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IMMIGRATION WATCH - When Joe Biden ran against President Donald Trump in 2020, he promised to fight back against anti-immigrant policies, including those that punished “sanctuary cities” and that gave more local authorities power to act as an extra arm of federal immigration enforcement.

HOUSING WATCH - Unable to come up with real solutions for Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, City Council Member Joe Buscaino is pushing forward a ballot measure that doesn’t address homelessness and merely rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic.

SCOTUS - So now, as expected after decades of taking big bucks for her rightwing work on behalf of America's oligarchs, we learn that the wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginny Thomas, was in Trump's January 6th "rally" up to her eyeballs.

GUEST COMMENTARY - At the beginning of the Trump administration, I wrote several articles for CityWatchLA on the prospects for fascism in the U.S. 

COLD WAR II - Vladimir Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine is the most important geopolitical development since the end of the Cold War.

VOTING RIGHTS - The following are the prepared remarks from Bishop William J. Barber II, president and senior lecture of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign:

GUEST COMMENTARY - Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will be remembered as one of the great crimes of the 21st century.

DOLLAR SENSE - If you’ve been slammed lately by higher prices on everything from groceries to rental cars and gas prices, you’re probably wondering what on earth is behind these skyrocketing costs.

BAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS - Putin’s cruel invasion of the Ukraine reminds us that there are leaders of countries—and not only Putin—who think and act according to the conviction that if they do not get their way, they might turn to nuclear weapons as a last resort. 

IMMIGRATION POLITICS - Borders are meant to create order and security. But around the world, authoritarians seeking to enhance their power are pushing dangerous border narratives to sow chaos and exploit insecurity. 

GUEST COMMENTARY - The following is a brief synopsis of a major peace proposal that would bring about an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict under the framework of an Israeli-Palestinian- Jordanian confederation.

GUEST COMMENTARY -  As Vladimir Putin watched the opening ceremony of this year’s Winter Olympics, the rest of the world watched as Russian troops massed along the borders of Ukraine.

UNDERSTANDING PUTIN - It’s Women’s History Month and in an act of unthinkable atrocity, Mad Vlad Putin is indiscriminately killing women and children across Ukraine. Men, too, of course. 

LIBERTARIANISM - Over the past half-century, libertarians have played a critical role in the ever-growing war against governmental nonsense.

IMMIGRATION WATCH - Why are so many employers struggling to find workers right now?

GUEST COMMENTARY - Russian President Putin has claimed that he ordered the invasion of Ukraine to "denazify" its government,

FUEL CRISIS - The war in Ukraine should serve as a clarion call to kick our addiction to fossil fuels and speed the transition to a fossil-free future.

THE DOCTOR IS IN - To My Fellow Americans: 

OIL DEPENDENCY - Climate campaigners worldwide called out major oil and gas companies this weekend for fueling conflict around the world, including Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine, and demanded a shift to renewables.

WAR & DEMOCRACY - The attack on Ukraine focuses the mind on a most critical question for humanity:

THE VIEW FROM HERE - Being honest is something we avoid.   This is not at a time when we need be honest whether Heidi Abramowitz was fat.