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Take a look at few images from Nebraska's state parks BEATRICE — For Dr. Cletus Troy Frerichs, known as C.T., love drove him to help bring a large piece of homesteading history to his home state of Nebraska. C.T. Frerichs DAVID HENDEE, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD Officials recently recalled details of the successful effort in light of Frerichs’ passing on May 6 at age 97. His obituary described him as a generous benefactor of numerous causes in Beatrice and Gage County, although he might be best known for his contribution to Nebraska’s homestead heritage. In spring 2016, Fre...

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? It is a common lament that American society has become polarized. Most commentators consider this a harmful development. Problems, they argue, should be solved through compromise, bipartisanship, and civil discourse. But polarization is not always negative. One of the key functions of social movements i...

The “Make Me Do It” Myth Politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed. President Barack Obama reacts to a protester as he speaks at the Copernicus Community Center on November 25, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (John Gress/Getty Images) In early 2009, as Barack Obama prepared to move into the White House, a particular historical anecdote rapidly gained in popularity, repeated in dozens of talks and articles as a parable for how supporters should respond to the new president taking office. The story relat...

✕ ✕ Common migration routes from East Africa to Europe. Route information adapted from the International Organization for Migration, August 2015, by Colin Kinniburgh. Countries party to the Khartoum process are shaded in orange (note: not all shown on this map). ✕ At the 1936 International Conference of Business Cycle Institutes, sponsored by the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research, Vienna. Ludwig von Mises is seated in the center with mustache and cigarette. Gottfried Haberler also pictured, at right. (Source) ✕ ...