Our weekly op-ed highlight reel:
Benjamin Franklin's last letter
John Maxwell HamiltonIf Benjamin Franklin were to advise his countrymen on how to take down the republic, these would be his words, writes John Hamilton, a global fellow with the Wilson Center and Kevin Kosar a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
What is an American hero?
As we honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11, let us celebrate American heroes whose names we may not know, including the first responder, victim, family and citizen, writes David L. Nevins, co-publisher of The Fulcrum and co-founder and board chairman of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund.
The next attack on the Affordable Care Act may cost you free preventive health care
Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in place following its third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported policies in place, like ensuring coverage regardless of preexisting conditions, coverage for dependents up to age 26 on their parents' plan and removal of annual and lifetime benefit limits. But the hits keep coming, writes Paul Shafer and Alex Hoagland, public health and economics researchers at Boston University.
Nonprofits have the power to create a more inclusive democracy
Our democracy is a chorus, one that only improves when more and diverse voices join, adding richness to the sound. And nonprofits have the power to pull in more voices, argues Brian Miller, the executive director of Nonprofit VOTE.
2021 Diversity Report shows progress … and a long way to go
The Bridge Alliance's Diversity Report measures the progress we have made in giving all Americans a seat at the table. The numbers are trending in the right direction for ideology and age but it is clear we must do a better job of recruiting and welcoming racially and ethnically diverse Americans, writes Jeremy Garson, legal counsel and chief of staff for the Bridge Alliance, which houses The Fulcrum.
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