Science graduate student assistants and researchers are at the forefront of recent unionization efforts in academia.
Jessica Goodheart
Jessica Goodheart is a senior reporter at Capital & Main. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Reader, and UPI, among other publications. Prior to joining Capital & Main, she worked at the L.A. Alliance for a New Economy, where she served as research director.
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Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo Confronts ‘the Biggest Driver of Economic Inequality That Nobody Talks About.’
Care for children, the elderly and disabled is among the lowest-paying industries. Poo thinks federal investment could become reality.
Posted inPolitics
Can Poor People Make a Difference in the 2020 Election?
In the midst of a pandemic, Rev. William Barber’s June 20 March on Washington goes digital.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Under Trump, Income Growth Slows Across U.S., Including in Key Battleground States
Forty-eight states saw real median household income growth decline in Trump’s first two years, some dramatically.
Posted inPolitics
Swing County, Swing State
Erie—a struggling corner of Pennsylvania’s struggling economy—appears to be back in the Democratic column, but how can we be sure?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Blackstone Spends Huge to Kill California Rent Control
Much of the $65 million campaign against the state’s rent-control initiative comes from giant private equity firms and real-estate investment trusts.