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   ##  [ Only Mass Protests Can Save Abortion Rights](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24679-only-mass-protest-can-save-abortion-rights "Only Mass Protests Can Save Abortion Rights")

      Details    Paul Street    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 26 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/042n.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24679-only-mass-protest-can-save-abortion-rights)

ROE V WADE - As the ridiculously right-wing United States Supreme Court stands poised to [defy majority public opinion](https://www.wpr.org/poll-most-americans-oppose-overturning-roe-v-wade-split-new-abortion-restrictions) by reversing its 1973 *Roe v. Wade* (hereafter “*Roe*”) decision and thereby stripping away women’s half-century constitutional right to an abortion,

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   ##  [ More Thoughts, More Prayers and More School Shootings](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24670-more-thoughts-more-prayers-and-more-school-shootings "More Thoughts, More Prayers and More School Shootings")

      Details    Beth Cone    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 26 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/042h.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24670-more-thoughts-more-prayers-and-more-school-shootings)

GUN VIOLENCE - In the 23 years since Columbine, at least 554 students, educators, and school staff have been victims of school shootings, according to a [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/local/school-shootings-database/) report.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24670-more-thoughts-more-prayers-and-more-school-shootings)

   ##  [ Little Kids Going To School](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24668-little-kids-going-to-school "Little Kids Going To School")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 26 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/042k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24668-little-kids-going-to-school)

ACCORDING TO LIZ - Some people argue that it is disrespectful to the dead to use such a tragedy to score political points.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24668-little-kids-going-to-school)

   ##  [ Made in America: School Shootings, Psycho Killers...and Action Over Ignorance](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24666-made-in-america-school-shootings-psycho-killers-and-action-over-ignorance "Made in America: School Shootings, Psycho Killers...and Action Over Ignorance")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 26 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/042j.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24666-made-in-america-school-shootings-psycho-killers-and-action-over-ignorance)

The Doctor is IN: Let me start by proclaiming that I am a physician who supports the Second Amendment, the First Amendment, Law Enforcement, and also science over feelings with respect to public health.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24666-made-in-america-school-shootings-psycho-killers-and-action-over-ignorance)

   ##  [ US Elections Are a Sham](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24665-us-elections-are-a-sham "US Elections Are a Sham")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 26 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/042e.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24665-us-elections-are-a-sham)

THE VIEW FROM HERE - Elections are beneficial when two situations coincide:

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24665-us-elections-are-a-sham)

   ##  [ What Are We Doing? Why Are We Here?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24664-what-are-we-doing-why-are-we-here "What Are We Doing?  Why Are We Here?")

      Details    Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 24 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/041z.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24664-what-are-we-doing-why-are-we-here)

VIDEO - Senator Chris Murphy delivers an emotional address to the Senate regarding the Texas school shooting.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24664-what-are-we-doing-why-are-we-here)

   ##  [ Tucker Carlson’s ‘Great Replacement’ Theory Comes From An Anti-American Nazi](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24661-tucker-carlson-s-great-replacement-theory-comes-from-an-anti-american-nazi "Tucker Carlson’s ‘Great Replacement’ Theory Comes From An Anti-American Nazi")

      Details    Juan Cole    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 23 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/041k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24661-tucker-carlson-s-great-replacement-theory-comes-from-an-anti-american-nazi)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Before a hate-filled 18-year-old murdered 10 and wounded 3 African Americans in Buffalo on May 14, he penned a rambling screed about [replacement theory.](https://www.npr.org/2022/05/16/1099034094/what-is-the-great-replacement-theory)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24661-tucker-carlson-s-great-replacement-theory-comes-from-an-anti-american-nazi)

   ##  [ What Biden Gets Right](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24656-what-biden-gets-right "What Biden Gets Right")

      Details    Kelly Candaele    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 23 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/041q.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24656-what-biden-gets-right)

GUEST COMMENTARY - In 1936 at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, Franklin Delano Roosevelt told a cheering crowd that the only way to redeem the country from the Great Depression was by defeating the “economic royalists” who controlled the economy and sought “control over government itself.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24656-what-biden-gets-right)

