# IMPORTANT READS ## [ Donald And Bibi: The Blues Brothers](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14948-donald-and-bibi-the-blues-brothers "Donald And Bibi: The Blues Brothers") Details Alon Ben-Meir [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 22 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/016s.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14948-donald-and-bibi-the-blues-brothers) MID EAST--The following is a satirical would-be conversation between Prime Minister Netanyahu (Bibi) and President Trump (Donald) during Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the White House on March 5th. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14948-donald-and-bibi-the-blues-brothers) ## [ Young America](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14939-young-america "Young America") Details Randall Amster [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 19 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/015b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14939-young-america) IN SEARCH OF HOPE--Nearly a century ago, Mohandas Gandhi started a new publication to share his vision of nonviolent organizing, filling it with inspiring quotations and political insights. He titled the journal Young India, to indicate that its teachings were intended to help the people plan for eventual independence, fusing the methods of building a movement with those required to begin (re)building a nation. Gandhi saw the means and ends as interconnected, and reflected this in his personal practices and societal aspirations. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14939-young-america) ## [ Conservatives and BernieBots Duped by the Russians: Congrats , You are Now Toast](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14923-conservatives-and-berniebots-duped-by-the-russians-congrats-you-are-now-toast "Conservatives and BernieBots Duped by the Russians: Congrats , You are Now Toast") Details S. Novi [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 19 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/015r.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14923-conservatives-and-berniebots-duped-by-the-russians-congrats-you-are-now-toast) TRUMP WATCH-The discovery of the Russian influence in the fake news arena comes as no surprise to those of us that were monitoring the campaigns. The mere fact that the extreme left and right were basing their social media feeds on the same so-called “news” topics became quite apparent from the get-go. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14923-conservatives-and-berniebots-duped-by-the-russians-congrats-you-are-now-toast) ## [ Tips Are for Servers, Not CEOs](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14909-tips-are-for-servers-not-ceos "Tips Are for Servers, Not CEOs") Details Irene Tung and Teófilo Reyes [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 15 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/014e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14909-tips-are-for-servers-not-ceos) SQUEEZING THE WORKER-When we give someone a tip, we expect the money will go to the workers who provided us with service. We might leave a little extra because someone went above and beyond for us. Or because we want that person to have a slightly easier time getting by. Whatever the circumstance, we trust that the money will help the workers who served us. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14909-tips-are-for-servers-not-ceos) ## [ Trump and His Supporter’s Behavior: Childish and Dangerous ‘Blame Everyone Else’](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14882-trump-and-his-supporter-s-behavior-childish-and-dangerous-blame-everyone-else "Trump and His Supporter’s Behavior: Childish and Dangerous ‘Blame Everyone Else’") Details S. Novi [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013h.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14882-trump-and-his-supporter-s-behavior-childish-and-dangerous-blame-everyone-else) TRUMP WATCH-It’s common knowledge that if you are forced to listed to Trump’s rhetoric, he will always tell you what he is guilty of because he makes accusations of others of what he himself has done. This was apparent early on during the campaign as he accused Hillary Clinton of being involved in so many weird situations that we assumed he was simply nuts. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14882-trump-and-his-supporter-s-behavior-childish-and-dangerous-blame-everyone-else) ## [ What Are We Looking for In a New Democratic Leader?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14869-what-are-we-looking-for-in-a-new-democratic-leader "What Are We Looking for In a New Democratic Leader?") Details S. Novi [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 08 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/012b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14869-what-are-we-looking-for-in-a-new-democratic-leader) TRUTH WATCH-This is one of the most important questions of our time. As we continue to be horrified at the daily onslaught of conservative Republican and Trump blatant disregard of both law and the people, we need to establish a firm concept of who and what we want to represent our forward-thinking views. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14869-what-are-we-looking-for-in-a-new-democratic-leader) ## [ U.S. Enablement Jeopardizes Israel’s Future](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14865-u-s-enablement-jeopardizes-israel-s-future "U.S. Enablement Jeopardizes Israel’s Future") Details Alon Ben-Meir [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 08 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/012g.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14865-u-s-enablement-jeopardizes-israel-s-future) TWO STATE SOLUTION IN DOUBT-The United States has been and remains the staunchest supporter of Israel, and its unqualified support will cause significant damage to Israel’s future wellbeing. The United States’ continued political, military and economic backing has enabled Israel in the past to maintain the occupation and create new political and physical conditions in the West Bank that have severely undermined, if not destroyed, the prospect of a two-state solution. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14865-u-s-enablement-jeopardizes-israel-s-future) ## [ Trump’s First State Of The Union Speech … In Drawings](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14819-trump-s-first-state-of-the-union-speech-in-drawings "Trump’s First State Of The Union Speech … In Drawings") Details Liza Donnelly [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 01 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/010c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14819-trump-s-first-state-of-the-union-speech-in-drawings) WHAT I SAW--This was a highly anticipated speech. Would Trump go off script? Would he be combatitive, or attempt to bring everyone together? What color would his tie be? Would any members of the Congress walk out? Would some wear white, black, have roses on their lapels? [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14819-trump-s-first-state-of-the-union-speech-in-drawings) ## [ Mueller: All That’s Standing Between Trump and another Big Con](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14812-mueller-all-that-s-standing-between-trump-and-another-big-con "Mueller: All That’s Standing Between Trump and another Big Con") Details Michael Cohen [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 01 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/010v.