Culture and Democracy

I am the publisher of a digital platform called The Fulcrum. ([login to view URL]) The Fulcrum is a platform where insiders and outsiders to politics are informed, meet, talk, and act to repair our democracy and make it live and work in our everyday lives. We believe there is an intersection of democracy and culture Recently we launched a new version of The Fulcrum that features a pop culture section that appeals to the human spirit; spirit that expresses the joys, sorrows and harmonies of the heart and soul We believe culture is the quintessence of humanity’s expressive hope; the realm of endeavor in which our senses – sight, sound, smell, touch and feeling - can be shared in family, community, and country. We are committed to continuing coverage of news, politics, policy, public affairs. But our new coverage of culture is designed to deepen understanding of our differences and similarities and discover our shared interests and common destinies. The cultural references we will focus on will include all the creative arts — music of all types, poetry, dance, literature, painting and drawing, comedy, drama. We will also include aspects of sports, the wonder of athletes’ physical prowess, cooperative potential, and competitive instincts. We will appeal to the human spirit — spirit that expresses the joys, sorrows and harmonies of the heart and soul. In our increasingly complex world of trauma and travail, where we must care about the health of our democracy and strive relentlessly to strengthen our representative republic, we call upon the products and services of our artists and athletes to remind us of our heritages and traditions, our cooperative and competitive selves. Accordingly, The Fulcrum is committed to honoring and celebrating culture as a bridge to the latest news and analysis of politics, policy, and the birth of a new civic and political voice to build greater social cohesion, civic engagement and problem-solving. We are looking for freelance writers who have knowledge and experience as related to music of all types, poetry, dance, literature, painting and drawing, comedy, drama. We would like to start the process by having one or two writings published at a cost of between $100 and $150 each and then work out a long term relationship should the writings meet our quality standards