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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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### How Wokers Paint Targets on the Backs of Jews and Blacks

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 20 2023.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26495:how-wokers-paint-targets-on-the-backs-of-jews-and-blacks&catid=9)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/014h-24097db7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26483:20-years-ago-today-we-didn-t-stop-the-invasion-of-iraq-but-we-did-change-history&catid=9)Written by Phyllis Bennis on February 16 2023. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=9).

## [20 Years Ago Today: We Didn't Stop the Invasion of Iraq, But We Did Change History](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26483:20-years-ago-today-we-didn-t-stop-the-invasion-of-iraq-but-we-did-change-history&catid=9)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Twenty years ago — on February 15, 2003 — the world said no to war. People rose up in almost 800 cities around the world in an unp…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/014a-5508f08b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26482:so-what-do-we-do-when-us-governors-start-trafficking-human-beings&catid=9)### [So What Do We Do When US Governors Start Trafficking Human Beings?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26482:so-what-do-we-do-when-us-governors-start-trafficking-human-beings&catid=9)

Written by Tony Butka on February 16 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a0/013a-a02e9268.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26455:the-ev-scamdemic&catid=9)### [The EV Scamdemic](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26455:the-ev-scamdemic&catid=9)

Written by Eliot Cohen on February 13 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0f/012i-0f13f37e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26443:we-need-more-not-less-education-on-black-history-and-structural-racism&catid=9)### [We Need More, Not Less Education on Black History and Structural Racism](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26443:we-need-more-not-less-education-on-black-history-and-structural-racism&catid=9)

Written by Kelly Harris on February 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/012f-5ba905bf.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26433:a-guide-to-texas-pro-sports-teams&catid=9)### [A Guide to Texas Pro Sports Teams](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26433:a-guide-to-texas-pro-sports-teams&catid=9)

Written by Allison Campbell on February 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/68/011l-683820b7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26426:disorder-in-the-house-frauds-dimwits-and-grenades-r-us&catid=9)### [Disorder In the House: Frauds, Dimwits and Grenades 'R Us](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26426:disorder-in-the-house-frauds-dimwits-and-grenades-r-us&catid=9)

Written by Abby Zimet on February 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/40/011n-40081978.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26425:nostalgia-for-the-cuban-missile-crisis&catid=9)### [Nostalgia for the Cuban Missile Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26425:nostalgia-for-the-cuban-missile-crisis&catid=9)

Written by Roger Harris on February 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b4/010a-b4a58f37.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26395:why-so-many-jewish-organizations-support-ethnic-studies&catid=9)### [Why So Many Jewish Organizations Support Ethnic Studies](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26395:why-so-many-jewish-organizations-support-ethnic-studies&catid=9)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian - Gregg Solkovits on February 01 2023.

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Written by Michael Barker on January 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/19/008k-19ba760d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26347:how-learning-language-can-help-your-kid-in-future-assignment-to-college&catid=9)### [How Learning Language Can Help Your Kid In Future Assignment To College](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26347:how-learning-language-can-help-your-kid-in-future-assignment-to-college&catid=9)

Written by Andrew Mazur on January 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/15/007o-155b4cff.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26338:breaking-the-addiction-to-secrets-and-secrecy&catid=9)### [Breaking the Addiction to Secrets and Secrecy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26338:breaking-the-addiction-to-secrets-and-secrecy&catid=9)

Written by Melvin Goodman on January 23 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/006m-bf11a616.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26310:border-crisis-calling-it-a-border-security-issue-puts-real-solutions-out-of-reach&catid=9)### [Border Crisis: Calling It A Border Security Issue Puts Real Solutions Out Of Reach](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26310:border-crisis-calling-it-a-border-security-issue-puts-real-solutions-out-of-reach&catid=9)

Written by Farrah Hassen on January 19 2023.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on January 19 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/006b-7152632e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26297:5-games-to-train-your-memory-and-entertain-your-friends&catid=9)### [5 Games to Train Your Memory and Entertain Your Friends](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26297:5-games-to-train-your-memory-and-entertain-your-friends&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch Desk on January 17 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b9/005v-b97628d2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26296:improve-your-academic-essay-writing-skills-tips-from-a-teacher&catid=9)### [Improve Your Academic Essay Writing Skills: Tips from a Teacher](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26296:improve-your-academic-essay-writing-skills-tips-from-a-teacher&catid=9)

Written by Mary Cardoza on January 17 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/005p-a2d2160e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26291:a-hero-for-all-america&catid=9)### [A Hero for All America](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26291:a-hero-for-all-america&catid=9)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 16 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/005h-d3845160.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26284:in-america-the-joe-mocracy-rules&catid=9)### [In America, The Joe-Mocracy Rules](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26284:in-america-the-joe-mocracy-rules&catid=9)

Written by Joe Mathews on January 16 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/004e-695f27f8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26263:successfully-writing-academic-coursework-6-tips-to-help-you&catid=9)### [Successfully Writing Academic Coursework: 6 Tips to Help You](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26263:successfully-writing-academic-coursework-6-tips-to-help-you&catid=9)

Written by Mary Cardoza on January 12 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on January 10 2023.

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