##  In the News

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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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### [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

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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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### [Nithya Raman Has Yet to Address Hasan Piker’s Antisemitism Controversy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33275:nithya-raman-has-yet-to-address-hasan-pikers-antisemitism-controversy&catid=375)

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#  VOICES

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### Ukraine and the Dangerous Munich Analogy

Written by Melvin Goodman on February 14 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23841:ukraine-and-the-dangerous-munich-analogy&catid=375)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ca/013c-ca5d881f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23838:the-winter-olympics-american-defectors-to-china-reactions-are-appropriate&catid=375)Written by Marc Ang on February 14 2022. Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=375).

## [The Winter Olympics’ American Defectors To China: Reactions Are Appropriate ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23838:the-winter-olympics-american-defectors-to-china-reactions-are-appropriate&catid=375)

The best athletes in the world compete under their national flag, hoping to prove that their country’s training in a particular sport is the best of…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/013h-ede59a93.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23834:the-world-s-greatest-country-is-swirling-down-the-drain&catid=375)### [The “World’s Greatest Country” is Swirling Down the Drain](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23834:the-world-s-greatest-country-is-swirling-down-the-drain&catid=375)

Written by PAUL STREET on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/013g-0af7f599.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23833:bigotry-unbound-the-u-s-media-s-anti-china-propaganda-blitz&catid=375)### [Bigotry Unbound: the U.S. Media’s Anti-China Propaganda Blitz](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23833:bigotry-unbound-the-u-s-media-s-anti-china-propaganda-blitz&catid=375)

Written by EVE OTTENBERG on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/013k-1c6271de.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23832:the-zaibatsu-ization-of-america&catid=375)### [The Zaibatsu-ization of America](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23832:the-zaibatsu-ization-of-america&catid=375)

Written by Joel Kotkin on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/43/013m-43436010.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23830:love-to-afghanistan-vigils-to-demand-return-of-7-billion-stolen-by-us&catid=375)### ['Love to Afghanistan' Vigils to Demand Return of $7 Billion Stolen by US](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23830:love-to-afghanistan-vigils-to-demand-return-of-7-billion-stolen-by-us&catid=375)

Written by JON QUEALLY on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/013n-cd892fec.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23828:gop-calling-trump-coup-effort-legitimate-political-discourse-should-still-be-frontpage-news&catid=375)### [GOP Calling Trump Coup Effort 'Legitimate Political Discourse' Should Still Be Frontpage News](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23828:gop-calling-trump-coup-effort-legitimate-political-discourse-should-still-be-frontpage-news&catid=375)

Written by PETER CERTO on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b9/013q-b9bde880.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23823:aoc-ridicules-conservatives-losing-their-mind-over-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-one-word&catid=375)### [AOC Ridicules Conservatives Losing Their Mind Over The Super Bowl Halftime Show… With One Word](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23823:aoc-ridicules-conservatives-losing-their-mind-over-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-with-one-word&catid=375)

Written by Alex Bollinger on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3e/013s-3ecedb94.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23820:new-world-reality-cock-eyed-crazies-in-the-echo-chamber-of-social-media&catid=375)### [New World Reality: Cock Eyed Crazies in the Echo Chamber of Social Media](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23820:new-world-reality-cock-eyed-crazies-in-the-echo-chamber-of-social-media&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/72/012y-729671ac.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23817:judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged-are-we-a-nation-of-hypocrites&catid=375)### [“Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged.” Are We A Nation Of Hypocrites?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23817:judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged-are-we-a-nation-of-hypocrites&catid=375)

Written by Denyse Selesnick on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/62/012u-62eb6b86.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23816:a-new-dawn-for-the-working-class&catid=375)### [A New Dawn For The Working Class?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23816:a-new-dawn-for-the-working-class&catid=375)

Written by JOEL KOTKIN on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/31/012i-31fe1c45.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23803:biden-s-black-female-requirement-is-crass-but-may-actually-help-republicans&catid=375)### [Biden’s “Black Female” Requirement Is Crass But May Actually Help Republicans](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23803:biden-s-black-female-requirement-is-crass-but-may-actually-help-republicans&catid=375)

Written by Marc Ang on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/012m-df2ec7c5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23800:the-shaming-and-punishment-of-whoopi-goldberg-what-does-it-say-about-us-society&catid=375)### [The Shaming and Punishment of Whoopi Goldberg: What Does It Say About US Society?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23800:the-shaming-and-punishment-of-whoopi-goldberg-what-does-it-say-about-us-society&catid=375)

Written by BRUCE E. LEVINE on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/012k-250fdf22.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23797:israel-an-apartheid-nation-of-course&catid=375)### [Israel, an Apartheid Nation? Of Course!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23797:israel-an-apartheid-nation-of-course&catid=375)

Written by MELVIN GOODMAN on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b4/012p-b4bc3d7a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23796:media-take-note-the-gop-is-now-openly-aligned-against-democracy&catid=375)### [Media, Take Note: The GOP Is Now Openly Aligned Against Democracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23796:media-take-note-the-gop-is-now-openly-aligned-against-democracy&catid=375)

Written by Peter Certo on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/96/012r-96582986.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23794:what-the-cuban-missile-crisis-can-teach-us-about-today-s-ukraine-crisis&catid=375)### [What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About Today’s Ukraine Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23794:what-the-cuban-missile-crisis-can-teach-us-about-today-s-ukraine-crisis&catid=375)

Written by Lawrence S. Wittner on February 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/19/011r-190eb74f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23780:eric-hoffer-warned-us-about-true-believers&catid=375)### [Eric Hoffer Warned Us About ‘True Believers’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23780:eric-hoffer-warned-us-about-true-believers&catid=375)

Written by DAN WALTERS on February 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b3/011t-b3748ca9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23778:garbage-nostalgia&catid=375)### [Garbage Nostalgia](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23778:garbage-nostalgia&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on February 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/16/011d-16702c38.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23777:donald-trump-attacks-racist-black-prosecutors-investigating-his-potential-crimes&catid=375)### [Donald Trump Attacks “Racist” Black Prosecutors Investigating His Potential Crimes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23777:donald-trump-attacks-racist-black-prosecutors-investigating-his-potential-crimes&catid=375)

Written by John Gallagher on February 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/011e-f1bc70f2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23776:jen-psaki-schools-conservatives-crying-reverse-racism-over-biden-s-scotus-nominee-to-be&catid=375)### [Jen Psaki Schools Conservatives Crying “Reverse Racism” Over Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee-To-Be](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23776:jen-psaki-schools-conservatives-crying-reverse-racism-over-biden-s-scotus-nominee-to-be&catid=375)

Written by Juwan J. Holmes on February 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/011f-12dd5124.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23774:the-american-republic-is-under-siege&catid=375)### [The American Republic is Under Siege](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23774:the-american-republic-is-under-siege&catid=375)

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