#  IMPORTANT READS

   ##  [ This is What a Society Without a Future Looks Like](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19331-this-is-what-a-society-without-a-future-looks-like "This is What a Society Without a Future Looks Like")

      Details    Umair Haque    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19331-this-is-what-a-society-without-a-future-looks-like)

**GUEST WORDS**--I wake every day and watch their implosion with a combination of fascination, horror, and disbelief.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19331-this-is-what-a-society-without-a-future-looks-like)

   ##  [ The Moral Devastation of the Continued Occupation](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19325-the-moral-devastation-of-the-continued-occupation "The Moral Devastation of the Continued Occupation")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19325-the-moral-devastation-of-the-continued-occupation)

**WORLD WATCH**-I have long maintained that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank defies the moral principle behind the creation of the state.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19325-the-moral-devastation-of-the-continued-occupation)

   ##  [ Poor Bill Barr](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19310-poor-bill-barr "Poor Bill Barr")

      Details    Mel Gertov    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 17 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/015k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19310-poor-bill-barr)

**WHITE HOUSE POLITICS**-Attorney General William Barr’s interview the other day in which he said Trump’s constant tweeting had made his job “impossible” has gotten mixed responses in the media.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19310-poor-bill-barr)

   ##  [ The Travesty of the Century](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19298-the-travesty-of-the-century "The Travesty of the Century")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/014h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19298-the-travesty-of-the-century)

**WORLD WATCH**-After three years in office, one can hardly be surprised at what Trump is capable of saying, doing, or scheming.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19298-the-travesty-of-the-century)

   ##  [ America and Israel Against the World](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19297-america-and-israel-against-the-world "America and Israel Against the World")

      Details    Danny Sjursen    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/014s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19297-america-and-israel-against-the-world)

**GUEST WORDS**--My Spotify workout playlist is a time warp. Growing up in a blue-collar neighborhood of New York City in the 1990s and early 2000s, listening to popular East Coast hip-hop was practically required.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19297-america-and-israel-against-the-world)

   ##  [ Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19295-who-s-afraid-of-socialism "Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?")

      Details    Peter Certo    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/014f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19295-who-s-afraid-of-socialism)

**2020 ELECTION**-For decades, Republicans have painted anyone left of Barry Goldwater as a “socialist.” Why? Because for a generation raised on the Cold War, “socialist” just seemed like a damaging label.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19295-who-s-afraid-of-socialism)

   ##  [ How Reality Stopped Mattering in America](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19294-how-reality-stopped-mattering-in-america "How Reality Stopped Mattering in America")

      Details    Unmair Haque    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/014n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19294-how-reality-stopped-mattering-in-america)

**POLITICS**--When I look at America, when my friends from around the world look at America, we see the same thing. It makes us drop our jaws and shake our heads. **How can a society be so deep in denial?**

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19294-how-reality-stopped-mattering-in-america)

   ##  [ 'Of, By, and For the 1%': Sanders Condemns Trump Budget as 'Immoral' Designed to Hurt Families and Kids](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19282-of-by-and-for-the-1-sanders-condemns-trump-budget-as-immoral-designed-to-hurt-families-and-kids "'Of, By, and For the 1%': Sanders Condemns Trump Budget as 'Immoral' Designed to Hurt Families and Kids")

      Details    Jake Johnson    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 10 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/013n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19282-of-by-and-for-the-1-sanders-condemns-trump-budget-as-immoral-designed-to-hurt-families-and-kids)

**SPECIAL REPORT**--Copies of President Trump's FY2021 budget are shown after being delivered to the House Budget Committee on February 10, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19282-of-by-and-for-the-1-sanders-condemns-trump-budget-as-immoral-designed-to-hurt-families-and-kids)

   ##  [ ‘Iowa You Shocked the Nation!’ - How Buttigieg’s Strong Results in Iowa Revealed His Biggest Weaknesses](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19273-iowa-you-shocked-the-nation-how-buttigieg-s-strong-results-in-iowa-revealed-his-biggest-weaknesses "‘Iowa You Shocked the Nation!’ - How Buttigieg’s Strong Results in Iowa Revealed His Biggest Weaknesses")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 10 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/013p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19273-iowa-you-shocked-the-nation-how-buttigieg-s-strong-results-in-iowa-revealed-his-biggest-weaknesses)

