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Nicole Braun

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Nicole Braun: Imagine being homeless during the polar vortex

by Nicole Braun February 7, 2019

Feb. 7, 2019 – It was noon one recent Saturday in Northern Michigan, and temperatures were 30 degrees below 0. Winter storm warnings were blaring about the necessity of staying indoors, with dire reminders of the lethal consequences for being outside. People had 10 minutes at best before frostbite set in, they warned. I logged […]

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Nicole Braun: Lame-duck Republicans are waging war on heartland democracy

by Nicole Braun December 19, 2018

Dec. 19, 2018 – For millions of Americans, there’s no “making it” if you fall beneath a certain social class line. And the Michigan GOP, which was roundly rejected in the last election, is determined to keep it that way. In neighboring Wisconsin, Republicans decided to show voters there that their voices, votes, hardships, and […]

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