Seeing Red: Nebraska Politics From the Left

Covid hit seeingredne hard this week. April talks about her own experience and how she navigated the system when her child tested positive. Melody gave a hearty fuck you to the OWH and Stephanie tells us about a real life Nebraska hero, Karina Montanez aka @keezyvondoom on twitter. Support the work of SeeingRedNebraska here: http://seeingrednebraska.com/fight-back/ Social Media links: https://seei...

Now that the fascist in chief is on his way out, it’s time to get back to business and prepare for the legislature and keep organizing. Let’s talk about it!

E32 - Melody, April, and Stephanie are begging to vote. Protest, advocacy, & organizing are all more effective when the collective turn out and vote in the better of the two choices in every race. We’re counting on you! Vote for Democrats and Independents to disempower the Nebraska Republican party. See who’s running at nebraskademocrats.org. Iwillvote.com is run by lawyers ready to ensure that no...

E31- Today on the pod, we have two candidates- Brodey Weber running for NE legislative district 21 and Christa Yoakum who is Running for Lancaster County Commissioner District 2. We are going to ask them about what they bring to the table and how these offices can improve the lives of Nebraskans at the county and state level. Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MELODY! Learn more about Brodey Weber and suppor...

E30 - Kara Eastman is lifelong do gooder who has spent her career fighting for the rights of children to grow up healthy and live in safe homes. Now, she’s headed to congress. She’s got ideas on how to expand healthcare to everyone and make it affordable, how to move the economy forward, and all the other things we all care about. Learn more about Kara and then celebrate our “dirty 30” episode by...

E29 - Many of us know Jane Kleeb from her fight against big oil and her work as chair of the Nebraska Democrats, but few get to hear about her life and work aside from little sound bites here and there. Grab yourself a cup of something warm and settle in as we talk about Jane’s life, what it’s like to be a woman in the world, and leadership. Jane’s favorite soap sold at Whole Foods and made in Has...

E28 - Find Your Path E28 - There’s a lot of heavy stuff going on in the world. We lost RBG, ICE is practicing ethnic cleansing, and James Scurlock’s family will never get their day in court. It’s a lot to sit with, but here’s the thing, we still have to move forward. Join us as we talk through the paths forward in Nebraska. Article referenced in the episode from 2019 - https://seeingrednebraska.co...

Senator Megan Hunt says this about voting, “We are asked to learn this lesson time and time again: Local elections matter. Activism, volunteering, and organizing locally is vital, but all of the work we do to try and make our world better won’t matter if we don’t elect people who will put better policy into law. Please register to vote, activate your friends and neighbors, and research candidates...

E27 - There’s a lot of heavy stuff going on in the world. We lost RBG, ICE is practicing ethnic cleansing, and James Scurlock’s family will never get their day in court. It’s a lot to sit with, but here’s the thing, we still have to move forward. Join us as we talk through the paths forward in Nebraska. Here's the judge info we discussed - https://seeingrednebraska.com/nebraska-politics/voting-blu...

E26 - Stephanie, April, and Melody gush over one of Nebraska's civil rights leaders, Preston Love Jr, and his qualifications to build the leftist movement happening across the state. They talk about next steps on medical marijuana and federal food funding.

E25 - Central Nebraska Peace Worker - Mena Sprague E25 - We have a founding member of the Central Nebraska Peace Workers, Mena Sprague. The group is a chapter of the statewide group, Nebraskans for Peace. They were founded to protest the war in Iraq back in 2001 and aside from a small break from Covid-19, they’ve been out on the streets since. Support the work of SeeingRedNebraska here: http://see...

E24 - This week we bring on our friend Meg. She works at planned parenthood, sits on several important boards and commissions, and wakes up every day to fight for justice and equality in healthcare. We talk about her path in politics and how YOU can ensure abortion access continues in Nebraska (spoiler - it’s voting). Meg is reading: An American Sickness:How Healthcare Became Big Business and How...

