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Ralph Brauer
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The elephant in the room few are talking about when it comes to ICE.

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Deportation quotas are a 2026 version of Vietnam body counts
In Vietnam, soldiers were rewarded based on body counts. ICE deportation goals are a chilling reminder of that policy.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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How the Author of Mary Had a Little Lamb & Our Greatest President Created Thanksgiving - Ralph Brauer
In our time of strife, it is comforting—and important—to know that the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday came during our […]
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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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What the Discontented Teach About the Failed Shutdown Leadership - Ralph Brauer
The Democrats’ shutdown was flawed by some fundamental leadership mistakes that every organization should avoid. Some lessons from the Age of Discontent […]
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November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The Killing of Big Bird, or How Cuts to Public Broadcasting Put Us All In a Cave
Bill Moyers would not allow me to remain silent in the face of the decision to defund public broadcasting.
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July 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Is It Time for a Third Party?
A famous third party offers some clues.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Bill Moyers and the Decline of American Journalism
The death of Bill Moyers warns us about the corporatization of information
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June 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Remember the Outsiders
A forgotten woman labor leader from the Age of Discontent offers a vision for today’s discontented.
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June 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The Hortman Assassination and Political Violence
The most violent decades in our history cast light on the assassination of Melissa Hortman
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June 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Where Is the Democrats' Budget Proposal?
History provides a perspective on current the Democratic Party non-strategy
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May 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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The Spring of Our Discontent
What the Discontented of the late nineteenth century have to teach us today
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May 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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ICE Quotas; Vietnam Body Counts
The parallels between administration quotas for ICE agents recall the notorious body counts of the Vietnam War
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May 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The Discontented
The people of the Age of Discontent provide lessons for today's discontented
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March 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Strom Thurmond’s Revenge: The Gutting of American Education
How the administration’s plans for education will destroy the engine of democracy
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March 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Tariffs Tax Us All
New tariff policies represent a radical break with the past that threatens national & international stability
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March 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Where Are the Firebrands?
The Late Nineteenth Century Produced a Bumper Crop of Political Firebrands. Where Are They Today?
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March 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The Power of One
How a forgotten Iowa cattle raiser produced one of America's most significant pieces of legislation, setting an example for our times.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM