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How “the Latino Vote” Was Invented

The Puerto Rican flag waves as former President Barack Obama speaks at a Biden–Harris drive-in rally in Orlando, Florida, in October. Ricardo Aruengo/AFP/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Long before the 2020 election, Latino leaders…

Here’s How the US Is Doing on COVID-19

Yesterday I showed you the current COVID-19 death rate in the US compared to similar European countries. The US looked fairly good, down toward the bottom of the pack. But the US and Europe took different paths to their current levels. In Europe, mortality dropped nearly to zero over the summer. In the US, we…