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   ##  [ Critical Race—to the Bottom](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23260-critical-race-to-the-bottom "Critical Race—to the Bottom")

      Details    Tom H. Hastings    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 09 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/098q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23260-critical-race-to-the-bottom)

RACE POLITICS - The party favor on the Republican side has been the dog whistle.

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   ##  [ The United States Can Solve the Ukraine Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23255-the-united-states-can-solve-the-ukraine-crisis "The United States Can Solve the Ukraine Crisis")

      Details    Melvin Goodman    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 09 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/098l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23255-the-united-states-can-solve-the-ukraine-crisis)

WORLD WATCH - The seeds for the crisis in Ukraine were planted 25 years ago when the Clinton Administration decided to expand the North Atlantic Treaty into East Europe, accepting membership from former members of the Warsaw Pact.

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   ##  [ 'Utterly Obscene': Just 8 Pfizer and Moderna Investors Became $10 Billion Richer After Omicron Emerged](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23240-utterly-obscene-just-8-pfizer-and-moderna-investors-became-10-billion-richer-after-omicron-emerged "'Utterly Obscene': Just 8 Pfizer and Moderna Investors Became $10 Billion Richer After Omicron Emerged")

      Details    Jon Queally    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 06 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/097w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23240-utterly-obscene-just-8-pfizer-and-moderna-investors-became-10-billion-richer-after-omicron-emerged)

RICH GET RICHER - In the first week that the Omicron variant sparked global fears of a new wave of infections, a small handful of investors and executives with Pfizer and Moderna—currently the world's preeminent makers of Covid-19 vaccines—saw over $10 billion in new wealth, with the Moderna's CEO alone adding over $800 million to his personal fortune.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23240-utterly-obscene-just-8-pfizer-and-moderna-investors-became-10-billion-richer-after-omicron-emerged)

   ##  [ Give a Banned Book for Christmas](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23235-give-a-banned-book-for-christmas "Give a Banned Book for Christmas")

      Details    JAMES PRESTON ALLEN    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 06 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/097i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23235-give-a-banned-book-for-christmas)

RANDOM LENGTH NEWS - One of the few pleasures I’ve found during the pandemic is the time to actually read books —not that I didn’t read them before — it’s just that with fewer distractions and social obligations, I actually had the luxury of time–uninterrupted!

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23235-give-a-banned-book-for-christmas)

   ##  [ Rethinking Work — And Life](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23230-rethinking-work-and-life "Rethinking Work — And Life")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 06 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/097m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23230-rethinking-work-and-life)

WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS - As a writer, I get stuck every so often straining for the right words to tell my story.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23230-rethinking-work-and-life)

   ##  [ Blame Corporate Greed For Inflation](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23226-blame-corporate-greed-for-inflation "Blame Corporate Greed For Inflation")

      Details    Sarah Baron    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 06 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/097n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23226-blame-corporate-greed-for-inflation)

PROFITS ARE OUR LOSS - With vaccination rates on the rise, Americans are hoping for a return to some semblance of normalcy this holiday season.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23226-blame-corporate-greed-for-inflation)

   ##  [ As SCOTUS Considers 'Extinguishing' Right to Abortion, Calls Mount for Congress to 'Step Up'](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23193-as-scotus-considers-extinguishing-right-to-abortion-calls-mount-for-congress-to-step-up "As SCOTUS Considers 'Extinguishing' Right to Abortion, Calls Mount for Congress to 'Step Up'")

      Details    JESSICA CORBETT    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 02 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/096z.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23193-as-scotus-considers-extinguishing-right-to-abortion-calls-mount-for-congress-to-step-up)

SUPREME COURT - As journalists and other observers of the U.S. Supreme Court noted Wednesday that its right-wing majority appeared inclined to uphold Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban—and potentially overturn *Roe v. Wade*—while hearing oral arguments in a case challenging the state law, reproductive rights advocates [**rallied**](https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/01/reproductive-rights-defenders-rally-scotus-hears-challenge-roe) outside and demanded congressional action.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23193-as-scotus-considers-extinguishing-right-to-abortion-calls-mount-for-congress-to-step-up)

   ##  [ How to Enjoy Yourself at LA County’s Hollywood Park Casino](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23179-how-to-enjoy-yourself-at-la-county-s-hollywood-park-casino "How to Enjoy Yourself at LA County’s Hollywood Park Casino")

