##  In the News

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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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### [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

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August 20 2026

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### [Homelessness Among Seniors Spikes in Los Angeles County, But It’s Not Hopeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33234:homelessness-among-seniors-spikes-in-los-angeles-county-but-its-not-hopeless&catid=312)

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#  VOICES

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### ‘A Democracy Can Die Of Too Many Lies,’ Warns Broadcasting Legend Bill Moyers

Written by Bob Allen on December 30 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23424:a-democracy-can-die-of-too-many-lies-warns-broadcasting-legend-bill-moyers&catid=375)

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## [I’ll Give My Heart to Someone Special](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23419:i-ll-give-my-heart-to-someone-special&catid=375)

A brighter day that did not dawn and, instead, has stretched into a very long and trying time. Trump did not go quietly into any night, good or oth…

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Written by Ken Alpern on December 27 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dc/103r-dc325efb.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23408:just-as-bears-sh-t-in-the-woods-bad-behavior-is-learned&catid=375)### [Just As Bears Sh\*t In The Woods, Bad Behavior Is Learned](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23408:just-as-bears-sh-t-in-the-woods-bad-behavior-is-learned&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on December 27 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d0/103i-d09b319a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23406:three-reasons-to-be-hopeful-as-a-hard-year-comes-to-a-close&catid=375)### [Three Reasons To Be Hopeful As A Hard Year Comes To A Close](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23406:three-reasons-to-be-hopeful-as-a-hard-year-comes-to-a-close&catid=375)

Written by Karen Dolan on December 27 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a5/103n-a5247ff3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23402:martin-luther-king-was-a-radical-not-a-moderate&catid=375)### [Martin Luther King Was a Radical, Not a Moderate](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23402:martin-luther-king-was-a-radical-not-a-moderate&catid=375)

Written by Peter Dreier on December 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/36/103h-36dd1b69.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23401:i-think-of-myself-as-attached-to-california-interviewing-joan-didion&catid=375)### [“I Think of Myself as Attached to California:” Interviewing Joan Didion](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23401:i-think-of-myself-as-attached-to-california-interviewing-joan-didion&catid=375)

Written by JONAH RASKIN on December 27 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3b/103a-3b83391a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23395:wokerism-why-biden-is-doing-poorly&catid=375)### [Wokerism: Why Biden Is Doing Poorly](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23395:wokerism-why-biden-is-doing-poorly&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 26 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/102v-679dc243.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23389:make-it-a-better-day&catid=375)### [Make It a Better Day](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23389:make-it-a-better-day&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on December 23 2021.

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Written by Dick Platkin on December 23 2021.

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Written by Lydia DePillis on December 23 2021.

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Written by Dan Wakefield on December 23 2021.

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Written by Melvin Goodman on December 23 2021.

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Written by Paul Street on December 23 2021.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on December 23 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/45/102s-45414023.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23366:corporate-donations-poured-into-manchin-s-pac-ahead-of-final-no-on-build-back-better&catid=375)### [Corporate Donations Poured Into Manchin's PAC Ahead of Final 'No' on Build Back Better](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23366:corporate-donations-poured-into-manchin-s-pac-ahead-of-final-no-on-build-back-better&catid=375)

Written by Jake Johnson on December 23 2021.

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Written by Tom H. Hastings on December 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/101x-5014e26f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23357:bullshit-manchin-called-out-for-killing-biden-s-build-back-better&catid=375)### ['Bullshit': Manchin Called Out for Killing Biden's Build Back Better](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23357:bullshit-manchin-called-out-for-killing-biden-s-build-back-better&catid=375)

Written by Common Dreams Staff on December 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/101y-aee719a7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23355:trump-s-jan-6-coup-how-it-worked-how-close-it-came-and-why-it-failed&catid=375)### [Trump's Jan. 6 Coup: How It Worked, How Close It Came, and Why It Failed](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23355:trump-s-jan-6-coup-how-it-worked-how-close-it-came-and-why-it-failed&catid=375)

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Written by DAVID MASCIOTRA on December 20 2021.

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