Dr. Erica A. H. Smithwick is a contributor for The Fulcrum, a nonpartisan publication dedicated to strengthening democracy by fostering informed civic engagement and elevating diverse perspectives.

It is, by now, not an exaggeration to state that the traditional American Dream—work hard, buy a house, raise a family, and ...

The signs are everywhere. For many Americans, buying power has improved only modestly despite decades of economic growth. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. We have reached a level of wealth ...

Dr. Robert Pearl was the CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente) from 1999-2017. In this role he led over 10,000 physicians, 38,000 staff and was responsible for the nationally ...

At 6 p.m. a few days after the state sent Randall County election administrator Shannon Lackey a backlog of 3,388 of voter ...

Turnout among young voters (ages 18-29) historically fluctuates, but their preference for the Democratic Party is clear. For campaigns, capturing this demographic comes down to two factors: enthusiasm ...

Technology will keep evolving, and believing people promising certainty will not end well when it’s impossible to know what ...

President Trump's newest promise to the American electorate carries a familiar shape and an unfamiliar price tag. At the ...

If politicians sound like preachers, it may be because citizens are listening like congregants— hungry for moral steadiness ...

The debate over artificial intelligence has become divided between two powerful ideas: that we need a “moratorium” to slow AI ...

In the latest episode of the Civic Futures season on How We Future, I sit down with two good friends and visionaries in the ...