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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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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Championing Nationalism Dishonors American Soldiers

Written by George Cassidy Payne on November 12 2018.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16527:championing-nationalism-dishonors-american-soldiers&catid=9)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/090s-6deb0a1b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16526:americas-wars-completely-ignored-in-the-midterm-elections&catid=9)Written by Danny Sjursen on November 08 2018. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=9).

## [Americas Wars: Completely Ignored in the Midterm Elections](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16526:americas-wars-completely-ignored-in-the-midterm-elections&catid=9)

Americans went to the polls in a ritual pretense of democracy and voted for one of the two major political parties on issues ranging from healthcare…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/05/090w-054febd6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16523:yes-the-mid-terms-were-a-blue-wave&catid=9)### [Yes, the Mid-Terms Were a Blue Wave](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16523:yes-the-mid-terms-were-a-blue-wave&catid=9)

Written by Tom Jacobs on November 12 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/16/089c-16bcc6bf.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16515:the-lessons-we-ll-learn-from-the-mid-terms&catid=9)### [The Lessons We'll Learn from the Mid-Terms](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16515:the-lessons-we-ll-learn-from-the-mid-terms&catid=9)

Written by Seth Masket on November 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/089f-c6191e5e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16513:the-dilemma-of-anti-semitic-speech-online&catid=9)### [The Dilemma of Anti-Semitic Speech Online](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16513:the-dilemma-of-anti-semitic-speech-online&catid=9)

Written by Alexis C. Madrigal on November 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c2/089g-c24bd614.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16512:should-americans-be-allowed-to-vote&catid=9)### [Should Americans Be Allowed to Vote?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16512:should-americans-be-allowed-to-vote&catid=9)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a0/089k-a0e6bec8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16509:migrants-from-central-america-are-today-s-freedom-riders&catid=9)### [Migrants from Central America are Today's Freedom Riders](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16509:migrants-from-central-america-are-today-s-freedom-riders&catid=9)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on November 12 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/07/088b-070efb5c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16495:trump-s-anti-semitism-shouting-fire-in-a-crowded-theater&catid=9)### [Trump’s Anti-Semitism: Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16495:trump-s-anti-semitism-shouting-fire-in-a-crowded-theater&catid=9)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/088g-fba3c6ca.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16493:nationalism-dishonors-those-americans-who-died-for-freedom&catid=9)### [Nationalism Dishonors Those Americans Who Died for Freedom](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16493:nationalism-dishonors-those-americans-who-died-for-freedom&catid=9)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on November 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2c/088d-2c38c226.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16482:the-conservative-hive-mind-propaganda-complements-of-fox-and-trump&catid=9)### [The Conservative Hive Mind Propaganda Complements of Fox and Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16482:the-conservative-hive-mind-propaganda-complements-of-fox-and-trump&catid=9)

Written by S. Novi on November 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/086f-6d42371c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16461:still-popular-a-modern-symbol-of-white-grievance-and-nostalgia-1&catid=9)### [Still Popular: A Modern Symbol of White Grievance and Nostalgia](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16461:still-popular-a-modern-symbol-of-white-grievance-and-nostalgia-1&catid=9)

Written by Gaines M. Foster on October 25 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/aa/085g-aa7eee52.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16437:how-woke-became-a-weapon&catid=9)### [How Woke Became a Weapon](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16437:how-woke-became-a-weapon&catid=9)

Written by Caitlin White on October 25 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/63/085m-63f6ea62.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16432:black-friday-forecast&catid=9)### [Black Friday Forecast](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16432:black-friday-forecast&catid=9)

Written by Jessica Dupras on October 25 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/31/084c-315b547e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16422:trump-does-not-care-who-killed-jamal-khashoggi&catid=9)### [Trump Does Not Care Who Killed Jamal Khashoggi](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16422:trump-does-not-care-who-killed-jamal-khashoggi&catid=9)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on October 18 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/00/084e-00939436.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16420:should-the-u-s-stop-enabling-israel&catid=9)### [Should the U.S. Stop Enabling Israel?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16420:should-the-u-s-stop-enabling-israel&catid=9)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on October 18 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3f/084l-3f89ac06.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16414:getting-away-with-murder&catid=9)### [Getting Away with Murder](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16414:getting-away-with-murder&catid=9)

Written by Mel Gurtov on October 18 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/083b-9be8ffb9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16403:why-donald-trump-will-win-a-second-term-as-president&catid=9)### [Why Donald Trump Will Win a Second Term as President](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16403:why-donald-trump-will-win-a-second-term-as-president&catid=9)

Written by Benjamin Waddell on October 18 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/083h-42b1289d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16400:the-metoo-movement-s-roots-in-women-workers-rights&catid=9)### [The #MeToo Movement's Roots in Women Workers' Rights](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16400:the-metoo-movement-s-roots-in-women-workers-rights&catid=9)

Written by Peter Dreier on October 18 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6a/083i-6a0e06ef.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16399:please-remain-on-hold-while-america-goes-insane&catid=9)### [Please Remain on Hold While America Goes Insane](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16399:please-remain-on-hold-while-america-goes-insane&catid=9)

Written by S. Novi on October 18 2018.

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Written by Steve Denning on October 18 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8f/082f-8f32d495.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16378:trump-s-new-nafta-shows-what-he-really-cares-about&catid=9)### [Trump’s New NAFTA Shows What He Really Cares About](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16378:trump-s-new-nafta-shows-what-he-really-cares-about&catid=9)

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