#  IMPORTANT READS

   ##  [ Dear Journalists, Please Do Your Duty for Democracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16345-dear-journalists-please-do-your-duty-for-democracy "Dear Journalists, Please Do Your Duty for Democracy")

      Details    Dan Gillmor    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     October 08 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2018/081n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16345-dear-journalists-please-do-your-duty-for-democracy)

COVERING A CRISIS-Americans’ rights to vote, and to have their votes counted accurately, are the basis of democracy.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16345-dear-journalists-please-do-your-duty-for-democracy)

   ##  [ Brett Kavanaugh and the Scummy System That Made Him](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16342-brett-kavanaugh-and-the-scummy-system-that-made-him "Brett Kavanaugh and the Scummy System That Made Him")

      Details    Sam Husseini    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     October 08 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2018/081s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16342-brett-kavanaugh-and-the-scummy-system-that-made-him)

I don’t often think fondly of [Christopher Hitchens](http://husseini.posthaven.com/resurrecting-christopher-hitchens), but an insight of my ex-friend did brighten my eyes during the last week.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16342-brett-kavanaugh-and-the-scummy-system-that-made-him)

   ##  [ Where was the Judge’s Legal Expertise?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16331-where-was-the-judge-s-legal-expertise "Where was the Judge’s Legal Expertise?")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     October 04 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2018/080e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16331-where-was-the-judge-s-legal-expertise)

PERSPECTIVE--Recently I had an interchange with a female Ivy League graduate from the 1980's.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16331-where-was-the-judge-s-legal-expertise)

   ##  [ The Republican Culture of Sexual Abuse Approval](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16327-the-republican-culture-of-sexual-abuse-approval "The Republican Culture of Sexual Abuse Approval")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     October 04 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2018/080i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16327-the-republican-culture-of-sexual-abuse-approval)

MY TURN-This topic is a mixed bag of complicated pieces that begins with the sexually suppressed conservatives and extends from the men that preach it to the women that buy into it.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16327-the-republican-culture-of-sexual-abuse-approval)

   ##  [ The End of Syria’s Civil War and the Beginning of the Fight Over the Spoils](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16286-the-end-of-syria-s-civil-war-and-the-beginning-of-the-fight-over-the-spoils "The End of Syria’s Civil War and the Beginning of the Fight Over the Spoils")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 27 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/078b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16286-the-end-of-syria-s-civil-war-and-the-beginning-of-the-fight-over-the-spoils)

WORLD WATCH-With Syria’s civil war nearing an end with the takeover of the city of Idlib by Assad’s forces and his allies, I do not expect that Syria will soon enter a period of calm and amicably divide the spoils of the war. Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the US have conflicting strategic interests in Syria, which are on a collision course.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16286-the-end-of-syria-s-civil-war-and-the-beginning-of-the-fight-over-the-spoils)

   ##  [ Should Trump Cut His Losses with Kavanaugh?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16269-should-trump-cut-his-losses-with-kavanaugh "Should Trump Cut His Losses with Kavanaugh?")

      Details    Seth Masket    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/077d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16269-should-trump-cut-his-losses-with-kavanaugh)

PERSPECTIVE--[Christine Blasey Ford](https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/23/politics/christine-blasey-ford-senate/index.html), the woman who has accused [Brett Kavanaugh](https://psmag.com/tag/brett-kavanaugh) of sexual assault in 1982, is set to testify Thursday on the matter before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16269-should-trump-cut-his-losses-with-kavanaugh)

   ##  [ Kavanaugh is a Reminder of the GOP War Against Women](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16265-kavanaugh-is-a-reminder-of-the-gop-war-against-women "Kavanaugh is a Reminder of the GOP War Against Women")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/077k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16265-kavanaugh-is-a-reminder-of-the-gop-war-against-women)

MY TURN-One only has to do a small amount of research to get a detailed list of the embedded hatred that the Republicans have for women

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16265-kavanaugh-is-a-reminder-of-the-gop-war-against-women)

   ##  [ The Fake Amerikkkans](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16242-the-fake-amerikkkans "The Fake Amerikkkans")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/076c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16242-the-fake-amerikkkans)

MY TURN-Since when did the conservatives “define” the concept of patriotism based on the quantity of flags plastered all over their homes, cars and even clothing?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16242-the-fake-amerikkkans)

   ##  [ Crazy Rich Asians Movie Changes How We Look at Race](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16229-crazy-rich-asians-movie-changes-how-we-look-at-race "Crazy Rich Asians Movie Changes How We Look at Race")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 20 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/076r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16229-crazy-rich-asians-movie-changes-how-we-look-at-race)

