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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 # VOICES --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b3/065u-b3db26b8.jpg) ### Naming the "Inflation Reduction Act" is as Absurd as the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" Written by Ken Alpern on August 15 2022. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/25297-naming-the-inflation-reduction-act-is-as-absurd-as-the-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d1/065q-d1832e19.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/25290-yimbyism-there-s-a-whole-lot-of-shilling-going-on)Written by John Mirisch on August 15 2022. Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices). ## [Yimbyism: There’s a Whole Lot of Shilling Going On](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/25290-yimbyism-there-s-a-whole-lot-of-shilling-going-on) If, by claiming Yimbys are “progressives,” you mean, “developer shills,” then you’re on to something. Yimbyism, of course, (“Yimby” being short for… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/db/065h-db7e08e0.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/25282-the-republican-base-has-lost-its-mind)### [The Republican Base Has Lost Its Mind](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/25282-the-republican-base-has-lost-its-mind) Written by Liz Amsden on August 15 2022. 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