Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Roosevelt Institution Policy Expo Reception Party 2007. Photos by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." — Eleanor Roosevelt    Alex Lessin School: University of Maryland Member of: The Center on Global Climate Change Center for International Affairs Minority and Women's Health Initiative Northeastern Schools University of Maryland Policy interests: Criminal justice, Disaster preparedness, Diversity, race, and opportunity, Economic policy, Education, Energy, Environment, Fair and clean politics, Government reform, Human rights, Labor and workers' rights, Nonprofits and philanthropy, Political strategy, Poverty and social justice, Religion, Responsible business practices, Social policy, The media, Voting rights I'm tired of looking at my television, listening to conservative thought run rampant. I'm tired of the climate of individualism. I'm tired of men with slicked back hair telling my peers who can't afford school that they have to spend eight years on the verge of being blown up in order to spend four years for the opportunity to study. I'm tired of living in a climate of fear when I'm more likely to die from aids, cancer, driving, smoking, or apathy than I am from terrorism. I'm tired of a one party system, and I'm tired of the other party losing their backbone. The time has come. The time of waiting on the sidelines wondering who will step up is over.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359