**VIEW FROM HERE**-Due to massive incompetence and a catastrophic smart phone app glitch, as of this writing on Friday, February 7, there is still not a definitive winner from the Iowa caucuses. (With 99% reporting, Bernie Sanders is at 26.1% with 12 delegates and Buttigieg is at 26.2% with 13 delegates.)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19273-iowa-you-shocked-the-nation-how-buttigieg-s-strong-results-in-iowa-revealed-his-biggest-weaknesses)

   ##  [ Iowa - Vs Moscow Mitch, Comrade Donald, and the Three Wise Monkeys](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19267-iowa-vs-moscow-mitch-comrade-donald-and-the-three-wise-monkeys "Iowa - Vs Moscow Mitch, Comrade Donald, and the Three Wise Monkeys")

      Details    Tony Butka    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 07 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/012t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19267-iowa-vs-moscow-mitch-comrade-donald-and-the-three-wise-monkeys)

**EASTSIDER**--Talk about pushback from the Iowa caucus. My goodness, the ever so supercilious wringing of hands of the same corporate media like CNN and NBC who brought us the debacle of the Democratic debates even as they &amp; the DNC screwed the pooch in debate format, debate questions, and insipid commentary.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19267-iowa-vs-moscow-mitch-comrade-donald-and-the-three-wise-monkeys)

   ##  [ Trump May Have Broken the GOP, But He Hasn’t Broken America](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19262-trump-may-have-broken-the-gop-but-he-hasn-t-broken-america "Trump May Have Broken the GOP, But He Hasn’t Broken America")

      Details    Monika Bauerlein    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/012g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19262-trump-may-have-broken-the-gop-but-he-hasn-t-broken-america)

**GUEST COMMENTARY**--Years from now, there will be a moment that you remember from the impeachment of Donald J. Trump. What will it be?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19262-trump-may-have-broken-the-gop-but-he-hasn-t-broken-america)

   ##  [ America’s Rich Refugee Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19237-america-s-rich-refugee-crisis "America’s Rich Refugee Crisis")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 03 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/011t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19237-america-s-rich-refugee-crisis)

**AMERICAN CRISIS**-This is a make or break year for many migrants seeking to improve their families’ financial conditions. They say they’re being persecuted in their homeland, yet they fear being vilified for crossing the border. What to do?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19237-america-s-rich-refugee-crisis)

   ##  [ The Senate’s Make-Believe Trial of Donald Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19223-the-senate-s-make-believe-trial-of-donald-trump "The Senate’s Make-Believe Trial of Donald Trump")

      Details    Mitchell Zimmerman    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/010p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19223-the-senate-s-make-believe-trial-of-donald-trump)

**OTHER WORDS**-President Trump is on trial. As in a real trial, charges have been asserted: The House alleges high crimes and misdemeanors. A judge presides: Chief Justice John Roberts sits in his fine black robe at the head of the chamber.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19223-the-senate-s-make-believe-trial-of-donald-trump)

   ##  [ Trump’s Dreadful Foreign Policy is No Policy at All](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19222-trump-s-dreadful-foreign-policy-is-no-policy-at-all "Trump’s Dreadful Foreign Policy is No Policy at All")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/010m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19222-trump-s-dreadful-foreign-policy-is-no-policy-at-all)

**WORLD WATCH**-Recently, I met with a group of officials from different countries who came to the US to learn about our political system and the decision-making process regarding US foreign policy under the Trump administration.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19222-trump-s-dreadful-foreign-policy-is-no-policy-at-all)

   ##  [ Comparing Trump to Nixon is Misguided](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19200-comparing-trump-to-nixon-is-misguided "Comparing Trump to Nixon is Misguided")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/09m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19200-comparing-trump-to-nixon-is-misguided)

**VIEW FROM HERE**-By painstakingly outlining the architecture of the Ukraine scheme, the impeachment managers successfully described how Trump put self-interest ahead of the nation's priorities.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19200-comparing-trump-to-nixon-is-misguided)

   ##  [ The Real Megxit Deal](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19183-the-real-megxit-deal "The Real Megxit Deal")

