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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Biden’s Biggest Hurdle: Vice Presidents Don’t Have a Great Record Running for President

Written by Therin Alrik on April 18 2019.

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## [Barr … Just Another Word for Obstruction](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17496:barr-just-another-word-for-obstruction&catid=9)

There were dozens such demonstrations across the US, some larger, some smaller. Of course there were a couple pro-Trump counter-demonstrators, one o…

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Written by Ryan J. Reilly & Jessica Schulberg on April 18 2019.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/15/031w-15f897ef.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17481:the-election-will-obliterate-the-face-of-israel-as-we-know-it&catid=9)### [The Election Will Obliterate the Face of Israel As We Know It](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17481:the-election-will-obliterate-the-face-of-israel-as-we-know-it&catid=9)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on April 15 2019.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/21/031z06-2176108f.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17479:killing-the-messenger&catid=9)### [Killing the Messenger](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17479:killing-the-messenger&catid=9)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on April 15 2019.

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Written by Frank Clemente on April 15 2019.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/029o-3a2307e5.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17437:the-age-of-collective-delusion-how-destructive-fantasies-can-rip-societies-apart&catid=9)### [The Age of Collective Delusion: How Destructive Fantasies Can Rip Societies Apart ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17437:the-age-of-collective-delusion-how-destructive-fantasies-can-rip-societies-apart&catid=9)

Written by Umair Haque on April 08 2019.

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Written by Joshua Adams on April 08 2019.

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Written by Robert Reich on April 08 2019.

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Written by James McWilliams on April 08 2019.

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Written by Umair Haque on April 04 2019.

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Written by Francie Diep on April 04 2019.

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Written by Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine on April 04 2019.

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Written by Danny Siursen on April 04 2019.

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Written by S. Novi on April 01 2019.

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Written by S. Novi on March 28 2019.

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Written by Jonathan Cook on March 28 2019.

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Written by Kate Wheeling on March 28 2019.

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Written by Jill Richardson on March 28 2019.

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Written by Chris Hedges on March 28 2019.

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