      Details    Arthur Burke    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     December 01 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/095z11.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23179-how-to-enjoy-yourself-at-la-county-s-hollywood-park-casino)

**HIDDEN GEM**--A lot of people who visit or even live in Los Angeles don’t realize that there’s an active casino just outside of downtown, in Inglewood.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23179-how-to-enjoy-yourself-at-la-county-s-hollywood-park-casino)

   ##  [ The US Military Does Not Truly Care About Civilian Casualties](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23170-the-us-military-does-not-truly-care-about-civilian-casualties "The US Military Does Not Truly Care About Civilian Casualties")

      Details    Stephen Zunes    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 29 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/095w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23170-the-us-military-does-not-truly-care-about-civilian-casualties)

MILITARY JUSTICE -So far, the Democratic-led Senate Armed Services Committee has refused to open an investigation into the Baghuz attack or any other possible war crimes by U.S. forces in the war against ISIS.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23170-the-us-military-does-not-truly-care-about-civilian-casualties)

   ##  [ Most Americans Look Favorably On Global Governance](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23165-most-americans-look-favorably-on-global-governance "Most Americans Look Favorably On Global Governance")

      Details    Lawrence S. Wittner    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 29 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/095u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23165-most-americans-look-favorably-on-global-governance)

WORLD WATCH - Amid all the flag-waving, chants of “USA, USA,” and other nationalist hoopla that characterize mainstream politics in the United States, it’s easy to miss the fact that most Americans favor global governance.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23165-most-americans-look-favorably-on-global-governance)

   ##  [ The Socialism America Needs](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23161-the-socialism-america-needs "The Socialism America Needs")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 29 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/095v.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23161-the-socialism-america-needs)

SOCIAL DEMOCRACY - Clobbered from all sides by the pandemic, climate change and disruptions in virtually every industry by the rise of artificial intelligence, the capitalist dream is [dying](https://insidermag.net/survey-shows-people-no-longer-believe-working-hard-will-lead-to-a-better-life/) — and a new, mutant form of socialism is growing in its place.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23161-the-socialism-america-needs)

   ##  [ Go Ahead, Take Their Guns. The US Would Be a Less Dangerous Place](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23141-go-ahead-take-their-guns-the-us-would-be-a-less-dangerous-place "Go Ahead, Take Their Guns. The US Would Be a Less Dangerous Place")

      Details    Thom Hartmann    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 24 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/094l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23141-go-ahead-take-their-guns-the-us-would-be-a-less-dangerous-place)

2ND AMENDMENT POLITICS - Expect the gun control debate in America to really get hot over the next 12 months as Beto O'Rourke runs for governor of Texas.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23141-go-ahead-take-their-guns-the-us-would-be-a-less-dangerous-place)

   ##  [ Polarized Political Parties Push to the Precipice](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23136-polarized-political-parties-push-to-the-precipice "Polarized Political Parties Push to the Precipice")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 24 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/094p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23136-polarized-political-parties-push-to-the-precipice)

THE VIEW FROM HERE - As written previously, America believes that it has two main political parties when in reality it has four;

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23136-polarized-political-parties-push-to-the-precipice)

   ##  [ Digging for Peace: Resisting Nuclear Weapons](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23126-digging-for-peace-resisting-nuclear-weapons "Digging for Peace: Resisting Nuclear Weapons")

      Details    Brian Terrell    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 22 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/093h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23126-digging-for-peace-resisting-nuclear-weapons)

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT - On Wednesday, October 20, I joined “Vrede Scheppen,” “Create Peace,” about 25 peace activists from the Netherlands, Germany and Austria at the airbase at Volkel, Netherlands, making a plea for an end to nuclear weapons.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23126-digging-for-peace-resisting-nuclear-weapons)

   ##  [ America Should Lower Its Expectations](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23121-america-should-lower-its-expectations "America Should Lower Its Expectations")

      Details    RANDOLPH LEWIS    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 22 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/093r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23121-america-should-lower-its-expectations)

OPINION - I get how hard it is to admit defeat, to lower expectations.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23121-america-should-lower-its-expectations)

   ##  [ Israel’s New Leadership Offers Nothing New to Palestinians](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23114-israel-s-new-leadership-offers-nothing-new-to-palestinians "Israel’s New Leadership Offers Nothing New to Palestinians")

      Details    Mel Gurtov    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 22 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/093o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23114-israel-s-new-leadership-offers-nothing-new-to-palestinians)

WORLD WATCH - How have Israeli-Palestinian relations changed since the end of the right-wing Netanyahu government?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23114-israel-s-new-leadership-offers-nothing-new-to-palestinians)

   ##  [ The Shortage Economy: Will We Go Marching?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23043-the-shortage-economy-will-we-go-marching "The Shortage Economy: Will We Go Marching?")