   ##  [ Why Would Whites Fear That They Will be Replaced?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24648-why-would-whites-fear-that-they-will-be-replaced "Why Would Whites Fear That They Will be Replaced?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 23 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/041c.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24648-why-would-whites-fear-that-they-will-be-replaced)

THE VIEW FROM HERE - “In a week, American voters can do to white nationalists what they fear most.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24648-why-would-whites-fear-that-they-will-be-replaced)

   ##  [ Beware America: Our Democracy is on the Edge](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24647-beware-america-our-democracy-is-on-the-edge "Beware America: Our Democracy is on the Edge")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 23 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/041d.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24647-beware-america-our-democracy-is-on-the-edge)

GUEST COMMENTARY - I only echo the voices of thousands who sounded the alarm before me, but then again it cannot be said enough.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24647-beware-america-our-democracy-is-on-the-edge)

   ##  [ California’s Most Unlikely Philanthropist is Starting A New Chapter](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24624-california-s-most-unlikely-philanthropist-is-starting-a-new-chapter "California’s Most Unlikely Philanthropist is Starting A New Chapter")

      Details    Joe Mathews    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 19 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/040w.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24624-california-s-most-unlikely-philanthropist-is-starting-a-new-chapter)

MAKING A DIFFERENCE - Among the thousands of students graduating from San Diego State this weekend is one of California’s youngest and most unlikely philanthropists.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24624-california-s-most-unlikely-philanthropist-is-starting-a-new-chapter)

   ##  [ Eve’s Choice: Patriarchy No Longer Rules](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24623-eve-s-choice-patriarchy-no-longer-rules "Eve’s Choice: Patriarchy No Longer Rules")

      Details    Robert C. Koehler    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 19 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/040p.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24623-eve-s-choice-patriarchy-no-longer-rules)

ROE V WADE *- “Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’”* — Genesis 2:18. RSV

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24623-eve-s-choice-patriarchy-no-longer-rules)

   ##  [ Making “Impregnators” Pay Their Fair Share](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24618-making-impregnators-pay-their-fair-share "Making “Impregnators” Pay Their Fair Share")

      Details    Rob Okun    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 19 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/040t.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24618-making-impregnators-pay-their-fair-share)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Long before a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion revealed that by summer Roe v. Wade will likely be overturned, only pregnant people bore the burden of pregnancy—not just physically, but also financially.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24618-making-impregnators-pay-their-fair-share)

   ##  [ Why Should We the People Respect a Court That Subverts the Will of the People?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24616-why-should-we-the-people-respect-a-court-that-subverts-the-will-of-the-people "Why Should We the People Respect a Court That Subverts the Will of the People?")

      Details    JIM HIGHTOWER    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 19 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/040v.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24616-why-should-we-the-people-respect-a-court-that-subverts-the-will-of-the-people)

SCOTUS JUSTICE - When Supreme Court member Justice Samuel Alito's secret plan for canceling the constitutional right of women to end their pregnancies leaked out to the public, Republican politicos went ballistic! Over the leak, that is.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24616-why-should-we-the-people-respect-a-court-that-subverts-the-will-of-the-people)

   ##  [ Do Not Yank Their Chains](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24611-do-not-yank-their-chains "Do Not Yank Their Chains")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 19 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/040d.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24611-do-not-yank-their-chains)

THE VIEW FROM HERE - We now know that [Dylann Roof](https://bit.ly/3a9FKd8) was an all-around tragedy.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24611-do-not-yank-their-chains)

   ##  [ Equality: A Message to my Daughters](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24605-one-more-thing "Equality: A Message to my Daughters")

      Details    Denyse Selesnick    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 19 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/040i1.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24605-one-more-thing)

ONE MORE THING - We are in the midst of Primaries and even though the emphasis on the Supreme Court leak is not the lead story for the media anymore, it hasn’t disappeared.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24605-one-more-thing)

