##  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)

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August 24 2026

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August 20 2026

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### [LAUSD Demolishes Closed Schools, Wasting Public Assets and Community Hopes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33228:lausd-demolishes-closed-schools-wasting-public-assets-and-community-hopes&catid=312)

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#  VOICES

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### A Critique of Obscene Wealth

Written by RICHARD D. WOLFF on December 19 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23344:a-critique-of-obscene-wealth&catid=375)

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## [Which Side Is Manchin On?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23341:which-side-is-manchin-on&catid=375)

Fortunately, the expanded Child Tax Credit that Democrats passed this spring has been a lifeline. Those monthly payments mean that my child has food…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/64/100k-64d431c9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23315:omg-wtf&catid=375)### [OMG WTF](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23315:omg-wtf&catid=375)

Written by Tom H. Hastings on December 16 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6c/100b-6c3bde76.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23311:joe-manchin-is-not-a-moderate-democrat&catid=375)### [Joe Manchin Is NOT a Moderate Democrat!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23311:joe-manchin-is-not-a-moderate-democrat&catid=375)

Written by Tony Butka on December 16 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/099z-c963ea45.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23298:build-back-better-or-build-more-bombs-the-choice-is-clear&catid=375)### [Build Back Better or Build More Bombs? The Choice Is Clear](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23298:build-back-better-or-build-more-bombs-the-choice-is-clear&catid=375)

Written by AMY GOODMAN, DENIS MOYNIHAN on December 13 2021.

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Written by Angela Carusone on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d5/099z5-d53a23bd.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23290:la-will-you-be-ready-when-disaster-falls&catid=375)### [LA, Will You Be Ready When Disaster Falls?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23290:la-will-you-be-ready-when-disaster-falls&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/099w-d899aa76.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23288:the-secretive-world-of-union-busting-here-s-how-much-corporations-pay-to-bust-unions&catid=375)### [The Secretive World of Union Busting: Here’s How Much Corporations Pay to Bust Unions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23288:the-secretive-world-of-union-busting-here-s-how-much-corporations-pay-to-bust-unions&catid=375)

Written by Marcus Baram on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/099d-faa2857d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23284:jussie-smollett-s-clumsy-execution-of-hoax&catid=375)### [Jussie Smollett’s Clumsy Execution of Hoax](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23284:jussie-smollett-s-clumsy-execution-of-hoax&catid=375)

Written by Marc Ang on December 13 2021.

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Written by Ken Alpern on December 13 2021.

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Written by Katarzyna Wezyk on December 09 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/098k-69581670.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23267:abortion-is-a-class-issue&catid=375)### [Abortion is a Class Issue](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23267:abortion-is-a-class-issue&catid=375)

Written by NICK PEMBERTON on December 09 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/48/098s-485a844c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23263:work-or-welfare&catid=375)### [Work or Welfare?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23263:work-or-welfare&catid=375)

Written by Joel Kotkin on December 09 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/aa/098p-aa9c794c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23259:corporate-owners-are-spoiling-sports&catid=375)### [Corporate Owners Are Spoiling Sports](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23259:corporate-owners-are-spoiling-sports&catid=375)

Written by Jim Hightower on December 09 2021.

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Written by Jesse Jackson on December 09 2021.

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Written by LEE HALL on December 09 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4a/098o-4a094ea2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23252:stop-normalizing-islamophobia&catid=375)### [Stop Normalizing Islamophobia](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23252:stop-normalizing-islamophobia&catid=375)

Written by Farrah Hassen on December 09 2021.

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Written by Ken Alpern on December 09 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/098z3-4b5d7cb2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23247:are-the-unvaccinated-prospective-mass-murderers&catid=375)### [Are the Unvaccinated Prospective Mass Murderers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23247:are-the-unvaccinated-prospective-mass-murderers&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on December 09 2021.

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Written by Bob Topper on December 06 2021.

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