      Details    Tim W. Ferguson    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 15 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/091v.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23043-the-shortage-economy-will-we-go-marching)

SUPPLY CHAIN INTERRUPTUS - Washington pundits generally see the supply-chain hiccups and partially related price inflation as political risks for the Biden White House. Probably that’s so but there’s also opportunity for a left-ward administration.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23043-the-shortage-economy-will-we-go-marching)

   ##  [ Reining in the Pentagon](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23028-reining-in-the-pentagon "Reining in the Pentagon")

      Details    Mandy Smithberger / William Hartung    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 11 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/090m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23028-reining-in-the-pentagon)

WAR MACHINE - Even as Congress moves to increase the Pentagon budget well beyond the astronomical levels proposed by the Biden administration, a new [**report**](https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57128) from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has outlined three different ways to cut $1 trillion in Department of Defense spending over the next decade

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23028-reining-in-the-pentagon)

   ##  [ So Why Was Gov. Newsom Missing For Two Weeks?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23017-after-two-weeks-newsom-makes-an-appearance "So Why Was Gov. Newsom Missing For Two Weeks?")

      Details    Emily Hoeven    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 11 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/090b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23017-after-two-weeks-newsom-makes-an-appearance)

STATE GOV - Gov. Gavin Newsom broke his nearly two-week silence on Tuesday to make two key points: California is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases that could signal the start of a worrisome winter surge, and California’s economy “continues to dominate” the rest of the country’s.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23017-after-two-weeks-newsom-makes-an-appearance)

   ##  [ Artificial Intelligence Will Bite Us In The Butt](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23016-a-i-that-will-bite-us-in-the-butt "Artificial Intelligence Will Bite Us In The Butt")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 11 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/090n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23016-a-i-that-will-bite-us-in-the-butt)

ROBOTICS - Tick-tick-tick — each sweep of Big Tech’s clock enhances corporate power and sweep away more of our civil rights.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/23016-a-i-that-will-bite-us-in-the-butt)

   ##  [ Did Critical Race Theory Lose Virginia?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22992-did-critical-race-theory-lose-virginia "Did Critical Race Theory Lose Virginia?")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     November 08 2021       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2021/089t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22992-did-critical-race-theory-lose-virginia)

POLITICAL IMPACT - The stunning defeat suffered by the Democrats in Virginia, a surprisingly close race in deep blue New Jersey and the defeat of a “police defunding measure” in[ Minneapolis](https://www.npr.org/2021/11/02/1051617581/minneapolis-police-vote) represent a remarkable turning point in American politics.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22992-did-critical-race-theory-lose-virginia)

1. [ Attacks on Professors Are Attacks on Democracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22985-attacks-on-professors-are-attacks-on-democracy)
2. [ The United States of Tax Havens](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22979-the-united-states-of-tax-havens)
3. [ Rediscovering the Power of Unions](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22963-rediscovering-the-power-of-unions)
4. [ Do Republicans Still Support Democracy?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22950-do-republicans-still-support-democracy)
5. [ The Hypocrisy of the Federal Spending Debate](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22926-the-hypocrisy-of-the-federal-spending-debate)
6. [ Facebook Steals 'Meta' Name From Anti-Capitalist Think Tank](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22921-facebook-steals-meta-name-from-anti-capitalist-think-tank)
7. [ Mass Political Inattention](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22919-mass-political-inattention)
8. [ Facebook Revelations: What is in Cache of Internal Documents?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22875-facebook-revelations-what-is-in-cache-of-internal-documents)
9. [ Hollywood’s Love of Guns Increases the Risk of Shootings – Both on and Off the Set](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22856-hollywood-s-love-of-guns-increases-the-risk-of-shootings-both-on-and-off-the-set)
10. [ Democrats: Don’t Compromise On A Path To Citizenship](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/22855-democrats-don-t-compromise-on-a-path-to-citizenship)

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