##  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)

October 26 2026

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### [The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voter Guide](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/33544-the-la-watchdogs-2026-voters-guide-2)

October 15 2026

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### [The Fools’ Blame Game](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33626-the-fools-blame-game)

October 26 2026

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### [California Film Tax Credits Aren’t Enough. 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

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### To Nuclear-Armed States: Nice Talk, Now Walk the Walk

Written by PETER BERGEL on January 24 2022.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23647-to-nuclear-armed-states-nice-talk-now-walk-the-walk)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0d/007f-0d1243da.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23645-ca-assemblyman-flora-calls-for-deregulation-at-ca-trucking-association-conference)Written by Marc Ang on January 24 2022. Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices).

## [CA Assemblyman Flora Calls For Deregulation at CA Trucking Association Conference](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23645-ca-assemblyman-flora-calls-for-deregulation-at-ca-trucking-association-conference)

We caught up at the California Trucking Association (CTA) conference and weighed in on issues affecting an industry I have covered on numerous occasi…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/cb/007j-cb29d427.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23638-this-happened-here-the-fascist-trump-presidency-as-living-american-history)### [This Happened Here: The Fascist Trump Presidency as Living American History](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23638-this-happened-here-the-fascist-trump-presidency-as-living-american-history)

Written by Paul Street on January 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/87/007p-87605997.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23633-hypocritical-scolding-won-t-stop-a-russian-war-on-ukraine)### [Hypocritical Scolding Won’t Stop A Russian War On Ukraine](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23633-hypocritical-scolding-won-t-stop-a-russian-war-on-ukraine)

Written by Mitchell Zimmerman on January 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8b/006z7-8bd0cf0a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23618-joe-biden-architect-of-his-own-demise)### [Joe Biden, Architect of his Own Demise](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23618-joe-biden-architect-of-his-own-demise)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c6/006z4-c61a11ed.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23617-untangling-ourselves-from-the-dark-side)### [Untangling Ourselves From The Dark Side](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23617-untangling-ourselves-from-the-dark-side)

Written by Robert C. Koehler on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/66/006z1-66efb600.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23615-voting-rights-fight-must-be-won-to-conquer-gop-big-lie)### [Voting Rights Fight Must Be Won to Conquer GOP 'Big Lie'](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23615-voting-rights-fight-must-be-won-to-conquer-gop-big-lie)

Written by FRED WERTHEIMER on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/56/006z-56ed482a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23612-one-nation-under-greed)### [One Nation, Under Greed](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23612-one-nation-under-greed)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/6b/006x-6b490cb0.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23611-president-s-tv-conference-pundits-show-prejudice-and-ignorance-about-stuttering-aging-and-mental-health)### [President’s TV Conference: Pundits Show Prejudice And Ignorance About Stuttering, Aging And Mental Health.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23611-president-s-tv-conference-pundits-show-prejudice-and-ignorance-about-stuttering-aging-and-mental-health)

Written by Matthew Hetz on January 20 2022.

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Written by Marc Ang on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/94/006f-949d03b0.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23603-progress-in-the-fight-against-the-dog-meat-trade-in-south-korea)### [Progress In The Fight Against The Dog Meat Trade In South Korea](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23603-progress-in-the-fight-against-the-dog-meat-trade-in-south-korea)

Written by Jeffrey Mausner on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/42/006n-42db3d61.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23599-america-s-new-class-war)### [America’s New Class War](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23599-america-s-new-class-war)

Written by CHRIS HEDGES on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5d/006z6-5d8135b3.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23597-save-our-endangered-cartoonists)### [Save Our Endangered Cartoonists](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23597-save-our-endangered-cartoonists)

Written by Jim Hightower on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a3/006r-a3809a6e.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23594-the-people-v-mississippi-defending-women-s-right-to-choose)### [The People v. Mississippi: Defending Women’s Right to Choose ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23594-the-people-v-mississippi-defending-women-s-right-to-choose)

Written by Bob Topper on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b5/005y-b5db333f.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23586-it-s-mlk-day-to-prevent-racism-the-two-party-system-and-filibuster-must-survive)### [It's MLK Day: To Prevent Racism, The Two-Party System (and Filibuster) Must Survive](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23586-it-s-mlk-day-to-prevent-racism-the-two-party-system-and-filibuster-must-survive)

Written by Ken Alpern on January 17 2022.

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Written by Sebastian Santos on January 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/32/005x-32d571cb.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23578-has-baggage-hopes-to-travel-to-india-some-day)### [Has Baggage, Hopes to Travel to India… Some Day](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23578-has-baggage-hopes-to-travel-to-india-some-day)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/02/005g-02047132.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23571-japanese-americans-join-the-struggle-for-black-reparations)### [Japanese Americans Join The Struggle for Black Reparations](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23571-japanese-americans-join-the-struggle-for-black-reparations)

Written by Alexandra Jane on January 16 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b6/005j-b6aedb14.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23569-martin-luther-king-jr-internationalist)### [Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23569-martin-luther-king-jr-internationalist)

Written by Khury Petersen-Smith on January 16 2022.

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Written by Mark Friedman on January 16 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 12 2022.

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