#  IMPORTANT READS

   ##  [ Teach Anti-Racism in Schools - It’s Worth It](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20171-teach-anti-racism-in-schools-it-s-worth-it "Teach Anti-Racism in Schools - It’s Worth It")

      Details    Cecelia Scheuer    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/062d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20171-teach-anti-racism-in-schools-it-s-worth-it)

**CIVIL RIGHTS**-Relics of America’s harrowing past are facing new scrutiny, and rightfully so.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20171-teach-anti-racism-in-schools-it-s-worth-it)

   ##  [ I Was Tear Gassed in Portland — And Not Just by Feds](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20169-i-was-tear-gassed-in-portland-and-not-just-by-feds "I Was Tear Gassed in Portland — And Not Just by Feds")

      Details    Robert P. Alvarez    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/062l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20169-i-was-tear-gassed-in-portland-and-not-just-by-feds)

**PROTESTORS VS THE FEDS**-The smell of tear gas is hard to describe, but it’s horrifying.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20169-i-was-tear-gassed-in-portland-and-not-just-by-feds)

   ##  [ ‘Fucking Bitch’ and the Everyday Terror Men Feel about Powerful Women](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20154-fucking-bitch-and-the-everyday-terror-men-feel-about-powerful-women "‘Fucking Bitch’ and the Everyday Terror Men Feel about Powerful Women")

      Details    Emma Gray    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/061k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20154-fucking-bitch-and-the-everyday-terror-men-feel-about-powerful-women)

**PERSPECTIVE**--Two words placed side by side with great frequency are what linguists call “a collocation.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20154-fucking-bitch-and-the-everyday-terror-men-feel-about-powerful-women)

   ##  [ Trump the Wannabe Dictator](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20129-trump-the-wannabe-dictator "Trump the Wannabe Dictator")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 23 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/060f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20129-trump-the-wannabe-dictator)

**WORLD WATCH**--I, like many of my fellow Americans, am extremely concerned about Trump’s dictatorial tendencies.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20129-trump-the-wannabe-dictator)

   ##  [ John Lewis: Good Trouble](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20120-john-lewis-good-trouble "John Lewis: Good Trouble")

      Details    Peter Dreier    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/059t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20120-john-lewis-good-trouble)

**REMEMBERING JOHN LEWIS**--In 1965, as chair of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 25-year-old John Lewis led 600 protesters on the first march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, to intensify pressure on Congress to pass a federal voting rights law.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20120-john-lewis-good-trouble)

   ##  [ Making America Feared Again: The Trump Administration Considers Resuming Nuclear Weapons Testing](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20113-making-america-feared-again-the-trump-administration-considers-resuming-nuclear-weapons-testing "Making America Feared Again: The Trump Administration Considers Resuming Nuclear Weapons Testing")

      Details    Lawrence Wittner    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/059r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20113-making-america-feared-again-the-trump-administration-considers-resuming-nuclear-weapons-testing)

**NUCLEAR POLITICS**-Americans who grew up with nightmares of nuclear weapons explosions should get ready for some terrifying flashbacks, for the Trump administration appears to be preparing to resume U.S. nuclear weapons tests.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20113-making-america-feared-again-the-trump-administration-considers-resuming-nuclear-weapons-testing)

   ##  [ The Pandemic of Racism in America](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20108-the-pandemic-of-racism-in-america "The Pandemic of Racism in America")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/059m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20108-the-pandemic-of-racism-in-america)

**WORLD WATCH**-The rage, desperation, and determination which continue to bring tens of thousands of Americans to the streets in protest against racism and injustice hopefully will be just the beginning.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20108-the-pandemic-of-racism-in-america)

   ##  [ The GOP’s ‘Moral Insanity’ on Health Care](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20102-the-gop-s-moral-insanity-on-health-care "The GOP’s ‘Moral Insanity’ on Health Care")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/058r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20102-the-gop-s-moral-insanity-on-health-care)

OTHER WORDS-Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease is raging anew because corporate-serving public officials rushed to “open the economy,” causing more infections and deaths.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20102-the-gop-s-moral-insanity-on-health-care)

