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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/6c/046q-6cfa2826.jpg) ### A Tale Of Two Consumers Written by Robert Reich on June 06 2024. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/29011-a-tale-of-two-consumers) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d7/046j-d73b04c9.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/29004-free-speech-bought-and-paid-for)Written by Liz Amsden on June 05 2024. Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices). ## [Free Speech… Bought and Paid For](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/29004-free-speech-bought-and-paid-for) ACCORDING TO LIZ - The First Amendment guarantees every American the right to speak their truth. Or it’s supposed to. 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[ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/59/044k-595d3bfe.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/28977-blaming-wife-for-insurrection-flags-alito-refuses-to-recuse-from-trump-cases)### [Blaming Wife for Insurrection Flags, Alito Refuses to Recuse From Trump Cases](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/28977-blaming-wife-for-insurrection-flags-alito-refuses-to-recuse-from-trump-cases) Written by Julia Conley on May 30 2024. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5b/044d-5bf9854e.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/28971-the-proximate-cause-of-poor-health-in-the-united-states-is-poverty)### [The Proximate Cause of Poor Health in the United States Is Poverty](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/28971-the-proximate-cause-of-poor-health-in-the-united-states-is-poverty) Written by Liz Amsden on May 30 2024. 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