Facing reality
Instead of asking people to wrestle with complexity, our leaders offer simplicity. Instead of community-driven solutions, they provide enemies.
Power Moves: a Civic Sermon
Power is a fact. Power is a gift. And power is a muscle.
Thank you to our after-school professionals
It’s Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week, a time to recognize and celebrate the dedicated individuals who make a difference in the lives of young people every day after the final school […]
‘Competitive authoritarianism’ and you
In recent months, we have noticed a phrase emerging in the discourse surrounding the modern threats to American democracy: competitive authoritarianism. It isn’t as stark or shocking as words like totalitarianism or […]
Defend democracy. Be an election protector this May.
On May 6 in Lincoln and May 13 in Omaha, Civic Nebraska and Common Cause will deploy trained, nonpartisan election observers across both cities.
Tell us: What’s on your summer reading list?
Civic Nebraska is accepting submissions for our 2025 Summer of Democracy Reading List.
Introducing Grace Laflen, our people & culture specialist
The Springfield, Missouri, native and Nebraska U. alum is our go-to for staff support and culture-building.
Why we show up for president, but not for mayor
A peek at recent primary participation in Lincoln and Omaha, and a few thoughts on how to make those numbers grow.
Appreciative, detached, dissatisfied: How Gen Z views U.S. democracy
Researchers surveyed young Americans nationwide and found that Gen Z’s views on democracy fall into three distinct profiles.
What? So what? Now what?: The SAVE Act
A primer on House Resolution 22, aka the SAVE Act – one of the most restrictive federal voting bills in modern history.