   ##  [ US Supremes Uphold 'Pay-to-Vote Scheme'](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20100-us-supremes-uphold-pay-to-vote-scheme "US Supremes Uphold 'Pay-to-Vote Scheme'")

      Details    Julia Conley    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/058h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20100-us-supremes-uphold-pay-to-vote-scheme)

**RIGHT TO VOTE**--The voting rights of hundreds of thousands of former felons in Florida were[ called into question ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-deals-blow-to-felons-in-florida-seeking-to-regain-the-right-to-vote/2020/07/16/2ede827c-c5dd-11ea-a99f-3bbdffb1af38_story.html)Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a lower court ruling to stand, permitting the state to bar former inmates from voting if they owe court fees or fines.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20100-us-supremes-uphold-pay-to-vote-scheme)

   ##  [ What If We Actually Listened?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20093-what-if-we-actually-listened "What If We Actually Listened?")

      Details    Jill Richardson    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/058f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20093-what-if-we-actually-listened)

**OTHER WORDS**-However much half of this country hates the other half now, it’s only going to get worse leading up to November. I don’t look forward to it.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20093-what-if-we-actually-listened)

   ##  [ How the Virus Is Pushing America Toward a Better Future](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20092-how-the-virus-is-pushing-america-toward-a-better-future "How the Virus Is Pushing America Toward a Better Future")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/058m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20092-how-the-virus-is-pushing-america-toward-a-better-future)

**NEW GEOGRAPHY**-Pessimism is the mood of the day, with 80 percent of Americans saying the country is generally out of control.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20092-how-the-virus-is-pushing-america-toward-a-better-future)

   ##  [ How the Pandemic Hit Americans - Selective in Its Impact, the Virus Has Struck the Homeless Hard](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20091-how-the-pandemic-hit-americans-selective-in-its-impact-the-virus-has-struck-the-homeless-hard "How the Pandemic Hit Americans - Selective in Its Impact, the Virus Has Struck the Homeless Hard")

      Details    Rajan Menon    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/058n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20091-how-the-pandemic-hit-americans-selective-in-its-impact-the-virus-has-struck-the-homeless-hard)

**DISPARATE DEVASTATION**-The novel SARS-CoV-2 has roared through the American landscape leaving physical, emotional, and economic devastation in its wake.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20091-how-the-pandemic-hit-americans-selective-in-its-impact-the-virus-has-struck-the-homeless-hard)

   ##  [ Foreshadowing the Year 2021: Half of America Facing Poverty](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20086-foreshadowing-the-year-2021-half-of-america-facing-poverty "Foreshadowing the Year 2021: Half of America Facing Poverty")

      Details    Paul Buchheit    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/057o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20086-foreshadowing-the-year-2021-half-of-america-facing-poverty)

**PERSPECTIVE**-Volunteers speak with a woman while boxes of food for the needy from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida are being packed in her car during a drive through event at City of Destiny church.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20086-foreshadowing-the-year-2021-half-of-america-facing-poverty)

   ##  [ Humanity Is an Endangered Species. Can We Do What it Takes to Save Ourselves?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20079-humanity-is-an-endangered-species-can-we-do-what-it-takes-to-save-ourselves "Humanity Is an Endangered Species. Can We Do What it Takes to Save Ourselves?")

      Details    Lawrence Wittner    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/057l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20079-humanity-is-an-endangered-species-can-we-do-what-it-takes-to-save-ourselves)

**BEHAVIOR**-Have you noticed recently that things are collapsing?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20079-humanity-is-an-endangered-species-can-we-do-what-it-takes-to-save-ourselves)

   ##  [ Police, Prisons, and the Pentagon Defunding America’s Wars at Home and Abroad](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20074-police-prisons-and-the-pentagon-defunding-america-s-wars-at-home-and-abroad "Police, Prisons, and the Pentagon Defunding America’s Wars at Home and Abroad")

      Details    William D. Hartung    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/057j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20074-police-prisons-and-the-pentagon-defunding-america-s-wars-at-home-and-abroad)

**DEMILITARIZING POLICE**-Think of it as a war system that’s been coming home for years.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20074-police-prisons-and-the-pentagon-defunding-america-s-wars-at-home-and-abroad)

   ##  [ What about Armed Protests?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20064-what-about-armed-protests "What about Armed Protests?")