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14812-mueller-all-that-s-standing-between-trump-and-another-big-con) TRUMP WATCH-There are a lot of people speaking out right now against obstruction of justice, calling for rule of law. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14812-mueller-all-that-s-standing-between-trump-and-another-big-con) ## [ California Businesses: Caught and Scared in the Middle of Conflicting Immigration Laws](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14807-california-businesses-caught-and-scared-in-the-middle-of-conflicting-immigration-laws "California Businesses: Caught and Scared in the Middle of Conflicting Immigration Laws") Details Elizabeth Aguilera [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 01 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/010z1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14807-california-businesses-caught-and-scared-in-the-middle-of-conflicting-immigration-laws) BIZ POLITICS--Growing tension between California and the federal government over immigration has business owners in the crosshairs, worried about the potential effect on their enterprises and unsure which laws they should follow. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14807-california-businesses-caught-and-scared-in-the-middle-of-conflicting-immigration-laws) ## [ American Pravda: A Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14803-american-pravada-a-fight-for-truth-in-the-era-of-fake-news "American Pravda: A Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News") Details Sara Corcoran [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) February 01 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/010z9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14803-american-pravada-a-fight-for-truth-in-the-era-of-fake-news) DC DISPATCH--In American Pravda: My fight for truth in the era of fake news by James O’Keefe, delivers an interesting, thought provoking piece of reading. Basically, it raises questions on the role of media, equating the American journalism, as it stands today, and Stalin’s suppression of freedom of speech in 1930’s. Pravda was of course the Soviet Union’s bastion that became Stalin’s vehicle back then. He used it extensively to propagate lies, which nobody dared to oppose. People accepted those lies, even though they knew them to be so. Americans have always prided themselves of being free from similar constraints, proclaiming democracy to be the best form of governance, with freedom of speech being at its core. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14803-american-pravada-a-fight-for-truth-in-the-era-of-fake-news) ## [ Why is the Crypto Asset Market So Volatile … and Why You Should Care](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14793-why-is-the-crypto-asset-market-so-volatile-and-why-you-should-care "Why is the Crypto Asset Market So Volatile … and Why You Should Care") Details Sara Corcoran [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 29 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1609c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14793-why-is-the-crypto-asset-market-so-volatile-and-why-you-should-care) DC DISPATCH-For the past few months, Bitcoin has been making more headlines than normal. In July 2011, Bitcoin had parity with the U.S. dollar and has since catapulted to an all-time high of 17,900 on December 15, 2017. So many have asked, what is propelling this exponential growth? [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14793-why-is-the-crypto-asset-market-so-volatile-and-why-you-should-care) ## [ Weaponizing “Fake News”](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14790-weaponizing-fake-news "Weaponizing “Fake News”") Details S. Novi [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 29 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1609e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14790-weaponizing-fake-news) TRUTH WATCH--Comparing Trump to Hitler may sound like it has been overplayed, but there has never been any administration in the history of the United States that followed the fascist doctrine so closely. It was well-know that Trump studied Hitler’s speeches and this was validated in a 2016 *Vanity Fair* [interview ](http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-ex-wife-once-said-he-kept-a-book-of-hitlers-speeches-by-his-bed-2015-8)with his former wife, Ivanka. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14790-weaponizing-fake-news) ## [ Trial By Election](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14789-trial-by-election "Trial By Election") Details Nicholas Grossman [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 29 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1609f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14789-trial-by-election) CHANGE AGENCY-Assume, for the sake of argument, that Mueller’s team believes Donald Trump is a crook. They’ve discovered evidence of something -- obstruction as president, collusion as a candidate, money laundering that leaves him compromised, whatever -- that convinces them Trump should be removed from office. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14789-trial-by-election) ## [ How Conservative Christians Co-Opted the Rhetoric of Religious Freedom](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14757-how-conservative-christians-co-opted-the-rhetoric-of-religious-freedom "How Conservative Christians Co-Opted the Rhetoric of Religious Freedom") Details Tisa Wenger [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 25 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1608q.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14757-how-conservative-christians-co-opted-the-rhetoric-of-religious-freedom) RELIGION AND POLITICS--Today, just about everyone -- including lobbyists, state legislators, and Supreme Court litigants -- assumes that freedom of religion naturally means opposition to same-sex marriage and reproductive rights, and sits in tension with anti-discrimination and civil rights laws. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14757-how-conservative-christians-co-opted-the-rhetoric-of-religious-freedom) ## [ Beware the Norwegian Menace … Should We Build a Wall to Keep Them Out?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14751-beware-the-norwegian-menace-should-we-build-a-wall-to-keep-them-out "Beware the Norwegian Menace … Should We Build a Wall to Keep Them Out?") Details Ann Jones [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 25 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1608x.