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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/af/029r-af8a67a6.png) ### All Health Care, Like All Politics, Is Local Written by Andrés Martinez on April 07 2016. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10859-all-health-care-like-all-politics-is-local) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/87/028q-87f068dd.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10839-welcome-to-america-s-new-guilded-age-where-lies-misinformation-and-devalued-dollars-are-the-norm)Written by Ken Alpern on April 04 2016. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads). ## [Welcome to America’s New ‘Gilded Age’: Where Lies, Misinformation and Devalued Dollars are the Norm](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10839-welcome-to-america-s-new-guilded-age-where-lies-misinformation-and-devalued-dollars-are-the-norm) ECONOMIC GOBBLDY GOOK-File these under "for the greater good": worker rights, immigrant rights, and rights of "the little guy.” And then file these u… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/fd/028a-fdfd3bf2.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10837-exposed-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-ignoring-members-creating-policy-behind-closed-doors)### [Exposed: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ignoring Members, Creating Policy Behind Closed Doors](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10837-exposed-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-ignoring-members-creating-policy-behind-closed-doors) Written by Jon Queally on April 04 2016. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/6b/027j-6b9ca2c8.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10821-the-clooney-s-california-fundraisers-for-hillary-a-tale-of-two-economies)### [The Clooney’s California Fundraisers for Hillary: A Tale of Two Economies](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10821-the-clooney-s-california-fundraisers-for-hillary-a-tale-of-two-economies) Written by Bill Boyarsky on March 31 2016. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8f/027k-8f89974e.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10820-new-veteran-led-campaign-challenges-islamophobia)### [New Veteran-led Campaign Challenges Islamophobia](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10820-new-veteran-led-campaign-challenges-islamophobia) Written by Brian Trautman on March 31 2016. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/3b/027m-3bd53f68.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10818-media-coverage-of-public-health-ain-t-easy-but-lives-depend-on-it)### [Media Coverage of Public Health ain’t Easy … But Lives Depend On It](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10818-media-coverage-of-public-health-ain-t-easy-but-lives-depend-on-it) Written by Bob Gelfand on March 31 2016. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/87/027n-87858fb4.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10817-los-angeles-like-other-blue-green-cities-rethinking-it-s-water-infrastructure)### [Los Angeles … Like Other Blue-Green Cities … Rethinking It’s Water Infrastructure](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10817-los-angeles-like-other-blue-green-cities-rethinking-it-s-water-infrastructure) Written by Vincent Lee on March 31 2016. 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