The Folcrum – PHENND https://phennd.org We are a network of over 25 colleges and universities that strengthens service learning in Philadelphia, connecting academics with community involvement. Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:38:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Fulcrum, a New Online Platform for Stories on Democracy https://phennd.org/update/the-fulcrum-a-new-online-platform-for-stories-on-democracy/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:38:11 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=62280 The Fulcrum is the first and only news organization focused exclusively on efforts to reverse the dysfunctions plaguing American democracy. We are nonprofit and nonpartisan. Our original stories, the news we gather from across the country and our opinion forum are all tightly focused on money in politics, redistricting, voting rights, election access, government ethics, civic engagement and the imbalance of powers.

That’s because our coverage is all about efforts to make our democratic republic less tribal, our elections more competitive, our politicians less beholden to moneyed interests, our officials more attentive to real evidence in their policy-making and our Congress more effective, ethical and civil.

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