NEW GEOGRAPHY--Neither Kevin Kwan’s novel “Crazy Rich Asians” nor the movie based on it should win any prizes as literature or film.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16229-crazy-rich-asians-movie-changes-how-we-look-at-race)

   ##  [ Red Alert: The White House is Getting Rid of All Cybersecurity People](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16215-red-alert-the-white-house-is-getting-rid-of-all-cybersecurity-people "Red Alert: The White House is Getting Rid of All Cybersecurity People")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 17 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/075f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16215-red-alert-the-white-house-is-getting-rid-of-all-cybersecurity-people)

MY TURN--As liberals across the country rally to get people out to vote, there is an underlying current that no one is talking about.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16215-red-alert-the-white-house-is-getting-rid-of-all-cybersecurity-people)

   ##  [ Bosnia, Erdogan’s “Jerusalem at the Heart of Europe”](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16205-bosnia-erdogan-s-jerusalem-at-the-heart-of-europe "Bosnia, Erdogan’s “Jerusalem at the Heart of Europe”")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 17 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/075u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16205-bosnia-erdogan-s-jerusalem-at-the-heart-of-europe)

WORLD WATCH--As Turkey’s President Erdogan runs out of money, he is now, more than any time before, using religion to exploit the Balkans, especially the states that are more susceptible to Islamic influence.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16205-bosnia-erdogan-s-jerusalem-at-the-heart-of-europe)

   ##  [ Blind Patriotism, Pseudo-Christianity, Hyper-Nationalism: Just a Few Reasons the World Doesn’t Respect Americans](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16185-blind-patriotism-pseudo-christianity-hyper-nationalism-just-a-few-reasons-the-world-doesn-t-respect-americans "Blind Patriotism, Pseudo-Christianity, Hyper-Nationalism: Just a Few Reasons the World Doesn’t Respect Americans")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 13 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/074s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16185-blind-patriotism-pseudo-christianity-hyper-nationalism-just-a-few-reasons-the-world-doesn-t-respect-americans)

 MY TURN*-“In order to know how good you are at something requires exactly the same skills as it does to be good at that thing in the first place,” Cleese elaborates, “which means — and this is terribly funny — that if you are absolutely no good at something at all, then you lack exactly the skills you need to know that you are absolutely no good at it.”*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16185-blind-patriotism-pseudo-christianity-hyper-nationalism-just-a-few-reasons-the-world-doesn-t-respect-americans)

   ##  [ Where Do We Go After Trump?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16180-where-do-we-go-after-trump "Where Do We Go After Trump?")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 10 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/073y.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16180-where-do-we-go-after-trump)

NEW GEOGRAPHY--Where do we go after Trump?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16180-where-do-we-go-after-trump)

   ##  [ Was the Trumpster Behind the New York Times Op-Ed?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16178-was-the-trumpster-behind-the-new-york-times-op-ed "Was the Trumpster Behind the New York Times Op-Ed?")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 10 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/073b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16178-was-the-trumpster-behind-the-new-york-times-op-ed)

CONSIDER THIS-For an administration adept at peddling conspiracy theories, here is one that would surely impress the president because it involves his favorite subject.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16178-was-the-trumpster-behind-the-new-york-times-op-ed)

   ##  [ President Obama’s Speech was Like Drinking from Cool Waters](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16176-president-obama-s-speech-was-like-drinking-from-cool-waters "President Obama’s Speech was Like Drinking from Cool Waters")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 10 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/073f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16176-president-obama-s-speech-was-like-drinking-from-cool-waters)

MY TURN-For a short moment in time, the country listened to President Obama and we felt refreshed, renewed, and almost “normal” again.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16176-president-obama-s-speech-was-like-drinking-from-cool-waters)

   ##  [ McCain’s Funeral was a Ritual Salute to the One Not Invited](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16174-mccain-s-funeral-was-a-ritual-salute-to-the-one-not-invited "McCain’s Funeral was a Ritual Salute to the One Not Invited")

      Details    James Preston Allen    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 10 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/073j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16174-mccain-s-funeral-was-a-ritual-salute-to-the-one-not-invited)

AT LENGTH-I was never a fan of Arizona’s Sen. John McCain. It is only belatedly that I’ve come to admire him for his reputation as “maverick” given his thumbs-down vote preserving the Affordable Care Act against the Republican Senate majority.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16174-mccain-s-funeral-was-a-ritual-salute-to-the-one-not-invited)

