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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://mail.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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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### How the Greedy Rich Cheat Working Americans at Every Turn

Written by David McCall on March 14 2024.

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## [The 14th Amendment Highlights the Supreme Court’s Incompetence](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28583:the-14th-amendment-highlights-the-supreme-courts-incompetence&catid=9)

THE VIEW FROM HERE - Following is the incoherent pattern of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority in Trump v Anderson, (602 US __ (2024): “Does 1…

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Written by Thor Benson on March 07 2024.

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Written by Molly Sprayregen on March 07 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/020d-5285eef3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28566:georgias-execution-of-willie-pye-will-highlight-capital-punishments-racist-classist-immorality&catid=9)### [Georgia’s Execution of Willie Pye Will Highlight Capital Punishment’s Racist, Classist Immorality](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28566:georgias-execution-of-willie-pye-will-highlight-capital-punishments-racist-classist-immorality&catid=9)

Written by Stephen Cooper on March 07 2024.

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Written by Jake Johnson on March 04 2024.

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Written by Rory Buccheri on March 04 2024.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on February 28 2024.

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Written by Mira Oklobdzija on February 26 2024.

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Written by Michael Bernick on February 22 2024.

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Written by Justine Barron on February 19 2024.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on February 16 2024.

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Written by Safiya Simmons, Laura Collins, Suzette Gardner on February 12 2024.

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Written by Jake Johnson on February 08 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/012q-1bad3497.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28411:an-invasion-of-economic-growth-cbo-says-immigrants-will-boost-us-gdp-tax-revenue&catid=9)### ['An Invasion... of Economic Growth': CBO Says Immigrants Will Boost US GDP, Tax Revenue](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28411:an-invasion-of-economic-growth-cbo-says-immigrants-will-boost-us-gdp-tax-revenue&catid=9)

Written by Jessica Corbett on February 08 2024.

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Written by Jake Johnson on February 08 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b5/010b-b5a3a4db.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28363:what-will-the-australian-online-casino-market-look-like-in-2024&catid=9)### [What Will the Australian Online Casino Market Look Like in 2024?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28363:what-will-the-australian-online-casino-market-look-like-in-2024&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch Staff on January 31 2024.

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Written by Ralph Nader on January 29 2024.

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Written by Ken Alpern on January 29 2024.

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