continue our look back at 2017 through Capital & Main’s photos and stories.
In “Hard As Nails,” Bobbi Murray reported on the small but determined movement to rid nail salons of toxic chemicals. (Above photo: Joanne Kim)
Steve Appleford interviewed and photographed pro- and anti-Trump protesters during an anti-immigration demonstration on the Laguna Beach boardwalk.
In our “Fire and ICE” series, Robin Urevitch interviewed ICE detainees about allegations that they had been brutalized while in custody at the Adelanto Detention Facility.
David Bacon’s photo essay, “Coachella Rising,” looked at the twilight years of aging farm workers and the toxic terrain of the Salton Sea region.
“Are Your Jeans Ethical?” asked business reporter Jessica Goodheart, as she explored a new breed of American garment maker devoted to the fair treatment of employees and stewardship of the environment. (Photo: Pandora Young)
For the first time in its history, California’s State Fair acknowledged the role played by farmworkers in producing the state’s agricultural wealth. David Bacon reported and photographed government and labor leaders cutting a ribbon at the fair’s farmworker history exhibit.
Sasha Abramsky examined California’s skyrocketing rents — and the grassroots movements pushing back against them. Here Richmond City Councilmember Melvin Willis (right) spreads the word about renters’ rights. (Photo: Barni Ahmed Qaasim)
“What the Final Moments of Homeless People Can Teach Us,” written by Amy DePaul and photographed by Gema Galiana, described the lives and deaths of 10 Orange County homeless people.
Doug Mastriano’s Largest Donor Is Shake Shack’s Bread Maker
It’s Summertime and the Fast Food Jobs are Easy — and, Occasionally, Dangerous
America’s Democratic Decline Began Long Before Trump or COVID
While Affordable Housing Disappears Citywide, a Tenants’ Group Goes Big
Why Won’t the EPA Fine New Mexico’s Greenhouse Gas Leakers?
New Mexico County to Ease Oil & Gas Drilling Rules Despite New Evidence of Health Dangers
With Abortion Rights on the Line, Attention Turns to Statehouses
Robert Kuttner on What Biden Gets Right and How to Beat Today’s High-Tech Royalists
Beyond Neoliberalism: Exploring New Economic Paradigms for an Unequal Nation
Struggling Undocumented Workers Go Without the Unemployment Benefits They Deserve
There’s a Real, Live Plan to End Poverty in California
High-Deductible Health Plans Make Income Inequality Worse
You Probably Aren’t Getting Paid Overtime. Here’s Why.
Forced Arbitration Is Making It Harder for Low-Wage Workers to Seek Justice
Who Will Build California’s Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Why It Matters
Inflation Dealing a Gut Punch to Money-Strapped Californians
L.A. County Seeks Bids to Bring High-Speed Internet to Poor Black, Latino Areas
Overworked and Underpaid
How Lawmakers Are Stonewalling Clean Energy Legislation in Sacramento This Year
LADWP Training Program Provides Power — and Good Jobs — to the People
Excavating the Future: Roberto Flores on Community Self-Determination
Excavating the Future: Odilia Romero on How Indigenous Communities Confronted COVID
Excavating the Future: Author Erin Aubry Kaplan on Gentrification in Black Los Angeles
Excavating the Future: Black Lives Matter’s Melina Abdullah on Redefining Public Safety
Excavating the Future: ‘We Belong on Both Sides of the Border’ Says MacArthur Fellow
The Aftermath of The Huntington Beach Oil Spill
Thousands March to Protect Voting Rights
Visual Black Justice Calls Out Racism During Derek Chauvin Trial
America on Trial
Echo Park Lake Homeless Encampment Faces Eviction
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Latest NewsMay 9, 2022There’s a Real, Live Plan to End Poverty in California
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State of InequalityMay 5, 2022High-Deductible Health Plans Make Income Inequality Worse
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Who Killed Overtime Pay?May 12, 2022You Probably Aren’t Getting Paid Overtime. Here’s Why.
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The 50-100 Pay GapMay 2, 2022Forced Arbitration Is Making It Harder for Low-Wage Workers to Seek Justice
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Greening the California EconomyApril 28, 2022Who Will Build California’s Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Why It Matters
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Latest NewsMay 18, 2022Inflation Dealing a Gut Punch to Money-Strapped Californians
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Cyber WallsMay 3, 2022L.A. County Seeks Bids to Bring High-Speed Internet to Poor Black, Latino Areas
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Who Killed Overtime Pay?May 10, 2022Overworked and Underpaid