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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

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### [A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, and Israel’s Defining Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33231:a-prisoner-a-peacemaker-and-israels-defining-choice&catid=375)

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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### The Silencing of Dissent

Written by Chris Hedges on August 29 2019.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18354:the-silencing-of-dissent&catid=9)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f7/070o-f70c0b3d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18352:don-t-subsidize-companies-that-silence-workers&catid=9)Written by Tom Lewandowski on August 29 2019. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=9).

## [Don't Subsidize Companies That Silence Workers](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18352:don-t-subsidize-companies-that-silence-workers&catid=9)

As Labor Day approaches, a critical question arises: Will America finally grant its workers First Amendment rights? The Constitution guarantees “fr…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2d/070t-2d8d63a9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18346:a-contrarian-and-promising-jobs-strategy-for-the-homeless&catid=9)### [A Contrarian (and Promising) Jobs Strategy for the Homeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18346:a-contrarian-and-promising-jobs-strategy-for-the-homeless&catid=9)

Written by Michael Bernick on August 29 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/32/070i-328100e9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18342:how-sleazy-is-la-s-planning-process-more-than-you-imagine&catid=9)### [How Sleazy is LA’s Planning Process? More Than You Imagine!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18342:how-sleazy-is-la-s-planning-process-more-than-you-imagine&catid=9)

Written by Dick Platkin on August 29 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f9/069g-f969f117.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18317:the-terrifying-legacy-of-david-koch&catid=9)### [The Terrifying Legacy of David Koch](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18317:the-terrifying-legacy-of-david-koch&catid=9)

Written by Ryan Cooper on August 26 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/62/068g-62b0fe26.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18310:just-who-got-trump-s-farm-bailouts&catid=9)### [Just Who Got Trump’s Farm Bailouts?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18310:just-who-got-trump-s-farm-bailouts&catid=9)

Written by Jim Hightower on August 22 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/068y-7dd3bc34.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18309:400-years-after-slavery-s-start-no-more-band-aids&catid=9)### [400 Years After Slavery’s Start, No More Band-Aids](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18309:400-years-after-slavery-s-start-no-more-band-aids&catid=9)

Written by Jessicah Pierre on August 22 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/22/067e-223f1eab.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18289:red-states-cut-worker-pay-by-1-5-billion&catid=9)### [Red States Cut Worker Pay by $1.5 Billion](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18289:red-states-cut-worker-pay-by-1-5-billion&catid=9)

Written by Negin Owliaei on August 19 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/06/066h-06c975f0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18263:not-acting-on-climate-crisis-is-at-our-peril&catid=9)### [Not Acting on Climate Crisis is at Our Peril](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18263:not-acting-on-climate-crisis-is-at-our-peril&catid=9)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on August 15 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/066e-1bdda353.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18261:this-congress-has-made-more-progress-on-early-gun-bills-than-any-other-in-the-last-10-years&catid=9)### [This Congress Has Made More Progress on Early Gun Bills Than Any Other in the Last 10 Years](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18261:this-congress-has-made-more-progress-on-early-gun-bills-than-any-other-in-the-last-10-years&catid=9)

Written by Francie Diep on August 15 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/065a-5273ddf1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18234:what-you-need-to-know-about-8chan-and-how-it-became-a-breeding-ground-for-violence&catid=9)### [What You Need to Know about 8chan and How It Became a Breeding Ground for Violence](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18234:what-you-need-to-know-about-8chan-and-how-it-became-a-breeding-ground-for-violence&catid=9)

Written by Jessellyn Cook on August 12 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/064p-111de761.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18222:it-s-blank-check-military-aid-to-israel&catid=9)### [It’s Blank Check Military Aid to Israel](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18222:it-s-blank-check-military-aid-to-israel&catid=9)

Written by Peter Beinart on August 08 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5d/064v-5d220c3c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18221:impeachment-is-designed-for-presidents-like-trump&catid=9)### [Impeachment Is Designed for Presidents Like Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18221:impeachment-is-designed-for-presidents-like-trump&catid=9)

Written by Bill Blum on August 08 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/064w-7ddd1261.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18220:cowards&catid=9)### [Cowards](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18220:cowards&catid=9)

Written by Winslow Myers on August 08 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/81/064i-8132a55b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18219:prominent-republican-prosecution-of-el-paso-shooter-could-lead-to-imprisonment-of-pastors&catid=9)### [Prominent Republican: Prosecution of El Paso Shooter Could Lead to Imprisonment of Pastors](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18219:prominent-republican-prosecution-of-el-paso-shooter-could-lead-to-imprisonment-of-pastors&catid=9)

Written by Alex Bollinger on August 08 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/063i-bfd49374.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18198:what-s-really-behind-the-trump-baltimore-skirmish&catid=9)### [What’s Really Behind the Trump-Baltimore Skirmish?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18198:what-s-really-behind-the-trump-baltimore-skirmish&catid=9)

Written by Margaret Kimberly on August 05 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/22/063m-222d9767.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18197:moscow-mitch-and-yada-yada-yada-progressives-need-to-do-a-better-job-at-messaging&catid=9)### [Moscow Mitch and Yada, Yada, Yada: Progressives Need to Do a Better Job at Messaging](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18197:moscow-mitch-and-yada-yada-yada-progressives-need-to-do-a-better-job-at-messaging&catid=9)

Written by John Atcheson on August 05 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/76/062r-765bad66.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18170:bernie-sanders-as-a-child-rent-control-kept-a-roof-over-my-head&catid=9)### [Bernie Sanders: As a Child, Rent Control Kept a Roof Over my Head](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18170:bernie-sanders-as-a-child-rent-control-kept-a-roof-over-my-head&catid=9)

Written by Bernie Sanders on August 01 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d2/062m-d2b067fd.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18169:israeli-elections-the-stakes-have-never-been-higher&catid=9)### [Israeli Elections: The Stakes Have Never Been Higher](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18169:israeli-elections-the-stakes-have-never-been-higher&catid=9)

Written by Shabtai Shavit & Alon Ben-Meir on August 01 2019.

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Written by Tom H. Hastings on August 01 2019.

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