##  [ Killing Soleimani Undermines Global Order](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19180-killing-soleimani-undermines-global-order "Killing Soleimani Undermines Global Order")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 23 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/08j.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19180-killing-soleimani-undermines-global-order)

**WORLD WATCH**-Those who applaud the assassination of General Soleimani seem to simply equate him to a terrorist who certainly deserved to meet his fate.

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   ##  [ Baby Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19151-baby-dinosaurs-on-noah-s-ark "Baby Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark?")

      Details    James A. Haught    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 16 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/07y.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19151-baby-dinosaurs-on-noah-s-ark)

**CONSTITUTIONAL AFFRONT**-In violation of the separation of church and state, American tax dollars are funneled to fundamentalist private schools teaching crackpot absurdities – such as a claim that Noah probably took two baby dinosaurs onto his ark.

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   ##  [ There's Hope For America Yet](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19143-there-s-hope-for-america-yet "There's Hope For America Yet")

      Details    Robert Reich    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 16 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/07i.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19143-there-s-hope-for-america-yet)

**REICH DIARY**--If climate change, nuclear standoffs, assault weapons, hate crimes, mass killings, Russian trolls, near-record inequality, kids locked in cages at our border, and Donald Trump in the White House don’t occasionally cause you feelings of impending doom, you’re not human.

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   ##  [ Stepping Back from the Brink of War](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19142-stepping-back-from-the-brink-of-war "Stepping Back from the Brink of War")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 16 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/07m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19142-stepping-back-from-the-brink-of-war)

**WORLD WATCH**-Trump’s order to kill General Soleimani is one of the most reckless acts taken by a president, who once again has put his personal political interest above the nation’s security.

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   ##  [ Our Nation’s Awash in Rampant Anti-constitutionalism – Who’s to Blame?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19119-our-nation-s-awash-in-rampant-anti-constitutionalism-who-s-to-blame "Our Nation’s Awash in Rampant Anti-constitutionalism – Who’s to Blame?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 13 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/05j.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19119-our-nation-s-awash-in-rampant-anti-constitutionalism-who-s-to-blame)

**ONE MAN’S OPINION**-Generally people blame the liar for his falsehoods, but matters can be more complicated as we are advised by the adage, “fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.”

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   ##  [ The Global War of Error - No, That’s Not a Typo](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19114-the-global-war-of-error-no-that-s-not-a-typo "The Global War of Error - No, That’s Not a Typo")

      Details    Tom Engelhardt    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 09 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/04g.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19114-the-global-war-of-error-no-that-s-not-a-typo)

**GLORIFYING WAR**-Yes, our infrastructure stinks, our schools are failing, this country’s a nightmare of [inequality,](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/08/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-warren-buffett-wealthier-than-poorest-half-of-us) and there’s a self-promoting madman in the White House, so isn’t it time to take pride in the rare institutional victories America has had in this century?

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   ##  [ Felonious Democracy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19112-felonious-democracy "Felonious Democracy")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     January 09 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/04o.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19112-felonious-democracy)

OTHER WORDS-The awful truth about the corporate and governmental power elites in our democratic society is that they really don’t like democracy at all.

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1. [ Americans Do Not Want War!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19110-americans-do-not-want-war)
2. [ As the World Burns, the Powerful Go on Holiday](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19103-as-the-world-burns-the-powerful-go-on-holiday)
3. [ Trump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/19086-trump-s-iran-aggression-deserves-full-throated-opposition)

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