Political Apathy

You Can't Leave Occupy Wall Street

Max Bean | Posted 04.08.2012

Max Bean

Like many in my generation, it seems, I had waited my whole life for a social movement whose dimensions and ambitions were commensurate with the shortcomings I saw in the world around me. By now, I am convinced that OWS is not that movement.

The 10 Most Politically Apathetic Colleges

Posted 01.17.2012

Does the latest political scandal leave you cold? Have you never even heard of a Mitt Romney? It might interest you to go to a school where politics ...

The Hard Work of Democracy

Rich Tafel | Posted 05.25.2011

Rich Tafel

America once believed change happened through politics, but the rising generation isn't convinced. While public service once meant serving the government, it now means joining a nonprofit.

Something's Rotten in the State of New Jersey

Morton Goldfein | Posted 05.25.2011

Morton Goldfein

Political corruption is not exclusive to New Jersey. Most other states have witnessed similar conduct.

Do You Suffer From Political Apathy Disorder?

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 11.17.2011

Dennis Palumbo

In our haste to understand the human condition, are we in a rush to plane off all the edges, quantify all the quirks, reduce all the contradictions that make up an individual's personality?