Bi-Erasure Should Be Combatted in Queer Spaces
by Anna Swanson. In the heteronormative society we live in, the reality is that queer and LGBT+ folks have few spaces to call their own. Queer spaces are necessary facilitators of authentic gender and sexuality expression, meeting other queer or LGBT+ folks, and generally strengthening queer communities. For example, Flixx and The Max are two popular gay bars in Omaha. Recurring events such as Queer … Continue reading Bi-Erasure Should Be Combatted in Queer Spaces
Higher Education, Lower Cost
by Evan Carlson. As a teacher, I’ve often asked my students, “What are you planning to study in college?” This question is seemingly benign and well intentioned, but I’ve come to discover its dark side. For instance, the assumption that students can afford to attend college at all. Or, as I will explore in this article, the assumption that college is the best and most … Continue reading Higher Education, Lower Cost
Zara Really Don’t Care. Do U?
Zara has a history of racist and anti-Semitic behavior. Continue reading Zara Really Don’t Care. Do U?
Nebraska’s Upper Class Dominates Elections
by Mark Honey It may come as no surprise – Nebraska’s candidates for high office are mostly rich. Out of the 10 contenders for Congress and the governorship, at least seven are in the top 20% of Nebraskan earners. At least three have a net worth of more than $1 million each. In Nebraska the median household income is about $51k/year, in most races both … Continue reading Nebraska’s Upper Class Dominates Elections
The World Cup, for the Anti-Imperialist
By Phil Gillen Argentinian soccer legend César Luis Menotti, a prominent character as a manager in Latin American football from the 70s to the 90s and beyond, was a participant, even winner, in one of the sport’s greatest competitions, the World Cup. Menotti was also an avowed socialist and stuck out like a sore thumb as a left-wing public intellectual and national team manager during … Continue reading The World Cup, for the Anti-Imperialist
A Stopped Watch May Reunify Korea
By Spectre Several important items made themselves more obvious than ever during the North Korea summit – the most important among them, that Koreans overwhelmingly support reunification, and view our increased military presence there as a hindrance to that end. If we have the gall to call ourselves champions of democracy (while history points frequently to the contrary), anything else that can be said … Continue reading A Stopped Watch May Reunify Korea
Lincoln Volunteers Save Broken Items
By Bryan Haarmann With growing awareness of overconsumption and excess waste, more and more people are looking for ways to cut back. While its relatively simple to find ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, one method of cutting down waste has gone overlooked – repairing. Things seem to break all the time, but a large amount of these items could be easily fixed with the … Continue reading Lincoln Volunteers Save Broken Items
When Yuppies Attack
By Phil Gillen Life, for those of us in working-class neighborhoods near the city center, begins to resemble fiction. Not the elegantly paced dramas that win awards, or the sugar-coated daydream romances we can’t resist on Netflix, but the schlockiest, most absurd horror movies at the bottom of the bargain barrel in the grocery store. These lurid tales of zombie apocalypse, of infestation and disease, … Continue reading When Yuppies Attack
Where Are the Good Police?
by Tussy Wallace. “Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” – James Baldwin We have a tendency to accept the United States police force as a natural, organic entity. Like many systems in our society, we accept their presence in our lives without question. We believe that we “need” these bureaucratic structures to function. However, the police force did not … Continue reading Where Are the Good Police?
Cosmos and Work
by Breht O’Shea I’ll never stop resenting the fact that for most of us the vast majority of our waking lives is wasted away doing meaningless work for people we don’t know or like for a few dollars an hour in order to make them rich. We have this amazing existence in the cosmos for a handful of decades before it’s lights out, and we … Continue reading Cosmos and Work
The Triumph 