This Halloween, Bold Nebraska is going door-to-door with Trick or Vote — a national effort to “Get Out the Vote” just two days before the midterm elections to remind voters to turn out on November 2nd. We can’t do it alone.  We need monsters, and lots of them.  I’m not talking about Lady Gaga’s “little […]

In possibly the biggest news to come out of Comedy Central, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will be hosting opposing rallies in DC on October 30th.  Stewart’s leading a “Rally to Restore Sanity” while Colbert’s marching to “Keep Fear Alive.”  We can’t be in DC because we’ll be getting out the vote with Trick or […]

Do you want to learn how to organize your peers around an issue you care about?  Have you ever wondered how exactly you get your message out? Then come to the Progressive Student Coalition Conference this Saturday and Sunday. I will give the keynote address on Saturday at 10am talking about the power of young […]

Today’s wimp is a state employee who’s causing strife in the halls of Lincoln.  We’re big advocates of quality, affordable health care, but we get pretty miffed when government officials resist oversight. This week’s wimp is the Director of the Department of Administrative Services, Carlos Castillo. Castillo is refusing an audit of state employees’ health […]

It is no secret that Sen. Mike Johanns is a vocal critic of health care reform for a multitude of reasons.  Most recently, Johanns has been fighting the “good fight” against health reform for small business owners nationwide who are being oppressed by… paperwork?  Yes, paperwork.  At last, we’ve found the real culprit for our […]

There’s nothing like a fresh poll, hot off the wire to to get your political juices going.  Bold is excited to release the results of our first poll about TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline.  If you keep reading, we’ve also got some juicy new details about TransCanada’s lobbying efforts in Nebraska. Here’s what we learned: […]

Neal’s latest cartoon for us.  Heineman takes a page out of the Roman Empire’s handbook: Editor’s Note: Neal Obermeyer cartoons reflect the opinions of the cartoonist and not necessarily those of BoldNebraska.org

Robert Jones seems like a nice guy, but that doesn’t mean I trust him any further than I can throw him (and since I’m short, I probably can’t do more than nudge him). The V-P of Keystone Pipelines took to the op-ed section of the LJS this weekend touting the benefits of the pipeline his […]

The first survey asking Nebraskans key questions about the proposed TransCanada pipeline shows that by a margin of 2 to 1, Nebraskans oppose the pipeline. The poll commissioned by Bold Nebraska, in partnership with Nebraska Wildlife Federation and the Nebraska Sierra Club, additionally shows an overwhelming majority of Nebraskans want their elected leaders to be asking […]

In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a little thing called Halloween just around the corner.  Before you know it, naughty nurses, ghastly ghouls and maybe even a few Snooki doppelgangers will be out in full force.  While the rest of the country is fist pumping and trick-or-treating, Bold Nebraska invites you to come trick-or-voting. This […]