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thefulcrum.us > civic-engagement-education > 2026-midterm-elections

5,000 Community Events. 80,000 Elections. One Message: We Need Each Other Now More Than Ever.

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1717+ words) As new voting restrictions spread nationwide, When We All Vote's 'Party at the Polls' brings 5,000 community events to turn out voters ahead of November. But here’s the hope: the one thing we’ve learned despite the many challenges we’ve seen in…...

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thefulcrum.us > civic-engagement-education > veterans-in-government

I left a 10-year military career for a job in the NY State Assembly. Here's what I learned about trust, teamwork, and why young people belong in government.

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1699+ words) A Navy veteran turned NY State Assembly staffer reflects on youth, bipartisanship, and why good government is still possible in 2026. Julie Roland was a Naval Officer for ten years, deploying to both the South China Sea and the Persian Gulf…...

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thefulcrum.us > civic-engagement-education > how-civic-engagement-shapes-democracy

From Student Activist to Poll Worker: Lessons on Making Democracy Real

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1709+ words) polling place volunteer working on laptop during voting for the US elections. Twenty-eight years ago, I was a high school student in Sunnyside, Washington, when I first learned how directly politics could shape the course of a life. On November…...

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thefulcrum.us > elections > kentucky-independent-voter-surge-closed-primaries-reform

Kentucky Independents Are Surging — So Why Are They Still Shut Out of Primaries?

2+ week, 29+ min ago   (1741+ words) A hand casting a vote in a ballot box for an election in the Kentucky, USA Kentucky’s political establishment has just been handed a number it should not be able to ignore. In July, more Kentucky voters registered as independent…...

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thefulcrum.us > democracy > public-good-vs-individual-rights

Rights aren't absolute. Responsibilities aren't optional. Here's what MAGA gets wrong about citizenship.

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1660+ words) An examination of how gun rights, taxes, business regulation & public health all reflect the same core principle: rights come with responsibilities to society. I have therefore argued in an article,“Towards a Reformed Capitalism," that because corporations are a creature…...

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thefulcrum.us > electoral-reforms > trump-emergency-powers-midterms

Montanans Urged To Defend Voter Integrity in November Elections

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1641+ words) The Trump administration’s Justice Department has filed 30 lawsuits against states refusing to hand over voter rolls, which include personal information including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. "You can be a poll watcher. You can be an observer. You can…...

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thefulcrum.us > democracy > america250-democratic-regression-and-path-to-restoration

As Rights Erode, America’s 250th Year Calls for Democratic Renewal

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1614+ words) A president acting like an entitled king, a Supreme Court behaving like a faction, and a Congress standing silent — this is not the America250 Americans envisioned. How did a nation that spent 240 years expanding rights spend the last decade dismantling them?...

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thefulcrum.us > elections > dan-osborn-working-class-congress-nebraska-2026

Dan Osborn Says He’s Ready to Represent the Working Class

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1645+ words) "For me, it really is money in politics," he said. "Money in politics touches so many, if not every, issue that's out there. If you're taking their money, you've got to do their bidding." Osborn's campaign reports $5.8 million raised with…...

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thefulcrum.us > environment > lessons-energy-politics-polarized-america

Why the FREEDOM Act offers a blueprint for building consensus in a polarized Congress.

4+ week, 41+ min ago   (629+ words) High voltage towers with the US flag in the background Imre Huss is a Democracy Architects Council Fellow and emerged as a standout member of the inaugural class of Carnegie Young Leaders, a national initiative by the Institute for Citizens…...

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thefulcrum.us > democracy > rebuilding-american-democracy-post-trump

Why Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure Must Be the Priority for 2029.

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1719+ words) A man holds a MAGA hat. Maisel argues that “the lesson from Project 2025 is just the importance of preparation." He hopes to "have a bookshelf full of really bold, transformational ideas" ready to be deployed if and when a Democrat…...