##  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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### Before Roe v. Wade: How to Get a “Therapeutic Abortion”

Written by Dan Wakefield on December 23 2021.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23377-before-roe-v-wade-how-to-get-a-therapeutic-abortion)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/2e/102j-2e0728e3.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23376-the-mainstream-media-seems-to-want-more-war-for-the-united-states)Written by Melvin Goodman on December 23 2021. Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices).

## [The Mainstream Media Seems to Want More War for the United States](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23376-the-mainstream-media-seems-to-want-more-war-for-the-united-states)

In the past week, the New York Times argued that President Joe Biden’s handling of Ukraine is actually a “wider test of U.S. credibility abroad.” Th…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/66/102l-66a53942.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23373-it-s-still-the-trump-era-and-worse-is-coming)### [It’s Still the Trump Era and Worse is Coming](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23373-it-s-still-the-trump-era-and-worse-is-coming)

Written by Paul Street on December 23 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8c/102o-8c9fa18a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23371-western-greed-fuels-china-s-domination)### [Western Greed Fuels China’s Domination](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23371-western-greed-fuels-china-s-domination)

Written by Joel Kotkin on December 23 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/9a/102s-9a3b2645.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23366-corporate-donations-poured-into-manchin-s-pac-ahead-of-final-no-on-build-back-better)### [Corporate Donations Poured Into Manchin's PAC Ahead of Final 'No' on Build Back Better](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23366-corporate-donations-poured-into-manchin-s-pac-ahead-of-final-no-on-build-back-better)

Written by Jake Johnson on December 23 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/6e/101r-6e13891f.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23362-defenseless)### [Defenseless](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23362-defenseless)

Written by Tom H. Hastings on December 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/fb/101x-fb935c40.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23357-bullshit-manchin-called-out-for-killing-biden-s-build-back-better)### ['Bullshit': Manchin Called Out for Killing Biden's Build Back Better](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23357-bullshit-manchin-called-out-for-killing-biden-s-build-back-better)

Written by Common Dreams Staff on December 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/56/101y-56410b4a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23355-trump-s-jan-6-coup-how-it-worked-how-close-it-came-and-why-it-failed)### [Trump's Jan. 6 Coup: How It Worked, How Close It Came, and Why It Failed](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23355-trump-s-jan-6-coup-how-it-worked-how-close-it-came-and-why-it-failed)

Written by Will Bunch on December 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/1f/101l-1f184c9e.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23352-america-s-culture-of-death-covid-19-gun-insanity-white-supremacy-ecological-destruction-and-public-indifference)### [America’s “Culture of Death”: COVID-19, Gun Insanity, White Supremacy, Ecological Destruction, and Public Indifference](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23352-america-s-culture-of-death-covid-19-gun-insanity-white-supremacy-ecological-destruction-and-public-indifference)

Written by DAVID MASCIOTRA on December 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0f/101a-0f4efc5f.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23350-on-the-streets-of-la)### [On the Streets of LA](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23350-on-the-streets-of-la)

Written by Liz Amsden on December 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/1f/101k-1f5788ff.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23344-a-critique-of-obscene-wealth)### [A Critique of Obscene Wealth](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23344-a-critique-of-obscene-wealth)

Written by RICHARD D. WOLFF on December 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/58/101o-58d1ddbb.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23341-which-side-is-manchin-on)### [Which Side Is Manchin On?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23341-which-side-is-manchin-on)

Written by Kristen Olsen on December 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b4/100k-b40250f7.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23315-omg-wtf)### [OMG WTF](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23315-omg-wtf)

Written by Tom H. Hastings on December 16 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0a/100b-0a2ddacd.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23311-joe-manchin-is-not-a-moderate-democrat)### [Joe Manchin Is NOT a Moderate Democrat!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23311-joe-manchin-is-not-a-moderate-democrat)

Written by Tony Butka on December 16 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/dd/099z-ddf507be.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23298-build-back-better-or-build-more-bombs-the-choice-is-clear)### [Build Back Better or Build More Bombs? The Choice Is Clear](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23298-build-back-better-or-build-more-bombs-the-choice-is-clear)

Written by AMY GOODMAN, DENIS MOYNIHAN on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/e2/099c-e25bc1df.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23292-chris-wallace-quitting-fox-news)### [Chris Wallace Quitting Fox News](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23292-chris-wallace-quitting-fox-news)

Written by Angela Carusone on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/56/099z5-56f03a5a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23290-la-will-you-be-ready-when-disaster-falls)### [LA, Will You Be Ready When Disaster Falls?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23290-la-will-you-be-ready-when-disaster-falls)

Written by Liz Amsden on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/78/099w-78cd8b9d.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23288-the-secretive-world-of-union-busting-here-s-how-much-corporations-pay-to-bust-unions)### [The Secretive World of Union Busting: Here’s How Much Corporations Pay to Bust Unions](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23288-the-secretive-world-of-union-busting-here-s-how-much-corporations-pay-to-bust-unions)

Written by Marcus Baram on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/69/099d-69d1871c.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23284-jussie-smollett-s-clumsy-execution-of-hoax)### [Jussie Smollett’s Clumsy Execution of Hoax](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23284-jussie-smollett-s-clumsy-execution-of-hoax)

Written by Marc Ang on December 13 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/30/099z4-306b78b0.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23282-the-denaissance-strikes-again-the-woke-assails-math)### [The Denaissance Strikes Again: The Woke Assails Math](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/23282-the-denaissance-strikes-again-the-woke-assails-math)

Written by Ken Alpern on December 13 2021.

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