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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Congress Must Immediately Guarantee Masks, Testing, and Ventilators for All Americans

Written by Joel Segal and Harvey Wasserman on March 26 2020.

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## [The Fed, the Virus, and Inequality: A Global Dr. Frankenstein at Work ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19435:the-fed-the-virus-and-inequality-a-global-dr-frankenstein-at-work&catid=9)

The White House and most of the D.C. Beltway crowd tend to equate the performance of the stock market with that of the broader economy. To President…

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Written by Unmair Haque on March 09 2020.

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Written by Norman Solomon on March 05 2020.

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Written by Khury Petersen-Smith on March 05 2020.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on February 27 2020.

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Written by Umair Haque on February 24 2020.

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Written by Umair Haque on February 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/016f-e67605d9.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19325:the-moral-devastation-of-the-continued-occupation&catid=9)### [The Moral Devastation of the Continued Occupation](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19325:the-moral-devastation-of-the-continued-occupation&catid=9)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on February 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ec/015k-ecf52c9f.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19310:poor-bill-barr&catid=9)### [Poor Bill Barr](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19310:poor-bill-barr&catid=9)

Written by Mel Gertov on February 17 2020.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on February 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/38/014s-3822cad0.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19297:america-and-israel-against-the-world&catid=9)### [America and Israel Against the World](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19297:america-and-israel-against-the-world&catid=9)

Written by Danny Sjursen on February 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/23/014f-23e966d8.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19295:who-s-afraid-of-socialism&catid=9)### [Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19295:who-s-afraid-of-socialism&catid=9)

Written by Peter Certo on February 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c4/014n-c49869bf.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19294:how-reality-stopped-mattering-in-america&catid=9)### [How Reality Stopped Mattering in America](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19294:how-reality-stopped-mattering-in-america&catid=9)

Written by Unmair Haque on February 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/28/013n-28fb799d.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19282:of-by-and-for-the-1-sanders-condemns-trump-budget-as-immoral-designed-to-hurt-families-and-kids&catid=9)### ['Of, By, and For the 1%': Sanders Condemns Trump Budget as 'Immoral' Designed to Hurt Families and Kids](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19282:of-by-and-for-the-1-sanders-condemns-trump-budget-as-immoral-designed-to-hurt-families-and-kids&catid=9)

Written by Jake Johnson on February 10 2020.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on February 10 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c7/012t-c709ef8f.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19267:iowa-vs-moscow-mitch-comrade-donald-and-the-three-wise-monkeys&catid=9)### [Iowa - Vs Moscow Mitch, Comrade Donald, and the Three Wise Monkeys](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19267:iowa-vs-moscow-mitch-comrade-donald-and-the-three-wise-monkeys&catid=9)

Written by Tony Butka on February 07 2020.

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Written by Monika Bauerlein on February 06 2020.

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Written by Jim Hightower on February 03 2020.

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Written by Mitchell Zimmerman on January 30 2020.

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