#  IMPORTANT READS

   ##  [ The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ of the Earth](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26727-the-simple-reason-why-the-u-s-wants-full-spectrum-dominance-of-the-earth "The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ of the Earth")

      Details    Roger McKenzie    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     April 03 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2023/027i.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26727-the-simple-reason-why-the-u-s-wants-full-spectrum-dominance-of-the-earth)

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   ##  [ Pet Owners, Watch Out for Harmful Foxtail Plants](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26702-pet-owners-watch-out-for-harmful-foxtail-plants "Pet Owners, Watch Out for Harmful Foxtail Plants")

      Details    Jeffrey Mausner    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 29 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/026g1.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26702-pet-owners-watch-out-for-harmful-foxtail-plants)

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   ##  [ Why Purchasing a Condo in Canada Might Be a Better Investment Than in America?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26698-why-purchasing-a-condo-in-canada-might-be-a-better-investment-than-in-america "Why Purchasing a Condo in Canada Might Be a Better Investment Than in America?")

      Details    CityWatch Desk    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 28 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/026a.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26698-why-purchasing-a-condo-in-canada-might-be-a-better-investment-than-in-america)

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   ##  [ 'Aren't You Guys Tired of Covering This?' Illinois Mass Shooting Survivor Speaks Out in Nashville](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26697-aren-t-you-guys-tired-of-covering-this-illinois-mass-shooting-survivor-speaks-out-in-nashville "'Aren't You Guys Tired of Covering This?' Illinois Mass Shooting Survivor Speaks Out in Nashville")

      Details    Brett Wilkins    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 27 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/025o.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26697-aren-t-you-guys-tired-of-covering-this-illinois-mass-shooting-survivor-speaks-out-in-nashville)

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   ##  [ Why We (Still) Need a Federal Reserve for the People—Not Wall Street](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26681-why-we-still-need-a-federal-reserve-for-the-people-not-wall-street "Why We (Still) Need a Federal Reserve for the People—Not Wall Street")

      Details    Richard Eskow    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 23 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/024s.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26681-why-we-still-need-a-federal-reserve-for-the-people-not-wall-street)

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   ##  [ Who’s Afraid of Rosa Parks?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26676-who-s-afraid-of-rosa-parks "Who’s Afraid of Rosa Parks?")

      Details    Ipek S. Burnett    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 23 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/024w.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26676-who-s-afraid-of-rosa-parks)

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   ##  [ The Homeless-Industrial Complex – The Homeless as Symbols](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26667-the-homeless-industrial-complex-the-homeless-as-symbols "The Homeless-Industrial Complex – The Homeless as Symbols")

      Details    Tim Campbell    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 22 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/024m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26667-the-homeless-industrial-complex-the-homeless-as-symbols)

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   ##  [ What's Next with the Disastrous Israeli Judicial Reform Attempt?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26630-what-s-next-with-the-disastrous-israeli-judicial-reform-attempt "What's Next with the Disastrous Israeli Judicial Reform Attempt?")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian / David Alpern    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 16 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/022o.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26630-what-s-next-with-the-disastrous-israeli-judicial-reform-attempt)

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   ##  [ History Repeating?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26626-history-repeating "History Repeating?")

      Details    Dennis P. Zine    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 15 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/022e.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26626-history-repeating)

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   ##  [ The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: A One-Off Calamity, Or Sign of More Trouble For California?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26609-the-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-a-one-off-calamity-or-sign-of-more-trouble-for-california "The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: A One-Off Calamity, Or Sign of More Trouble For California?")

      Details    BEN CHRISTOPHER    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 13 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/021f.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26609-the-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-a-one-off-calamity-or-sign-of-more-trouble-for-california)

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   ##  [ What You Need to Know About the Collapse of SVB and Signature](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26606-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-collapse-of-svb-and-signature "What You Need to Know About the Collapse of SVB and Signature")

      Details    Robert Reich    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 13 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/021i.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26606-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-collapse-of-svb-and-signature)

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   ##  [ As Hunger Surges and Medicaid Cliff Looms, Biden Readies Record Pentagon Budget](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26593-as-hunger-surges-and-medicaid-cliff-looms-biden-readies-record-pentagon-budget "As Hunger Surges and Medicaid Cliff Looms, Biden Readies Record Pentagon Budget")

      Details    Jake Johnson    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 09 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/020g.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26593-as-hunger-surges-and-medicaid-cliff-looms-biden-readies-record-pentagon-budget)

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   ##  [ Grabbin' That Third Rail: Who Benefits by Forgiving Student Loans? ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26580-grabbin-that-third-rail-who-benefits-by-forgiving-student-loans "Grabbin' That Third Rail: Who Benefits by Forgiving Student Loans? ")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     March 06 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/0019i.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26580-grabbin-that-third-rail-who-benefits-by-forgiving-student-loans)

