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##  [ Geography and the Minimum Wage ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10933:geography-and-the-minimum-wage&catid=9)

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## [When Enough Isn’t Enough: Revolution 2016](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10929:when-enough-isn-t-enough-revolution-2016&catid=9)

 This was an unexpected but long overdue consequence of repression in the Middle East that has fueled other upwellings of discontent. The discontent has woven its way through Tunisia, Libya, Syria and Turkey. That discontent then transit…

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