      Details    John Davis    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 23 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/08o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19183-the-real-megxit-deal)

**ROYAL SEPARATION**-In a move that reflects the time-worn pathologies of powerful aristocratic families, the House of Windsor has agreed to allow the Queen’s grandson, Harry, currently sixth in line to the throne, and his California-born wife, Meghan, to leave the family business (The Firm) and attempt to establish independent lives in Canada, a former colony which remains a member of the British Commonwealth. This represents their exile from the territorial, ceremonial, financial, and emotional heart of the royal family.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19183-the-real-megxit-deal)

   ##  [ Killing Soleimani Undermines Global Order](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19180-killing-soleimani-undermines-global-order "Killing Soleimani Undermines Global Order")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 23 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/08j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19180-killing-soleimani-undermines-global-order)

**WORLD WATCH**-Those who applaud the assassination of General Soleimani seem to simply equate him to a terrorist who certainly deserved to meet his fate.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19180-killing-soleimani-undermines-global-order)

   ##  [ Baby Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19151-baby-dinosaurs-on-noah-s-ark "Baby Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark?")

      Details    James A. Haught    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/07y.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19151-baby-dinosaurs-on-noah-s-ark)

**CONSTITUTIONAL AFFRONT**-In violation of the separation of church and state, American tax dollars are funneled to fundamentalist private schools teaching crackpot absurdities – such as a claim that Noah probably took two baby dinosaurs onto his ark.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19151-baby-dinosaurs-on-noah-s-ark)

   ##  [ There's Hope For America Yet](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19143-there-s-hope-for-america-yet "There's Hope For America Yet")

      Details    Robert Reich    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/07i.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19143-there-s-hope-for-america-yet)

**REICH DIARY**--If climate change, nuclear standoffs, assault weapons, hate crimes, mass killings, Russian trolls, near-record inequality, kids locked in cages at our border, and Donald Trump in the White House don’t occasionally cause you feelings of impending doom, you’re not human.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19143-there-s-hope-for-america-yet)

   ##  [ Stepping Back from the Brink of War](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19142-stepping-back-from-the-brink-of-war "Stepping Back from the Brink of War")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/07m.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19142-stepping-back-from-the-brink-of-war)

**WORLD WATCH**-Trump’s order to kill General Soleimani is one of the most reckless acts taken by a president, who once again has put his personal political interest above the nation’s security.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19142-stepping-back-from-the-brink-of-war)

   ##  [ Our Nation’s Awash in Rampant Anti-constitutionalism – Who’s to Blame?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19119-our-nation-s-awash-in-rampant-anti-constitutionalism-who-s-to-blame "Our Nation’s Awash in Rampant Anti-constitutionalism – Who’s to Blame?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/05j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19119-our-nation-s-awash-in-rampant-anti-constitutionalism-who-s-to-blame)

**ONE MAN’S OPINION**-Generally people blame the liar for his falsehoods, but matters can be more complicated as we are advised by the adage, “fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19119-our-nation-s-awash-in-rampant-anti-constitutionalism-who-s-to-blame)

1. [ The Global War of Error - No, That’s Not a Typo](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19114-the-global-war-of-error-no-that-s-not-a-typo)
2. [ Felonious Democracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19112-felonious-democracy)
3. [ Americans Do Not Want War!](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19110-americans-do-not-want-war)
4. [ As the World Burns, the Powerful Go on Holiday](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19103-as-the-world-burns-the-powerful-go-on-holiday)
5. [ Trump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19086-trump-s-iran-aggression-deserves-full-throated-opposition)
6. [ Why Do Young Voters Hate Buttigieg?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19085-why-do-young-voters-hate-buttigieg)
7. [ World’s 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19077-world-s-500-richest-people-gained-1-2-trillion-in-wealth-in-2019)
8. [ 10 Good Things About 2019](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19062-10-good-things-about-2019)
9. [ New Poll: Record Support for Trump's Ouster, GOP 'Policy of Complete Obstruction Not Selling'](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19053-new-poll-record-support-for-trump-s-ouster-gop-policy-of-complete-obstruction-not-selling)
10. [ The ABCs Of Trump’s Path To Impeachment](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19048-the-abcs-of-trump-s-path-to-impeachment)

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