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   ##  [ Analysis Spotlights the Lasting Pain Inflicted by Reagan's Social Security Cuts](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26536-analysis-spotlights-the-lasting-pain-inflicted-by-reagan-s-social-security-cuts "Analysis Spotlights the Lasting Pain Inflicted by Reagan's Social Security Cuts")

      Details    Jake Johnson    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 27 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/017m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26536-analysis-spotlights-the-lasting-pain-inflicted-by-reagan-s-social-security-cuts)

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   ##  [ Dear Gov. DeSantis: You're a History Grad. Please Tell Me When Systemic Racism Ended](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26535-dear-gov-desantis-you-re-a-history-grad-please-tell-me-when-systemic-racism-ended "Dear Gov. DeSantis: You're a History Grad. Please Tell Me When Systemic Racism Ended")

      Details    Jeff Cohen    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 27 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/017j.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26535-dear-gov-desantis-you-re-a-history-grad-please-tell-me-when-systemic-racism-ended)

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   ##  [ Why Online Gaming Can Be Good For Our Brains](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26518-why-online-gaming-can-be-good-for-our-brains "Why Online Gaming Can Be Good For Our Brains")

      Details    CityWatch Staff    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 24 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/017a.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26518-why-online-gaming-can-be-good-for-our-brains)

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   ##  [ Sanders Proposes 'New Deal for Journalism' to Ensure Media Serves Public Interest](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26500-sanders-proposes-new-deal-for-journalism-to-ensure-media-serves-public-interest "Sanders Proposes 'New Deal for Journalism' to Ensure Media Serves Public Interest")

      Details    Julia Conley    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 20 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/015h.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26500-sanders-proposes-new-deal-for-journalism-to-ensure-media-serves-public-interest)

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   ##  [ How Wokers Paint Targets on the Backs of Jews and Blacks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26495-how-wokers-paint-targets-on-the-backs-of-jews-and-blacks "How Wokers Paint Targets on the Backs of Jews and Blacks")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 20 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/015d1.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26495-how-wokers-paint-targets-on-the-backs-of-jews-and-blacks)

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   ##  [ 20 Years Ago Today: We Didn't Stop the Invasion of Iraq, But We Did Change History](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26483-20-years-ago-today-we-didn-t-stop-the-invasion-of-iraq-but-we-did-change-history "20 Years Ago Today: We Didn't Stop the Invasion of Iraq, But We Did Change History")

      Details    Phyllis Bennis    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 16 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/014h.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26483-20-years-ago-today-we-didn-t-stop-the-invasion-of-iraq-but-we-did-change-history)

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   ##  [ So What Do We Do When US Governors Start Trafficking Human Beings?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26482-so-what-do-we-do-when-us-governors-start-trafficking-human-beings "So What Do We Do When US Governors Start Trafficking Human Beings?")

      Details    Tony Butka    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 16 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/014a.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26482-so-what-do-we-do-when-us-governors-start-trafficking-human-beings)

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   ##  [ The EV Scamdemic](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26455-the-ev-scamdemic "The EV Scamdemic")

      Details    Eliot Cohen    [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads)     February 13 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/013a.jpg "Mining for lithium batteries")    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26455-the-ev-scamdemic "class="caption" title="Mining for lithium batteries"")Mining for lithium batteries

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1. [ We Need More, Not Less Education on Black History and Structural Racism](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26443-we-need-more-not-less-education-on-black-history-and-structural-racism)
2. [ A Guide to Texas Pro Sports Teams](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26433-a-guide-to-texas-pro-sports-teams)
3. [ Disorder In the House: Frauds, Dimwits and Grenades 'R Us](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26426-disorder-in-the-house-frauds-dimwits-and-grenades-r-us)
4. [ Nostalgia for the Cuban Missile Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26425-nostalgia-for-the-cuban-missile-crisis)
5. [ Why So Many Jewish Organizations Support Ethnic Studies](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26395-why-so-many-jewish-organizations-support-ethnic-studies)
6. [ Behind the Hate: Who is Andrew Tate](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26367-behind-the-hate-who-is-andrew-tate)
7. [ How Learning Language Can Help Your Kid In Future Assignment To College](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26347-how-learning-language-can-help-your-kid-in-future-assignment-to-college)
8. [ Breaking the Addiction to Secrets and Secrecy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26338-breaking-the-addiction-to-secrets-and-secrecy)
9. [ Border Crisis: Calling It A Border Security Issue Puts Real Solutions Out Of Reach](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26310-border-crisis-calling-it-a-border-security-issue-puts-real-solutions-out-of-reach)
10. [ UFOs Forever](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/26304-ufos-forever)

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