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"Your principles aren't principles until they cost you something."
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Substackers Against Nazis
A collective letter to Substack leadership
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Why Democrats Keep Losing in Mississippi
Brandon Presley wasn't the "Mississippi Miracle" Democrats were promised because he didn't understand the barriers Black voters face when participating…
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Nickajack: The Failed Appalachian State
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South Carolina: The Corridor of Shame
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Hidden in "Greater Idaho", Lies the American Redoubt
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Greater Idaho: A State For Lincoln's Party
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Could the Delmarva Peninsula Become Its Own State?
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Westsylvania: The Fourteenth Colony
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America's 'Silent' Recession: When Widespread Economic Suffering Goes Unheard
While metrics like GDP growth and the unemployment rate point toward a "soft landing," polling suggests that Americans are worse off economically than…
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Louisiana: Jeff Landry Wins Governor's Race, Flipping the Seat for Republicans
Democrats just lost their only governor in the Deep South.
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Black Republicans Aren't Winners, Just Look at Kentucky
Historically, Black Republican candidates for statewide office just can't seem to pull out a win on Election Day.
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Your Guide to Election Day 2023
This 'off-year' election will see voters cast ballots in statewide races across at least eight states.
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Will Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Face A Runoff?
A recent change to the Mississippi Constitution could force Reeves to compete in the first gubernatorial runoff in state history.
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Several States Used Illegal Voting Maps in the 2022 Elections
Citizens in eleven states voted using congressional maps that may be struck down in the future for partisan or racial gerrymandering.
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America's White-Collar Crime Wave Won't Be Stopped By Cops
"In reality, [law enforcement] only enforces some laws, against some people, some of the time.”
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