Learning – Civic Nebraska

Lessons in calling out authority – and keeping faith in it

Skepticism of our leaders is quintessentially American, Jordan Martin writes. And so is our trust in our processes, institutions, and one another.

We can all play a part in this homecoming story

Hundreds of Afghan evacuees will be calling Nebraska home, and we can be an engaged, positive part of their new reality.

Game disbanded, mind expanded: a trip to see the Hagens

A work of short fiction by Astrid Munn.

This is home

The never-ending legal and political fight over DACA has taken its toll on hundreds of thousands of people in America who simply want to live their lives, Liz Codina writes.

Honest mistakes and states of grace

For new Americans still learning to navigate their new land, a simple faux pas often can lead to larger consequences, Astrid Munn writes. Here’s why.

Girl, Plainsplained

Conventional wisdom can be a product of distinct times and places – but also of basic hopes and deep fears, as Astrid Munn learned from an intensely personal experience.

Finishing strong

Having put in the hard work for most of the pandemic, we want to finally be able to ease off. But now – more than any other time – is for vigilance, Jordan Martin writes.

Affliction or affection? Our civic choice is a fundamental one

As long as we share a commitment to our tried-and-true American values, we can work through the constant rebalancing that is required for us to remain one people. Trust, friendship, shared beliefs – the bonds of civic affection – can feed that rebalancing, Charlyne Berens writes.