##  In the News

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### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? McKinney Makes His Case to Los Angeles Voters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters)

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October 26 2026

#  IMPORTANT READS

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### What about Armed Protests?

Written by Robert C. Koehler on July 09 2020.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20064-what-about-armed-protests)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/49/056m-493d2354.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20056-going-back-to-work-in-a-pandemic)Written by Denita Jones on July 09 2020. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads).

## [Going Back to Work in a Pandemic](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20056-going-back-to-work-in-a-pandemic)

It’s hard enough for the kids — missing school, missing friends, and now taking care of each other as I’m forced back to work in an environment where…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/32/055k-320b8315.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20042-four-ways-to-fight-racism-in-your-town)### [Four Ways to Fight Racism in Your Town](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20042-four-ways-to-fight-racism-in-your-town)

Written by Gloria Oladipo on July 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/e5/055q-e5a3fbee.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20041-battleground-states)### [Battleground States](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20041-battleground-states)

Written by Kathy Kelly on July 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/62/054u-6262bc9d.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20033-land-of-the-unfree)### [Land of the Unfree](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20033-land-of-the-unfree)

Written by Robert P. Alvarez on July 02 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/68/054h-68af18d1.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20024-policing-is-not-a-public-good)### [Policing Is Not a Public Good](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/20024-policing-is-not-a-public-good)

Written by Ravi Mangla on July 02 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/af/052q-af03647b.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19989-there-s-no-excuse-for-blocking-the-anti-lynching-bill)### [There’s No Excuse for Blocking the Anti-Lynching Bill](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19989-there-s-no-excuse-for-blocking-the-anti-lynching-bill)

Written by Yohuru Williams and Savannah Shepherd on June 25 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/f9/052u-f94b6f85.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19987-complicity-and-modern-slavery)### [Complicity and Modern Slavery](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19987-complicity-and-modern-slavery)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on June 25 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/93/051d-93027ce8.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19962-trump-s-mis-judgement-at-tulsa-nuremberg-just-might-doom-him)### [Trump's Mis-Judgement at Tulsa-Nuremberg Just Might Doom Him](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19962-trump-s-mis-judgement-at-tulsa-nuremberg-just-might-doom-him)

Written by Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News on June 22 2020.

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Written by Daniel Guss on June 22 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5c/051k-5c19abc5.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19959-the-last-chance-for-a-viable-two-state-solution)### [The Last Chance for A Viable Two-State Solution](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19959-the-last-chance-for-a-viable-two-state-solution)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on June 22 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a1/051h-a1b76470.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19958-trump-panned-for-campaign-of-hate-saying-he-called-for-less-covid-19-testing)### [Trump Panned for 'Campaign of Hate,' Saying He Called for Less Covid-19 Testing](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19958-trump-panned-for-campaign-of-hate-saying-he-called-for-less-covid-19-testing)

Written by Andrea Germanos on June 22 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b8/050f-b8f2c945.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19942-the-taste-of-subservience)### [The Taste of Subservience](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19942-the-taste-of-subservience)

Written by Abby Zimet on June 18 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/de/049k-de7bb69c.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19929-george-floyd-a-global-uprooting-of-a-racist-past)### [George Floyd: A Global Uprooting of a Racist Past](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19929-george-floyd-a-global-uprooting-of-a-racist-past)

Written by Robert C. Koehler on June 15 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/fe/049e-feb288a1.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19927-sanctioning-self-care-for-police-is-part-of-the-solution)### [Sanctioning Self Care for Police is Part of the Solution](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19927-sanctioning-self-care-for-police-is-part-of-the-solution)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on June 15 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/7f/049i-7f1e9516.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19922-primary-disasters-in-wisconsin-ohio-and-georgia-portend-the-death-of-american-democracy)### [Primary Disasters in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Georgia Portend the Death of American Democracy](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19922-primary-disasters-in-wisconsin-ohio-and-georgia-portend-the-death-of-american-democracy)

Written by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman on June 15 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/27/048j-27892382.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19915-speaking-of-looting-trump-admin-refuses-to-disclose-corporate-recipients-of-500-billion-in-coronavirus-bailout-funds)### [Speaking of Looting...': Trump Admin. Refuses to Disclose Corporate Recipients of $500 Billion in Coronavirus Bailout Funds](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19915-speaking-of-looting-trump-admin-refuses-to-disclose-corporate-recipients-of-500-billion-in-coronavirus-bailout-funds)

Written by Jessica Corbett on June 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/82/048k-82cd8b16.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19909-riots-are-as-american-as-apple-pie)### [Riots Are as American as Apple Pie](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19909-riots-are-as-american-as-apple-pie)

Written by Ricky Riley on June 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/85/048l-85fc1981.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19902-leaked-memo-suggests-republicans-now-want-to-convict-trump)### [Leaked Memo Suggests Republicans Now Want to Convict Trump](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19902-leaked-memo-suggests-republicans-now-want-to-convict-trump)

Written by Rob Okun on June 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/20/047q-2044225a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19894-7-reminders-for-white-parents-talking-to-their-kids-about-police-killing-black-people)### [7 Reminders for White Parents Talking to Their Kids About Police Killing Black People](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/19894-7-reminders-for-white-parents-talking-to-their-kids-about-police-killing-black-people)

Written by Katie Tastrom on June 08 2020.

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