      Details    Robert C. Koehler    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 09 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/056e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20064-what-about-armed-protests)

**PERSPECTIVE** Change. Now.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20064-what-about-armed-protests)

   ##  [ Going Back to Work in a Pandemic](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20056-going-back-to-work-in-a-pandemic "Going Back to Work in a Pandemic")

      Details    Denita Jones    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 09 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/056m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20056-going-back-to-work-in-a-pandemic)

**FIRST PERSON-**I’m terrified of going back to work.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20056-going-back-to-work-in-a-pandemic)

   ##  [ Four Ways to Fight Racism in Your Town](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20042-four-ways-to-fight-racism-in-your-town "Four Ways to Fight Racism in Your Town")

      Details    Gloria Oladipo    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/055k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20042-four-ways-to-fight-racism-in-your-town)

**OTHER WORDS**-For weeks since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protests have [erupted across the globe.](https://en.as.com/en/2020/06/16/latest_news/1592309373_524518.html)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20042-four-ways-to-fight-racism-in-your-town)

   ##  [ Battleground States ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20041-battleground-states "Battleground States ")

      Details    Kathy Kelly    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/055q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20041-battleground-states)

***GUEST VOICE**-The time for manufacturing of weapons of war has passed as a viable industry for our nation, despite the way some of our political leadership clings to economies of the past*. — Lisa Savage, U.S. Senate candidate in Maine.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20041-battleground-states)

   ##  [ Land of the Unfree](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20033-land-of-the-unfree "Land of the Unfree")

      Details    Robert P. Alvarez    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 02 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/054u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20033-land-of-the-unfree)

**4TH OF JULY PERSPECTIVE**-When I was a child, I learned to believe that Americans valued freedom and equality more than any other place on the planet.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20033-land-of-the-unfree)

   ##  [ Policing Is Not a Public Good](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20024-policing-is-not-a-public-good "Policing Is Not a Public Good")

      Details    Ravi Mangla    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     July 02 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/054h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20024-policing-is-not-a-public-good)

**PERSPECTIVE**--For decades, we’ve been told that policing is a public good: available to all, for the benefit of all. But in practice, that’s never been true.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/20024-policing-is-not-a-public-good)

1. [ There’s No Excuse for Blocking the Anti-Lynching Bill](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19989-there-s-no-excuse-for-blocking-the-anti-lynching-bill)
2. [ Complicity and Modern Slavery](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19987-complicity-and-modern-slavery)
3. [ Trump's Mis-Judgement at Tulsa-Nuremberg Just Might Doom Him](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19962-trump-s-mis-judgement-at-tulsa-nuremberg-just-might-doom-him)
4. [ Yale University’s Brand, Tied to Slave Trader, Should Be Canceled ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19961-yale-university-s-brand-tied-to-slave-trader-should-be-canceled)
5. [ The Last Chance for A Viable Two-State Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19959-the-last-chance-for-a-viable-two-state-solution)
6. [ Trump Panned for 'Campaign of Hate,' Saying He Called for Less Covid-19 Testing](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19958-trump-panned-for-campaign-of-hate-saying-he-called-for-less-covid-19-testing)
7. [ The Taste of Subservience](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19942-the-taste-of-subservience)
8. [ George Floyd: A Global Uprooting of a Racist Past](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19929-george-floyd-a-global-uprooting-of-a-racist-past)
9. [ Sanctioning Self Care for Police is Part of the Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19927-sanctioning-self-care-for-police-is-part-of-the-solution)
10. [ Primary Disasters in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Georgia Portend the Death of American Democracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19922-primary-disasters-in-wisconsin-ohio-and-georgia-portend-the-death-of-american-democracy)

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