##  In the News

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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)

August 20 2026

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August 17 2026

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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)

August 20 2026

#  VOICES

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### Biden's Southern Border Policy: A Legally Sanctioned Strategy of Chaos and Lawlessness

Written by Ken Alpern on August 23 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25339:biden-s-southern-border-policy-a-legally-sanctioned-strategy-of-chaos-and-lawlessness&catid=375)

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## [Is Baby Food Poisoning Our Babies?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25333:is-baby-food-poisoning-our-babies&catid=375)

Part of the problem may be what is contained in the food people in the United States are feeding their babies. Even small amounts of heavy metals can…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2f/067k-2f338297.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25330:inflation-reduction-act-doesn-t-live-up-to-the-hype&catid=375)### [Inflation Reduction Act Doesn't Live Up to the Hype](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25330:inflation-reduction-act-doesn-t-live-up-to-the-hype&catid=375)

Written by Jeffrey D. Sachs on August 22 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e4/67c-e4ab0a83.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25327:lies-more-lies-and-lies-about-lying&catid=375)### [Lies, More Lies, and Lies about Lying](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25327:lies-more-lies-and-lies-about-lying&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 22 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0e/066b-0e928d85.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25318:tenants-call-on-biden-to-act-as-rent-increases-reach-a-35-year-high&catid=375)### [Tenants Call on Biden to Act as Rent Increases Reach a 35-Year High](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25318:tenants-call-on-biden-to-act-as-rent-increases-reach-a-35-year-high&catid=375)

Written by Mike Ludwig on August 18 2022.

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Written by Peter Dreier on August 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/066h-595c64a7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25310:this-time-the-collapse-will-be-global&catid=375)### [This Time the Collapse Will Be Global](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25310:this-time-the-collapse-will-be-global&catid=375)

Written by Chris Hedges on August 18 2022.

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Written by Thomas Knapp on August 18 2022.

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Written by Kelly Denton-Borhaug on August 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/065u-e6b1e5a7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25297:naming-the-inflation-reduction-act-is-as-absurd-as-the-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea&catid=375)### [Naming the "Inflation Reduction Act" is as Absurd as the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea"](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25297:naming-the-inflation-reduction-act-is-as-absurd-as-the-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea&catid=375)

Written by Ken Alpern on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7a/065q-7ac8ca48.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25290:yimbyism-there-s-a-whole-lot-of-shilling-going-on&catid=375)### [Yimbyism: There’s a Whole Lot of Shilling Going On](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25290:yimbyism-there-s-a-whole-lot-of-shilling-going-on&catid=375)

Written by John Mirisch on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/065h-bb4b5e76.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25282:the-republican-base-has-lost-its-mind&catid=375)### [The Republican Base Has Lost Its Mind](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25282:the-republican-base-has-lost-its-mind&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/70/065l-70ae0e76.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25281:the-death-of-free-speech&catid=375)### [The Death of Free Speech?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25281:the-death-of-free-speech&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9c/064l-9c147c72.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25274:mired-in-manchinema-consequences-of-compromise&catid=375)### [Mired in Manchinema: Consequences of Compromise](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25274:mired-in-manchinema-consequences-of-compromise&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on August 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a9/064q-a9c7d28b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25272:student-loan-debt-when-refusing-to-pay-is-a-solution&catid=375)### [Student Loan Debt: When Refusing to Pay Is a Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25272:student-loan-debt-when-refusing-to-pay-is-a-solution&catid=375)

Written by Angelika Albaladejo on August 11 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dc/064i-dcde40a6.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25266:the-decline-and-fall-of-everything-including-me-and-joe-biden&catid=375)### [The Decline and Fall of Everything (Including Me and Joe Biden)](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25266:the-decline-and-fall-of-everything-including-me-and-joe-biden&catid=375)

Written by Tom Engelhardt on August 11 2022.

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Written by Jim Hampton - Publisher on August 07 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/063j-6da86b2e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25245:public-misconceptions-about-legal-immigration-undermine-reform&catid=375)### [Public Misconceptions about Legal Immigration Undermine Reform](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25245:public-misconceptions-about-legal-immigration-undermine-reform&catid=375)

Written by Timothy S. Rich, Madelynn Einhorn, Josie Coyle on August 08 2022.

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Written by Hrair Balian on August 08 2022.

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