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There's now no doubt new laws making it harder to vote in 21 states would help determine control of the Senate this year.

Public employees are promised certain retirement compensation. It is earned; it is not a gratuity.

Voter ID laws have made it harder for people who would have supported Democrats to vote in many Southern states.

Despite record campaign spending, voter turn-out was expected to be the lowest in years.

As we found ourselves choosing between rice, oatmeal, or potatoes for every meal, it occurred to us that being in poverty isn't about how hard you work; it's about …

Keeping this common space of encounter is essential for survival, for as much as one group attempts to isolate itself from another, our lives are inescapably bound together.

That free money, known by economics wonks as quantitative easing, helps drilling companies finance fracking an increasingly massive number of wells to keep production levels flat in shale fields …

The blockade was organized by the Block the Boat Coalition, with support from ILWU Local 10 members who respected the picket.

A major voting registration controversy could impact one of the Senate's tightest races.