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They’ll tell you it was abortion. Sorry, the historical record’s clear: It was segregation.

Between 2012 and 2020, the white-Black turnout gap grew between 9.2 and 20.9 percentage points across five of the six states originally covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

Democrats don’t lose elections because of rising prices. They lose when they cut spending and raise interest rates, sacrificing other goals at the altar of price stability.

Four short essays by Carla Murphy, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Touré F. Reed, and Anika Fassia and Tinselyn Simms.

My parents are fading right before my eyes – but leftists only exist in my world, not theirs. My powerlessness in the face of my father’s situation reflects the current inability of the societal left to play a meaningful role for the exploited.

New Mexico is a haven for those seeking abortion as restrictions spread across the country. As other states and the federal government continue on a path banning legal abortion, New Mexico will remain a place where our doors and our hearts are open.

House candidate Nina Turner out-raised, out-organized and outspent opponent Shontel Brown and yet still came up short.

"Millions will suffer as they lose this critical source of income and the loss of spending will suppress job growth."

Biden criticized for his handling of situation

Labor Day: Former Poet of the United States Robert Pinsky reads his poem “Shirt,” among the great works of poetry about labor.