The cost of choosing our own reality

Journalists must serve the public interest. They must resist fear-based narratives and challenge power, not court it.
The Second House strained: Our 2025 legislative wrap-up

Thank you for staying active, engaged, and outspoken throughout this year’s Nebraska legislative session.
A co-op, not a corporation

America is more than what Americans produce, or how our communities serve the market instead of the other way around.
Living through the unspoken

‘Hypernormalization’ is the state when we know things are off – systems fray, norms unravel, and institutions fail — but we carry on as if little is wrong.
The 2025 Summer of Democracy Reading List

Our eighth annual compilation reflects the curiosity, concern, and commitment of engaged Nebraskans.
With Kuku at helm, NAYLA students finding community, connections

Linda Kuku remembers the split, her identity as a new American refracting through the space between the lives her parents had lived and the one she was embarking on from […]
What’s in a word? A lot.

We found the most common words in nearly 20 civic sermons since 2020. We found 30 words that rose to the top.
The ‘Great Writ’ and the great risk

When federal officials shrug at their Constitutional duties, we must respond with vigilance and resilience.
TROVE enhancements feature ’20, ’22, ’24 turnout

Nebraskans now have a more powerful tool to see, analyze, and improve electoral participation across the state since 2020.
Tell senators: Support smarter term limits

We need your voice today to urge your senator to vote YES on LR19CA when it returns to the floor.