##  In the News

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

August 27 2026

#  VOICES

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### Essential Workers – Who Gets A Place in The Pandemic Picket Line?

Written by Chris Langevin on July 25 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25144:essential-workers-who-gets-a-place-in-the-pandemic-picket-line&catid=375)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2022/059n.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25141:pregnant-on-the-other-side-of-the-border&catid=375)Written by Eli Cahan on July 25 2022. Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=375).

## [Pregnant On The Other Side Of The Border](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25141:pregnant-on-the-other-side-of-the-border&catid=375)

That’s partially by design: Claudia, a petite 32-year-old who has been in limbo in Tijuana for over a year while waiting her turn to seek asylum, has…

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Written by Henry Giroux on July 25 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/96/059b-96715baf.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25132:one-question-the-jan-6th-committee-will-not-ask&catid=375)### [One Question the Jan 6th Committee Will Not Ask?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25132:one-question-the-jan-6th-committee-will-not-ask&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 25 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/6f/059v-6f2d1300.jpg&src=images/stories/July-2022/059v.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=b18f5ac2) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25131:give-a-man-a-baby&catid=375)### [Give a Man a Baby](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25131:give-a-man-a-baby&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on July 25 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/058p-fbb9ad1d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25119:does-the-future-belong-to-people-who-profit-off-our-excessive-wealth-disorder&catid=375)### [Does the Future Belong to People Who Profit Off Our ‘Excessive Wealth Disorder’?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25119:does-the-future-belong-to-people-who-profit-off-our-excessive-wealth-disorder&catid=375)

Written by Sam Pizzigati on July 21 2022.

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Written by Bill Blum on July 21 2022.

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Written by Mark Friedman on July 21 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/86/058d-863399e8.jpg&src=images/stories/July-2022/058d.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9693e6eb) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25103:a-point-of-view-identity-politics-is-not-ruining-the-world&catid=375)### [A Point of View: Identity Politics is Not Ruining the World](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25103:a-point-of-view-identity-politics-is-not-ruining-the-world&catid=375)

Written by Mary-Frances Winters on July 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/62/057k-629597cc.jpg&src=images/stories/July-2022/057k.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=61d759bf) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25094:even-goldwater-would-be-too-left-for-today-s-republicans&catid=375)### [Even Goldwater Would Be Too Left For Today’s Republicans](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25094:even-goldwater-would-be-too-left-for-today-s-republicans&catid=375)

Written by Jim Hightower on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bd/057l-bdb1d5dd.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25092:homelessness-is-a-policy-choice-and-we-can-choose-differently&catid=375)### [First Person Account: Homelessness is a Policy Choice. We Can Choose Differently](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25092:homelessness-is-a-policy-choice-and-we-can-choose-differently&catid=375)

Written by Don Gardner on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/63/057o-63274c63.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25088:democrats-and-republicans-need-new-champions&catid=375)### [Democrats and Republicans Need New Champions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25088:democrats-and-republicans-need-new-champions&catid=375)

Written by Joel Kotkin on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e2/057r-e2ec388c.jpg&src=images/stories/July-2022/057r.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=cf115ac8) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25086:fbi-targeting-black-people-for-entrapment&catid=375)### [FBI Targeting Black People for Entrapment](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25086:fbi-targeting-black-people-for-entrapment&catid=375)

Written by Margaret Kimberley on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c3/057s-c3e526cb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25084:we-need-a-post-roe-strategy-for-the-long-haul&catid=375)### [We Need a Post-Roe Strategy for the Long Haul](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25084:we-need-a-post-roe-strategy-for-the-long-haul&catid=375)

Written by Yifat Susskind on July 18 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b2/056n-b2af68a0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25072:a-personal-apology-to-young-americans-for-failing-to-stop-ronald-reagan&catid=375)### [A Personal Apology to Young Americans for Failing to Stop Ronald Reagan](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25072:a-personal-apology-to-young-americans-for-failing-to-stop-ronald-reagan&catid=375)

Written by Thom Hartmann on July 14 2022.

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Written by Alex Bollinger on July 14 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 14 2022.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on July 13 2022.

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