E23 - This is gonna be a busy week for everyone on the left as we work our butts off to stop the governor from his life’s work of killing us all and doing nothing to help renters, the sick, and address the upcoming economic crash. The leadership in this state are trying to kill all the teachers, pass an unconstitutional abortion bill that will drain our broke state in a court challenge, while in L...

E22 - The legislature has only a handful of days left and we review how they’ve been spending their time. A lot of time has been lost on items that are not related to our current pandemic state, and things that would have helped have been passed by. We also welcome another Seeing Red contributor, Julia, as a guest host. Support the work of SeeingRedNebraska here: http://seeingrednebraska.com/fight...

E21 - As a march was ending, Omaha Police decided to detain and arrest over 120 people on July 25, 2020, after trapping them on a bridge downtown. Jordan Corbin was one of those people. He tells his story of a night that started out as a protestor walking down the street to being pepper sprayed, arrested, shoved into an awful smelling cell with 40+ other men, going to solitary, and administrative...

E20 - First the first time that we know of, political nerds will have a chance to watch senators in the summer time have the debates that shape much of our lives. Stephanie and Melody talk about their predictions and hopes, advice to the senators, and remind you that the governor works day and night to kill us all. Buy any of the books we love and support our work at the same time! http://seeingre...

E19 - Ja Keen Fox, Omaha organizer and activist, gives his wisdom for people new to the work of social justice, working in and out of power structures to make change, the 36 day protest of Don Klein, and we remember the legacy of John Lewis, civil rights hero. E19 - Ja Keen Fox, Omaha organizer and activist, gives his wisdom for people new to the work of social justice, working in and out of power...

E18 - Senator Ernie Chambers recently turned 83, golfers are trying to kill us all, and the right is trying yet again to stifle free speech with the weight of government oppression. Buy any of the books we love and support our work at the same time! http://seeingrednebraska.com/fight-back/ Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingredne...

E17 - Fireworks, Hamilton, and Nebraska Politics E17 - We’re kicking off July talking about patriotism, how to hold Sasse accountable, April’s fantastic reading voice, and Melody’s hotdog dress. Buy any of the books we love and support SeeingRedNebraska - The Pod, by going to http://seeingrednebraska.com/fight-back/ Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet...

E16 - Join SeeingRed as April gives her #birdnerd updates and Stephanie gives garden tips. Today we welcome back Amanda Gailey to talk about her research on police in the public schools. Her most recent essay on the topic can be found at https://nebraskansagainstgunviolence.com/police-in-schools . Find all our book recommendations at http://seeingrednebraska.com/fight-back/

Episode 15 - Join SeeingRed as we talk to Jazari Kual, founder of Kualdom Creations, a local media company in Lincoln, NE. His livestreams have reached over 11k over the past few weeks. Everyone in Lincoln and many around the world have been watching his coverage of Black Lives Matter protests throughout his hometown of Lincoln. As a person that is usually covering others, we were excited to hear...

Episode 14 - Join SeeingRed as we talk to Precious McKesson, a community activist in Omaha. She tells us all about being “in the room where it happened” with the governor, being a black woman working in the legislature, and we all fan girled about the great Ernie Chambers. See how you can help SeeingRed keep on pushing politics from the left in Nebraska at http://seeingrednebraska.com/fightback

Episode 13 - Join SeeingRed as we listen to two of the organizers from the first of the Black Lives Matters protests in Omaha, NE., Morgann Freeman and Angie Phillps. Both of them are experienced organizers and used to running large scale protests. They give a first hand narrative of a police force totally out of control and violent. As we recorded this episode, both Lincoln and Omaha were under c...

E12 - Paul Theobald, First Man on the Pod Episode 12- Join SeeingRed as we laugh with the first man to be welcomed on the pod, Paul Theobald. He talks about how he was living the retirement he dreamed of and how he got swept up into the rural blue wave of politics. Paul is reading: The Harvest Is Late by J. Hyatt Downing April is reading: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics...

Episode 11 - Join SeeingRed as we laugh about sophomoric activism that works and post primary election results. Also, Melody gets a puppy. Melody and April are reading: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin https://bookshop.org/books/the-immortalists-9781984833150/9780735215092