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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### The New Eurasian Century

Written by Joel Kotkin on February 21 2022.

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## [Green Hypocrisy Hurts The Poorest](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23870:green-hypocrisy-hurts-the-poorest&catid=9)

Today the world is again reeling from soaring energy prices; but this time the wound is self-inflicted — a product of misguided policies meant to acc…

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Written by PETER BOHMER on February 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/013z-55debcca.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23842:ukraine-it-s-1939-all-over-again&catid=9)### [Ukraine: It's 1939 All Over Again?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23842:ukraine-it-s-1939-all-over-again&catid=9)

Written by Paul Hatfield on February 14 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 14 2022.

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Written by Phyllis Bennis on February 14 2022.

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Written by Thom Hartmann on February 14 2022.

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Written by KENNETH SURIN on February 10 2022.

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Written by Samantha Garcia on February 10 2022.

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Written by Ken Alpern on February 07 2022.

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Written by Jonathan Franklin on February 03 2022.

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Written by MEDEA BENJAMIN - NICOLAS J. S. DAVIES on February 03 2022.

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Written by Clara Moore on January 31 2022.

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Written by Bryce Greene on January 31 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on January 30 2022.

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Written by RON JACOBS on January 27 2022.

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