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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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### Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Paved the Way for Inflation

Written by Lindsay Owens on May 16 2024.

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  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/040a-6dfec104.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28901:evolution-of-mobile-casino-gaming&catid=9)Written by CityWatch on May 15 2024. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=9).

## [Evolution of Mobile Casino Gaming](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28901:evolution-of-mobile-casino-gaming&catid=9)

ONLINE GAMING - The way we play casino games on our mobile devices has transformed dramatically over the past decade. As smartphones and tablets have…

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Written by CityWatch on May 09 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/97/035j-9782c10f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28825:morality-homelessness-policy-and-the-supreme-court&catid=9)### [Morality, Homelessness Policy, and the Supreme Court](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28825:morality-homelessness-policy-and-the-supreme-court&catid=9)

Written by Tim Campbell on April 29 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e5/035e-e5eefadf.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28819:campus-activism-for-gaza-ignites&catid=9)### [Campus Activism for Gaza Ignites](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28819:campus-activism-for-gaza-ignites&catid=9)

Written by Saurav Sarkar on April 29 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/54/035b1-545de5a7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28808:the-impact-of-international-trade-policies-on-la-industries&catid=9)### [The Impact of International Trade Policies on LA Industries](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28808:the-impact-of-international-trade-policies-on-la-industries&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch Desk on April 26 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6a/034e-6aad0086.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28795:lawfare-show-trials-and-creating-the-blond-mandela&catid=9)### [Lawfare Show Trials and Creating the Blond Mandela](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28795:lawfare-show-trials-and-creating-the-blond-mandela&catid=9)

Written by Eliot Cohen on April 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/36/033l-362dafa0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28780:liberal-justices-grill-attorney-in-supreme-court-case-on-criminalizing-homelessness&catid=9)### [Liberal Justices Grill Attorney in Supreme Court Case on Criminalizing Homelessness](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28780:liberal-justices-grill-attorney-in-supreme-court-case-on-criminalizing-homelessness&catid=9)

Written by Julia Conley on April 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cc/033o-ccda4d01.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28779:trump-eyes-social-security-cuts-by-slashing-payroll-tax&catid=9)### [Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28779:trump-eyes-social-security-cuts-by-slashing-payroll-tax&catid=9)

Written by Julia Conley on April 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/031n-c9606c43.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28759:californias-homelessness-programs-trickle-down-failure-echoes-reagan-era-economics&catid=9)### [California's Homelessness Programs: Trickle-Down Failure Echoes Reagan-Era Economics](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28759:californias-homelessness-programs-trickle-down-failure-echoes-reagan-era-economics&catid=9)

Written by Tim Campbell on April 17 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a8/031i-a8b292e2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28751:urging-compassion-rethinking-immigration-policies-beyond-political-games&catid=9)### [Urging Compassion: Rethinking Immigration Policies Beyond Political Games](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28751:urging-compassion-rethinking-immigration-policies-beyond-political-games&catid=9)

Written by Juan Carlos Gomez on April 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5a/031b-5a1a4e83.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28747:the-impact-of-substance-dependence-and-addiction-on-recovery&catid=9)### [The Impact of Substance Dependence and Addiction on Recovery](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28747:the-impact-of-substance-dependence-and-addiction-on-recovery&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch Staff on April 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/031a-4208df0f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28745:stablecoin-showdown-why-usdt-tether-might-be-your-go-to-for-online-gaming-payments&catid=9)### [Stablecoin Showdown: Why USDT (Tether) Might Be Your Go-To for Online Gaming Payments](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28745:stablecoin-showdown-why-usdt-tether-might-be-your-go-to-for-online-gaming-payments&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch Desk on April 12 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on April 11 2024.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on April 08 2024.

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Written by Andrew Solender on April 04 2024.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on April 03 2024.

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Written by James Frederick on March 28 2024.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on March 25 2024.

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Written by Richard Heinberg on March 21 2024.

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