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#  VOICES

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### If We Have Any Self-Respect, We’ll Fire Gascón, and Vote YES on Prop. 36

Written by Ken Alpern on August 29 2024.

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## [The Corrupt Right-Wing Supreme Court Is the Cancer at the Heart of US Democracy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29468:the-corrupt-right-wing-supreme-court-is-the-cancer-at-the-heart-of-us-democracy&catid=375)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Republicans have pulled off a coup against an entire branch of government, and nobody seems to have noticed. But if you pay attent…

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Written by Liz Amsden on August 29 2024.

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Written by Abe Gurko on August 29 2024.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 26 2024.

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Written by Diana Nicole on August 26 2024.

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Written by CityWatch on August 23 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on August 22 2024.

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Written by Jeff Cohen on August 19 2024.

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Written by Ken Alpern on August 19 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on August 19 2024.

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Written by Tim Campbell on August 19 2024.

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Written by Ben Goldblatt on August 15 2024.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 12 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/26/065l-26d5cdc6.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29369:how-social-media-is-killing-truth-and-how-oligarchs-are-helping-it-happen&catid=375)### [How Social Media is Killing Truth, And How Oligarchs Are Helping It Happen](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29369:how-social-media-is-killing-truth-and-how-oligarchs-are-helping-it-happen&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on August 12 2024.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on August 08 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on August 08 2024.

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Written by CityWatch on August 08 2024.

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Written by Fred Rosen on August 05 2024.

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