   ##  [ CityWatch Today: Stop Brett Kavanaugh — A Corporation Masquerading as a Judge](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16152-citywatch-today-stop-brett-kavanaugh-a-corporation-masquerading-as-a-judge "CityWatch Today: Stop Brett Kavanaugh — A Corporation Masquerading as a Judge")

      Details    Ralph Nader    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 06 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/072j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16152-citywatch-today-stop-brett-kavanaugh-a-corporation-masquerading-as-a-judge)

GUEST WORDS--Observers say that confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to become President Trump’s second pick for a lifetime job on the Supreme Court will make the Court more *conservative*.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16152-citywatch-today-stop-brett-kavanaugh-a-corporation-masquerading-as-a-judge)

   ##  [ The 25th Amendment: It’s Time for Trump to Leave the Presidency](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16145-the-25th-amendment-it-s-time-for-trump-to-leave-the-presidency "The 25th Amendment: It’s Time for Trump to Leave the Presidency")

      Details    Remy Carreiro    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 06 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/072u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16145-the-25th-amendment-it-s-time-for-trump-to-leave-the-presidency)

TRUE RESISTANCE-On Wednesday afternoon, *The New York Times* [published an anonymous op-ed](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/opinion/trump-white-house-anonymous-resistance.html) from an author only identified as “a senior official in the Trump administration” who claimed that they were part of a group of individuals who are determined to thwart the President’s “agenda and his worst inclinations.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16145-the-25th-amendment-it-s-time-for-trump-to-leave-the-presidency)

   ##  [ McCain’s Funeral: A Tipping Point for a Nation](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16134-mccain-s-funeral-a-tipping-point-for-a-nation "McCain’s Funeral: A Tipping Point for a Nation")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 03 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/071l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16134-mccain-s-funeral-a-tipping-point-for-a-nation)

MY TURN--As everyone watched and listened to the heart wrenching moments in honor of Senator John McCain, we cannot help the tears the flow.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16134-mccain-s-funeral-a-tipping-point-for-a-nation)

   ##  [ Kavanaugh Hearings: Senate Dems Can Just Say No](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16132-kavanaugh-hearings-senate-dems-can-just-say-no "Kavanaugh Hearings: Senate Dems Can Just Say No")

      Details    Earl Ofari Hutchinson    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     September 03 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2018/071o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16132-kavanaugh-hearings-senate-dems-can-just-say-no)

SCOTUS POLITICS--Delaying the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been written off as a lost cause by virtually every court confirmation watcher.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16132-kavanaugh-hearings-senate-dems-can-just-say-no)

   ##  [ Trump, Pence and the Entire GOP: Deals with Russian Oligarchs](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16119-trump-pence-and-the-entire-gop-deals-with-russian-oligarchs "Trump, Pence and the Entire GOP: Deals with Russian Oligarchs")

      Details    S. Novi    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     August 30 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2018/070c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16119-trump-pence-and-the-entire-gop-deals-with-russian-oligarchs)

MY TURN-The image above exemplifies a picture that is SO “white” that they had to dial down the lighting so the glare didn’t reflect into the camera.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16119-trump-pence-and-the-entire-gop-deals-with-russian-oligarchs)

1. [ How to Avoid Crypto, Bitcoin ‘Pump and Dump’ Scams](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16093-how-to-avoid-crypto-bitcoin-pump-and-dump-scams)
2. [ Is America Great Again, Yet? Driving While Black, Chapter 647](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16046-is-america-great-again-yet-driving-while-black-chapter-647)
3. [ What the Hell Are We Going To Do About the Boomers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16032-what-the-hell-are-we-going-to-do-about-the-boomers)
4. [ Trump and the GOP: Deceit, Lies, Dishonor, and Treason](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16030-trump-and-the-gop-deceit-lies-dishonor-and-treason)
5. [ The Palestinian Refugees: Right vs. Reality](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16029-the-palestinian-refugees-right-vs-reality)
6. [ Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018: Queen of Soul Also an Icon for Feminism, the Civil Rights Movement (Video)](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16020-aretha-franklin-1942-2018-queen-of-soul-also-an-icon-for-feminism-the-civil-rights-movement-video)
7. [ The GOP is Creating a Handmaid’s Tale America](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16011-the-gop-is-creating-a-handmaid-s-tale-america)
8. [ Biggest Threat to US: Trump’s Poor Judgement of Character](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/16003-biggest-threat-to-us-trump-s-poor-judgement-of-character)
9. [ Maybe Today? Bigly Ratings for Sure](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15980-maybe-today-bigly-ratings-for-sure)
10. [ In a Corporatist System of Government, Corporate Censorship Is State Censorship](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15976-in-a-corporatist-system-of-government-corporate-censorship-is-state-censorship)

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