##  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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### Happy Birthday, Medicare: You Showed That Public, Universal Health Insurance Is Superior

Written by F. Douglas Stephenson on July 26 2021.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22153-happy-birthday-medicare-you-showed-that-public-universal-health-insurance-is-superior)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/97/058c-97702a87.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22135-one-of-the-first-things-bezos-says-after-returning-from-space-humanity-should-pollute-it)Written by Jake Johnson on July 22 2021. Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices).

## [One of the First Things Bezos Says After Returning From Space: Humanity Should Pollute It](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22135-one-of-the-first-things-bezos-says-after-returning-from-space-humanity-should-pollute-it)

Speaking to MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle in one of his first interviews after the flight, Bezos—the richest person on Earth—said that "you can't imagin…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b9/058z3-b9b4f871.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22126-dennis-kucinich-s-fight-against-privatization-and-his-run-to-become-cleveland-s-mayor-again)### [Dennis Kucinich’s fight against privatization and his run to become Cleveland’s mayor again](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22126-dennis-kucinich-s-fight-against-privatization-and-his-run-to-become-cleveland-s-mayor-again)

Written by James Preston Allen on July 22 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c9/058j-c916f75a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22119-upward-and-outward-america-on-the-move-2)### [Upward and Outward: America on the Move](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22119-upward-and-outward-america-on-the-move-2)

Written by Joel Kotkin on July 22 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/87/058t-874824a3.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22118-just-horrific-pandemic-fuels-steepest-decline-in-u-s-life-expectancy-since-wwii)### [‘Just Horrific': Pandemic Fuels Steepest Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy Since WWII](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22118-just-horrific-pandemic-fuels-steepest-decline-in-u-s-life-expectancy-since-wwii)

Written by Jake Johnson on July 22 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/4a/057y-4a13d359.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22108-it-s-a-crime-to-trust-god)### [It’s a Crime to Trust God](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22108-it-s-a-crime-to-trust-god)

Written by James A. Haught on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/2d/057f-2d6b2976.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22096-we-ve-come-too-far-and-fought-too-hard-the-clock-will-not-be-turned-back)### [We’ve Come Too Far and Fought Too Hard. The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22096-we-ve-come-too-far-and-fought-too-hard-the-clock-will-not-be-turned-back)

Written by Abby Zimet on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ef/056n-ef1d63c5.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22084-presidential-prerogatives)### [Presidential prerogatives ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22084-presidential-prerogatives)

Written by Mel Gurtov on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/9d/056q-9d015812.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22079-upward-and-outward-america-on-the-move)### [Upward and Outward: America on the Move](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22079-upward-and-outward-america-on-the-move)

Written by Joel Kotkin on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a3/056p-a3580065.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22078-the-case-is-made-the-time-is-now-for-a-civilian-climate-corps)### [The Case Is Made—the Time Is Now—for a Civilian Climate Corps](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22078-the-case-is-made-the-time-is-now-for-a-civilian-climate-corps)

Written by Jeremy Mohler on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/57/056o-57abebd3.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22066-when-you-win-you-re-english-when-you-lose-you-re-black-this-is-why-we-take-the-knee)### [When You Win, You're English. When You Lose, You're Black: This Is Why We Take the Knee ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22066-when-you-win-you-re-english-when-you-lose-you-re-black-this-is-why-we-take-the-knee)

Written by Abby Zimet on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/02/055i-021f09bc.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22059-service-no-longer-required-biden-fires-trump-s-social-security-boss-who-refused-to-resign)### [Your Fired: Biden Fires Trump's Social Security Boss Who Refused to Resign](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22059-service-no-longer-required-biden-fires-trump-s-social-security-boss-who-refused-to-resign)

Written by CommonDreams on July 12 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/2a/055y-2a8947f7.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22054-critical-race-theory-is-doubly-racist-against-asians)### [Critical Race Theory Is Doubly Racist Against Asians](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22054-critical-race-theory-is-doubly-racist-against-asians)

Written by Marc Ang on July 12 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/3b/055v-3b441e8a.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22052-murder-by-the-people)### [Murder by the People](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22052-murder-by-the-people)

Written by Liz Amsden on July 12 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/1e/054q-1e49e9ce.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22034-remembering-jerry-silver-community-activist)### [Remembering Jerry Silver - Community Activist](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22034-remembering-jerry-silver-community-activist)

Written by Dennis Hathaway on July 08 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c0/054c-c0a37306.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22023-amid-record-heat-footage-shows-gop-sen-ron-johnson-dismissing-climate-change-as-bullsh-t)### [Amid Record Heat, Footage Shows GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Dismissing Climate Change as 'Bullsh\*t' ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22023-amid-record-heat-footage-shows-gop-sen-ron-johnson-dismissing-climate-change-as-bullsh-t)

Written by Jake Johnson on July 07 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0d/054a-0dc8a263.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22022-another-challenger-jumps-into-newsom-recall-race)### [Another Challenger Jumps into Newsom Recall Race](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22022-another-challenger-jumps-into-newsom-recall-race)

Written by Emily Hoeven on July 07 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/34/053f-346783ba.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22011-politically-correct-racism)### [Politically correct racism](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22011-politically-correct-racism)

Written by Robert C. Koehler on July 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/24/053e-247ce19c.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22002-mount-misery-and-behold-a-man-transformed-into-a-brute)### [Mount Misery: And Behold A Man Transformed Into A Brute](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/22002-mount-misery-and-behold-a-man-transformed-into-a-brute)

Written by Abbey Zimet on July 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/aa/053k-aa4321a6.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/21998-observations-from-the-ground-the-chinese-communist-party-s-blatant-bottom-up-u-s-takeover-from-the-local-government-level)### [Observations From the Ground: The Chinese Communist Party’s Blatant Bottom-Up U.S. Takeover from the Local Government Level](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/21998-observations-from-the-ground-the-chinese-communist-party-s-blatant-bottom-up-u-s-takeover-from-the-local-government-level)

Written by Marc Ang on July 05 2021.

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