   ##  [ Medical Board of California Under Oversight Microscope](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24599-medical-board-of-california-under-oversight-microscope "Medical Board of California Under Oversight Microscope")

      Details    Sasha Lauren    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 16 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/039a.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24599-medical-board-of-california-under-oversight-microscope)

SENATE MEDICAL OVERSIGHT - On Jan 1, 2024 MBC will cease to exist without legislation continuing its operations.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24599-medical-board-of-california-under-oversight-microscope)

   ##  [ Guns, Guns and More Guns](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24596-guns-guns-and-more-guns "Guns, Guns and More Guns")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 16 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/039k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24596-guns-guns-and-more-guns)

ACCORDING TO LIZ - Headlines across the nation last week reported the CDC findings that there had been a 35% increase in gun homicides between 2019 and 2020.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24596-guns-guns-and-more-guns)

   ##  [ Wannabe Controller Paul Koretz Proves “Pay-to-Play” is Alive and Well in City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24595-wannabe-controller-paul-koretz-proves-pay-to-play-is-alive-and-well-in-city-hall "Wannabe Controller Paul Koretz Proves “Pay-to-Play” is Alive and Well in City Hall")

      Details    Susan Gans    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 16 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/039d.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24595-wannabe-controller-paul-koretz-proves-pay-to-play-is-alive-and-well-in-city-hall)

GUEST COMMENTARY - In yet another shocking abuse of the City Council’s veto power over decisions of Area Planning Commissions, Councilmember -

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24595-wannabe-controller-paul-koretz-proves-pay-to-play-is-alive-and-well-in-city-hall)

   ##  [ Does The Constitution Screw California?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24590-does-the-constitution-screw-california "Does The Constitution Screw California?")

      Details    Paul Street    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 16 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/039l.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24590-does-the-constitution-screw-california)

GUEST COMMENTARY - So, when does MSNBC talking head and former US Senate staffer and hit show West Wing writer-producer Lawrence O’Donnell call for a referendum to call a Constituent Assembly to re-write the 18th century aristo-republican charter that disastrously governs US politics and policy in the 21st Century United States?

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24590-does-the-constitution-screw-california)

   ##  [ Between the Stupid and the Evil](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24584-between-the-stupid-and-the-evil "Between the Stupid and the Evil")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices)     May 16 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/039r.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24584-between-the-stupid-and-the-evil)

GUEST COMMENTARY - So said the late conservative journalist M Stanton Evans, It is commonplace, even among Republicans, to label the Republicans ‘the stupid party’, while lambasting the Democrats as ‘the evil party’.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24584-between-the-stupid-and-the-evil)

1. [ Neofascist Minority Rule by the GOP Is Laying Waste to the United States](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24580-neofascist-minority-rule-by-the-gop-is-laying-waste-to-the-united-states)
2. [ Graduates Aren’t Feeling Too Optimistic This Year](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24562-graduates-aren-t-feeling-too-optimistic-this-year)
3. [ Is It Inflation or Is It Profiteering?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24554-is-it-inflation-or-is-it-profiteering)
4. [ Will the Leaked Roe v Wade Draft Unravel the Myth of Judicial Honesty?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24552-will-the-leaked-roe-v-wade-draft-unravel-the-myth-of-judicial-honesty)
5. [ Personal History: The Supreme Court I Argued Before Fifty Years Ago ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24545-personal-history-the-supreme-court-i-argued-before-fifty-years-ago)
6. [ Could Caruso or Bass Be One And Done?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24534-could-caruso-or-bass-be-one-and-done)
7. [ If King Priam Had Heeded Cassandra, He Would Have Saved Troy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24533-if-king-priam-had-heeded-cassandra-he-would-have-saved-troy)
8. [ Everything is Free! Fuh-Ree, I Tell Ya'!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24532-everything-is-free-fuh-ree-i-tell-ya)
9. [ Significant Dissatisfaction with the Neighborhood Council System](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24531-significant-dissatisfaction-with-the-neighborhood-council-system)
10. [ Do We Need a Capitalist Civil War?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/24525-do-we-need-a-capitalist-civil-war)

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