##  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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### Just Words?

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on October 10 2016.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11940-just-words)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/72/082p-72be6e33.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11937-fraud-charges-conspiracy-theories-this-election-may-never-end)Written by Bill Boyarsky on October 10 2016. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads).

## [Fraud Charges, Conspiracy Theories … This Election May Never End](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11937-fraud-charges-conspiracy-theories-this-election-may-never-end)

TRUTHDIG--Most of you are already sick of this election and are looking forward to Nov. 8. But don’t count on it being over after Election Day. Don…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/28/081j-283e6db1.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11920-on-corporations-their-minions-and-the-perversion-called-mandatory-arbitration)### [On Corporations, their Minions and the Perversion Called ‘Mandatory Arbitration’](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11920-on-corporations-their-minions-and-the-perversion-called-mandatory-arbitration)

Written by Tony Butka on October 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/f3/081s-f360ea83.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11913-amid-men-yelling-indistinctly-at-vp-debate-shards-of-substance)### [Amid ‘Men Yelling Indistinctly’ at VP Debate, Shards of Substance](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11913-amid-men-yelling-indistinctly-at-vp-debate-shards-of-substance)

Written by Isaiah Poole on October 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/37/079v-3730092f.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11890-exposed-guess-whose-are-behind-libertarian-candidate-gary-johnson-would-you-believe-the-koch-brothers)### [Exposed: Guess Whose $$ are Behind Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson! Would You Believe the Koch Brothers?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11890-exposed-guess-whose-are-behind-libertarian-candidate-gary-johnson-would-you-believe-the-koch-brothers)

Written by Adele M. Stan on September 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d5/079c-d5101e56.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11887-vote-pact-report-the-debate-s-biggest-liar-lester-holt)### [Vote Pact Report: The Debate’s Biggest Liar? Lester Holt!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11887-vote-pact-report-the-debate-s-biggest-liar-lester-holt)

Written by Sam Husseini on September 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5f/079d-5f576c95.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11886-trump-win-or-lose-will-the-gop-survive)### [Trump Win or Lose: Will the GOP Survive?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11886-trump-win-or-lose-will-the-gop-survive)

Written by Joel Kotkin on September 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/95/079f-95328c47.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11884-teleprompter-donald-vs-poker-faced-clinton-this-could-be-a-done-deal)### [‘Teleprompter Donald’ vs. Poker-faced Clinton: This Could be a Done Deal](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11884-teleprompter-donald-vs-poker-faced-clinton-this-could-be-a-done-deal)

Written by Doug Epperhart on September 29 2016.

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Written by Bill Boyarsky on September 26 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ed/078p1-ed134d3c.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11855-better-brush-up-on-your-russian-declensions-the-cold-war-is-back)### [Better Brush Up on Your Russian Declensions … the Cold War is Back](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11855-better-brush-up-on-your-russian-declensions-the-cold-war-is-back)

Written by Andrés Martinez on September 26 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5e/077a-5eb9e1c9.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11850-what-to-do-when-you-hate-both-major-presidential-candidates-reach-for-your-johnson)### [What to Do When You Hate Both Major Presidential Candidates: Reach for Your Johnson!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11850-what-to-do-when-you-hate-both-major-presidential-candidates-reach-for-your-johnson)

Written by Ken Alpern on September 22 2016.

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Written by Fred Mariscal on September 19 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/79/078e-792c0212.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11829-what-clinton-and-trump-must-do-to-win-the-debates)### [What Clinton and Trump Must Do to Win the Debates](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11829-what-clinton-and-trump-must-do-to-win-the-debates)

Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on September 19 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b6/075b-b6be9391.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11816-what-did-the-5-trillion-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars-get-us)### [What Did the $5 Trillion Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Get Us?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11816-what-did-the-5-trillion-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars-get-us)

Written by Juan Cole on September 15 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c9/075g-c9d826bf.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11812-tweets-twits-and-mainstream-media-sheesh)### [Tweets, Twits, and Mainstream Media - Sheesh!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11812-tweets-twits-and-mainstream-media-sheesh)

Written by Tony Butka on September 15 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/2d/074b-2d36832a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11796-why-is-amazon-still-selling-agatha-christie-s-ten-little-niggers)### [Why is Amazon Still Selling Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Niggers?”](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11796-why-is-amazon-still-selling-agatha-christie-s-ten-little-niggers)

Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on September 12 2016.

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Written by Ron Kaye on September 12 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/99/073q-99d574f6.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11760-challenging-hate-our-protest-tradition-and-why-we-must-cherish-it)### [Challenging Hate: Our Protest Tradition and Why We Must Cherish It](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11760-challenging-hate-our-protest-tradition-and-why-we-must-cherish-it)

Written by Janice "Jay" Johnson on September 08 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/01/072a-01f9fb0e.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11753-the-national-anthem-slavery-and-the-meaning-of-liberty)### [The National Anthem, Slavery and the Meaning of Liberty](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/11753-the-national-anthem-slavery-and-the-meaning-of-liberty)

Written by James Preston Allen on September 05 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on September 05 2016.

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