An estimated 41.4 percent of the total U.S. population -- 135 million people -- are either poor or low-income.
Here’s what former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who narrated this video on the series, has said about the project: “It’s so important for fact-based news outlets...
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According to a recent study, homicides motivated by white nationalism are on the rise in the U.S.
Immigration advocates say a recent announcement of ICE raids was intended by the Trump administration to create fear in immigrant communities.
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Seven immigrant children have died under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policies.
Capital & Main was honored with four top prizes at the L.A. Press Club's 61st annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
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A warehouse project is planned for a Los Angeles area that is among the very worst in the state for the threats that toxic cleanups and...
In the first half of the 2018-2019 school year, LAUSD called police more than 3,000 times.
About 13,200 minors held in detention facilities will have funding for their educational services, recreational programs and legal aid cut by the federal government.
Also this week: The public school racial wealth gap, charter school operators indicted for stealing millions and CSU applicants may be hit with higher fees.
A lawsuit alleges dozens of incidents involving the use of force, including special-needs students being picked up and pushed against walls or pinned to floors.
The most discouraging finding of a report on LGBTQ students may be that only 130 of California's 343 unified school districts responded to the survey.
Although rideshare apps and other “gig economy” jobs are often billed as ways for workers to make extra cash in their spare time, that hasn’t been...
Swarthmore students shutter scandal-wracked fraternities. Business interests fight L.A.'s school parcel tax. The wage penalty sapping teachers' salaries.
According to the Federal Reserve, student loan debt now tops $1.5 trillion. One presidential hopeful's debt-cancellation proposal has found no shortage of supporters and critics.
The Society of American Business Writers and Editors has recognized Capital & Main for excellence in business journalism.
The California Immigrant Policy Center and Capital & Main invite you to a conversation to explore the disparate economic and social impacts of the Trump Administration’s...