Capital & Main - Investigating Power & Politics
WEBFEET TO THE FIRE. 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.
As Green Bonds Tank, Analysts Fear Greenwashing Is to Blame
WEB1 day ago · As a result, a Climate Bonds analysis of more than 150 bonds from top issuers through November 2023 found that in about half of the cases, companies are not on track to meet their climate goals or have failed to provide evidence of their progress. Only 25% appear to be on target to reach their goals. French oil and gas major TotalEnergies ...
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · 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 …
Why Latinos Are the Solution for What Ails American Politics, and …
WEB2 days ago · Capital & Main: In the introduction to The Latino Century, you write that “Latinos are the solution” for most of what ails the American body politic.Can you say a bit more about what you mean? Mike Madrid: We are at this peculiar moment in time, as America transitions from being a white-majority nation to a nonwhite majority country. Younger people, especially those under 30, are far, far ...
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WEBThe Slick September 6, 2024 Elliott Woods. Texas Is the King of Greenhouse Emissions. It’s Also in the Path of the Climate Change Storm. From hurricanes to wildfires to droughts, every region of Texas is threatened by man-made climate change, vulnerability index shows. Latest News September 5, 2024 Larry Buhl.
The Slick - capitalandmain.com
WEBNov 10, 2022 · "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 — and the impact on both people and the planet.
Striking Back Series
WEBAug 2, 2024 · 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.
Ten Ways Project 2025 Could Undermine Workers’ Rights
WEB3 days ago · Project 2025 calls for rolling back the Biden administration rule that raised the salary threshold to $58,656 and expanded the protection to 4.3 million more workers. Project 2025 calls for returning to the Trump-era threshold, which would mean millions fewer workers would be eligible for overtime. Another proposal to let employers calculate ...
SPECIAL SERIES
WEBThis series explores how public schools are now a battleground in the culture war of U.S. politics. Capital & Main will report from the classrooms and communities being divided as school boards and legislatures increasingly adopt book bans, limit the teaching of race and history and pass policies targeting gender identity in schools.
Inside the Fight to Make Banks Benefit Their Communities
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · At a time when big banks get easy approval for profitable mergers, some California community groups are saying not so fast. Dozens of them are seeking to block U.S. Bank’s bid to acquire Union Bank unless the former sets aside $90 billion for lending and charitable giving to the state’s lower income areas and communities of color.. The $8 billion merger, announced Sept. 21, 2021, would ...
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