##  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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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Corporate Monopolies Are Controlling Prices. Let’s Do Something

Written by Wenonah Hauter on April 28 2022.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24446-corporate-monopolies-are-controlling-prices-let-s-do-something)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/fb/032q-fb3bfbfc.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24372-journalism-is-not-a-crime-outrage-as-judge-approves-assange-extradition-to-us)Written by Jake Johnson on April 21 2022. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads).

## ['Journalism Is Not a Crime': Outrage as Judge Approves Assange Extradition to US](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24372-journalism-is-not-a-crime-outrage-as-judge-approves-assange-extradition-to-us)

The judge's new and widely expected procedural order, the culmination of a drawn-out legal battle, places the final decision on Assange's extradition…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a2/031i-a2d9a8c0.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24355-tax-day-many-in-financial-straits)### [Tax Day: Many In Financial Straits](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24355-tax-day-many-in-financial-straits)

Written by Emily Hoeven on April 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5b/031m-5b64f694.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24349-crimes-of-war)### [Crimes of War](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24349-crimes-of-war)

Written by Mel Gurtov on April 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/72/030s-72e69a5e.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24329-reasons-rookies-lose-money-at-the-poker-tables)### [Reasons Rookies Lose Money at the Poker Tables](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24329-reasons-rookies-lose-money-at-the-poker-tables)

Written by Roger Monroe on April 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/1f/030f-1f54e0ca.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24322-about-that-900-you-gave-pentagon-contractors)### [About That $900 You Gave Pentagon Contractors](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24322-about-that-900-you-gave-pentagon-contractors)

Written by Lindsay Koshgarian on April 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5d/030m-5d6d94fc.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24315-the-gop-has-gone-bull-goose-bonkers-where-are-the-democrats)### [The GOP Has Gone Bull-Goose Bonkers, Where Are the Democrats?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24315-the-gop-has-gone-bull-goose-bonkers-where-are-the-democrats)

Written by Jim Hightower on April 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0b/030o-0b58a2de.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24312-the-us-supreme-court-has-a-very-serious-clarence-thomas-problem)### [The US Supreme Court Has a Very Serious Clarence Thomas Problem](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24312-the-us-supreme-court-has-a-very-serious-clarence-thomas-problem)

Written by Bill Blum on April 14 2022.

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Written by Eli Clifton on April 11 2022.

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Written by Kelly Candaele on April 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/56/028d-56672a51.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24263-top-5-worst-corporate-landlords-corporate-yimbys-win-honorable-mention)### [Top 5 Worst Corporate Landlords (Corporate YIMBYs Win Honorable Mention)](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24263-top-5-worst-corporate-landlords-corporate-yimbys-win-honorable-mention)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on April 07 2022.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on April 04 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/29/027x-29e65161.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24234-undermining-judge-jackson-s-scotus-confirmation-the-gop-islamophobia-and-guantanamo)### [Undermining Judge Jackson's SCOTUS Confirmation: The GOP, Islamophobia, and Guantanamo](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24234-undermining-judge-jackson-s-scotus-confirmation-the-gop-islamophobia-and-guantanamo)

Written by Maha Hilal on April 04 2022.

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Written by JAKE JOHNSON on March 31 2022.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on March 31 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/34/026t-34e3b840.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24198-enough-it-is-time-for-merrick-garland-to-act-on-trump-s-coup-plot)### [Enough. It Is Time for Merrick Garland to Act on Trump's Coup Plot](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24198-enough-it-is-time-for-merrick-garland-to-act-on-trump-s-coup-plot)

Written by BILL BLUM on March 31 2022.

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Written by Jon Queally on March 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/1e/025s-1ebb4ed1.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24182-the-fight-to-tax-the-super-rich)### [The Fight to Tax the Super-Rich](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/24182-the-fight-to-tax-the-super-rich)

Written by Steve Appleford on March 28 2022.

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Written by Paul Street on March 27 2022.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on March 27 2022.

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