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14751-beware-the-norwegian-menace-should-we-build-a-wall-to-keep-them-out) RACISM AND POLITICS--In the past couple of weeks, thanks to the president’s [racist comments](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html) about Haiti and African countries he can’t even name -- remember “[Nambia](http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/africa/trump-nambia-un-africa-trnd/index.html)”? -- as well as the stamp of approval he awarded future immigrants [from Norway](http://beta.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-norway-trump-immigration-20180111-story.html), we’ve seen a surprising amount of commentary about that fortunate country. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14751-beware-the-norwegian-menace-should-we-build-a-wall-to-keep-them-out) ## [ The Worst Thing about Year One of Trump: Fascistization of Cable News](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14744-the-worst-thing-about-year-one-of-trump-fascistization-of-cable-news "The Worst Thing about Year One of Trump: Fascistization of Cable News") Details Juan Cole [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 22 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1607d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14744-the-worst-thing-about-year-one-of-trump-fascistization-of-cable-news) MEDIA WATCH--American mass media journalism is broken. There are some simple elements of U.S. journalistic practice that have proved easy for special interests to hack, and the editors at least have allowed themselves to be used by sinister forces. (I am speaking primarily of television news here, and primarily of the 24 hour channels). [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14744-the-worst-thing-about-year-one-of-trump-fascistization-of-cable-news) ## [ The Powder Room Trumps the Locker Room](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14742-the-powder-room-trumps-the-locker-room "The Powder Room Trumps the Locker Room") Details Sara Corcoran [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 22 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1607h.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14742-the-powder-room-trumps-the-locker-room) DC WATCH--If you google the phrase “locker room talk,” (LRT) you won't see an image of a sunset-hued Neanderthal dressed in a kosovorotka, but a definition put forth by the Urban Dictionary. This method of communication is defined as “any manner of conversation, that polite society dictates be held privately - with [**small**](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=small) groups of like-minded, similarly gendered peers - due to its [**sexually**](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sexually) charged [**language**](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=language), situations or innuendos.” [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14742-the-powder-room-trumps-the-locker-room) ## [ The Funeral for Decency: The Asterisk is Dead](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14741-the-funeral-for-decency-the-asterisk-is-dead "The Funeral for Decency: The Asterisk is Dead") Details Christopher Brauchli [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 22 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1607i.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14741-the-funeral-for-decency-the-asterisk-is-dead) THE END OF CIVIL DISCOURSE-The funeral has begun. The casket lies open on the altar of decency and the asterisk rests quietly within, while the officiant prepares to close the coffin and lower it into its grave. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14741-the-funeral-for-decency-the-asterisk-is-dead) ## [ Why Dems Should Root for Joe Arpaio Win in Arizona](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14724-why-dems-should-root-for-joe-arpaio-win-in-arizona "Why Dems Should Root for Joe Arpaio Win in Arizona") Details Peter Dreier [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 18 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1606c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14724-why-dems-should-root-for-joe-arpaio-win-in-arizona) POLITICS--Former Maricopa County Sheriff and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio at his office on January 10, 2018, in Fountain Hills, Arizona [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14724-why-dems-should-root-for-joe-arpaio-win-in-arizona) ## [ The Racist Face of America: US Global Standing Plummets](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14722-the-racist-face-of-america-us-global-standing-plummets "The Racist Face of America: US Global Standing Plummets") Details Julia Conley [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads) January 18 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1606f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14722-the-racist-face-of-america-us-global-standing-plummets) THE PRICE OF A TRUMP PRESIDENCY--The United States' global standing has plummeted under the Trump administration, according to Human Rights Watch's (HRW) annual report and an international Gallup survey regarding the country's reputation as a world leader. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14722-the-racist-face-of-america-us-global-standing-plummets) 1. [ A California Start-Up Wants to Cure Alzheimer's With Youthful Blood](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14713-a-california-start-up-wants-to-cure-alzheimer-s-with-youthful-blood) 2. [ Will Sunnyslope Bankruptcy Case Put the Brakes on LA’s Affordable Housing Scams?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14706-will-sunnyslope-bankruptcy-case-put-the-brakes-on-la-s-affordable-housing-scams) 3. [ How the Baby Boomer Label Can Lead to Discrimination](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14698-how-the-baby-boomer-label-can-lead-to-discrimination) 4. [ Call Lethal Injection the Vile Torture It Is](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14694-call-lethal-injection-the-vile-torture-it-is) 5. [ 50 Years Later, Still Learning from Martin Luther King Jr](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14687-50-years-later-still-learning-from-martin-luther-king-jr) 6. [ Wiki-Hijinks: Call it the ‘Mystery of the Missing Memo’](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14681-wiki-hijinks-call-it-the-mystery-of-the-missing-memo) 7. [ Why Trump Keeps Telling the World 'I’m Smart'](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14680-why-trump-keeps-telling-the-world-i-m-smart) 8. [ Trump Named the World’s No. 1 Oppressor of Press Freedom](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14676-trump-named-the-world-s-no-1-oppressor-of-press-freedom) 9. [ The Button, the Wall and the Myth](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14641-the-button-the-wall-and-the-myth) 10. 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