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.
Exide’s ‘Forgotten of the Forgotten’: Housing Project Still Waiting for Lead Testing
Los Angeles Battle Royale: Holly Mitchell and Herb Wesson Seek Powerful Post
Why Nurses Say “Trump Must Go”
Minnesota Had Some of the Nation’s Worst Racial Disparities. Then Came the Pandemic
Voter Intimidation Could Get Very Ugly
When Black Lives Matter, Athletes Say “No More Games”
Trump Receives Health Care Most Americans Can Only Dream Of
Will Loopholes Gut New Mexico’s New Rules on Oil and Gas Well Pollution?
Cash of the Titans: Prop. 15’s Big-Spending Opposition
Fracking’s Fall in the San Juan Basin
Eviction Tsunami Averted for Now
The White Supremacist House: Extremism in the Trump Administration
Statewide Protests Target California’s Immigrant Detention Centers
Protesters Call on L.A. Mayor to Cancel Rent
Strange Fruit In California?
Latest NewsOctober 9, 2020When Black Lives Matter, Athletes Say “No More Games”
Pandemic NationOctober 6, 2020Trump Receives Health Care Most Americans Can Only Dream Of
The SlickSeptember 24, 2020Will Loopholes Gut New Mexico’s New Rules on Oil and Gas Well Pollution?
The Great California Tax WarSeptember 25, 2020Cash of the Titans: Prop. 15’s Big-Spending Opposition
The SlickSeptember 24, 2020Fracking’s Fall in the San Juan Basin
The Heat 2020October 14, 2020Farmers Have Long Memories: Trump’s Climate Record Could Hurt Him in Iowa
Pandemic NationSeptember 28, 2020Baseball Players Go to Bat for Laid-Off Workers
CoronavirusSeptember 30, 2020Can L.A. County Turn Around Its Nursing Home Debacle?