##  In the News

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#  VOICES

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### Progress In The Fight Against The Dog Meat Trade In South Korea

Written by Jeffrey Mausner on January 20 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23603:progress-in-the-fight-against-the-dog-meat-trade-in-south-korea&catid=375)

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## [America’s New Class War](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23599:america-s-new-class-war&catid=375)

It lies in the union organizing and strikes by workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, Lyft, John Deere, Kellogg, the Special Metals plant in Huntington…

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Written by Jim Hightower on January 20 2022.

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Written by Bob Topper on January 20 2022.

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Written by Ken Alpern on January 17 2022.

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Written by Sebastian Santos on January 17 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on January 17 2022.

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Written by Alexandra Jane on January 16 2022.

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Written by Khury Petersen-Smith on January 16 2022.

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Written by Mark Friedman on January 16 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 12 2022.

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Written by Robert C. Koehler on January 12 2022.

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Written by Bobbi Murray on January 12 2022.

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Written by JIM HIGHTOWER on January 12 2022.

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Written by Ken Alpern on January 10 2022.

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Written by Robert Dodge on January 10 2022.

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Written by Kyle Herrig on January 10 2022.

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