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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # IMPORTANT READS --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/29/070e-29247230.png) ### The Silencing of Dissent Written by Chris Hedges on August 29 2019. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/18354-the-silencing-of-dissent) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/92/070o-92a32dc6.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/18352-don-t-subsidize-companies-that-silence-workers)Written by Tom Lewandowski on August 29 2019. 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