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A nonprofit, nonpartisan news org covering efforts to fix the U.S. political system. Simply put: News. Debate. Community. Levers for better democracy.

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Voters see something happening, something refreshing, exciting, and new. And they want to join the party. They want to celebrate, not mourn. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #election2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris, the pundits have reported, has shifted the language of the Democratic Party from democracy to freedom. Even her campaign theme song is Beyonce's "Freedom." Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #election2024
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The current democracy reform movement, while well-intentioned and ambitious, could be missing a significant opportunity by focusing primarily on high-profile congressional and statewide races. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #localelections
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Rob Richie is senior advisor at FairVote, an organization he co-founded in 1992 and led as CEO from 1992 to 2023. Check out the interview and learn more about Rob's democracy reform work: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #changeleaders #citybiz #fairvote
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Now that the celebratory trashing and overheated celebration of RFK's decision to suspend his presidential bid and back Trump is in the rearview mirror, it’s time for an independent to sort this one out. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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History’s most legendary leaders took their inner struggles and turned them into strengths to unite us. In contrast, the most reviled leaders allowed their inner turmoil to project outward, harming us. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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If the voices of ordinary people can be more powerful than the “professionals,” why don’t we provide the structure of support that allows for that brilliance to be heard more often? Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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"People are not as polarized as we think they are when we look at our screens and social media.” Check out this interview on pluralism and civil exchange with Ben Klutsey: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #polarizationproject #undivideus
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A rules change called Schedule F would massively expand presidential power and fundamentally change the character of the federal government. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #crosspartisan #project2025
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The Fulcrum
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Enforcing laws fairly deters criminal behavior. And many guilty people deserve punishment. But the degree of over-incarceration in America is an unforgivable failure of both policy and conscience. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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If we can dispense with the primary for the highest office in the country, and few people seem to miss it, what’s the point of primaries? Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #dnc2024
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The 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, belongs squarely on the Mount Rushmore of constitutional improvements. Aug. 26 will celebrate Women’s Equality Day, marking the 104th anniversary of its passage. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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A July 8-11 YouGov poll found 59% of American adults are aware of Project 2025; including 71% percent of Democrats, 55% of Republicans and 50% of independents. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #crosspartisan #project2025
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The Fulcrum
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Instead of asking funders about problems they want to solve, or solutions they want to advance, this framework has them consider more basic clarifying questions: Where & when might they want to make a difference? Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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A major way our toxic divides grow is by so many of us having overly pessimistic views of our political opponents. We too often take the worst-case-possible views of everything “they” do and say. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect #election2024
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Across the Pacific Ocean, Harris’ story may resonate with New Zealanders, like myself, who see parallels with Jacinda Ardern, a young, politically astute liberal, & her sudden rise to her party’s leadership in 2017. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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Whether celebrity political activism does more harm than good is a subject of much debate, yet in this age of social media the ease of harnessing one’s stardom has increased dramatically. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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In my previous op-ed for The Fulcrum, I examined how political followers create their leaders, just as much as leaders create their followers. Let’s explore this further, this time using a dance floor analogy. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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We found that the vast majority of Americans – both then and now – agree that democracy requires freedom of speech. That’s in the abstract. When the questions get more concrete, though, their support wanes. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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The Fulcrum
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Check out this interview with Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a registered Democrat who currently serves as New Mexico’s secretary of state and has more than 17 years of experience in the election administration field. Read more: #thefulcrum #citizenconnect
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