Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Students listen to founder and editor-in-chief Nick Edwards of The Internationalist magazine at the AU launch 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 "A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues." — Teddy Roosevelt    Alex P Condra School: University of Tennessee- Chattanooga Member of: University of Tennessee- Chattanooga Building an America that Works for Working Families Policy interests: Criminal justice, Disaster preparedness, Diversity, race, and opportunity, Economic policy, Education, Energy, Environment, Fair and clean politics, Government reform, Healthcare, Human rights, Immigration, International development, International security, Labor and workers' rights, Nonprofits and philanthropy, Outer space, Political strategy, Poverty and social justice, Public administration and management, Religion, Responsible business practices, Rural areas and Agriculture, Science and innovation, Sexuality and LGBTQ issues, Social policy, Sustainability, The courts, The media, Urban policy, Voting rights, Women, gender, and feminism When I was approached by Steven P. Durham in the fall semester of 2006, I was asked to join RI, and consider the possibility of taking on a leadership role in the organization. I had always been really involved in a lot of activities, and I've always been really involved in politics..I was reluctant at first; I didn't know if it would work out, or if this organization was worth my time. As I studied further into the group, I found out what it's really for. I finally realized that now is the time to implement a new world order, and there is no better program for that than the Roosevelt Institution. This is a group for the future. It's time to realize that we are the ones that are going to have to deal with the problems set before us from the generation before us. Rather than point the finger and force accountability on political parties, generations, or industries/interest groups, perhaps we should focus on understanding that the problems aren't going to go away. Rather than lobbying in the best interest of a few, the RI is about finding solutions that are in the best interest of everyone, without incentive or merit. Let's get this thing moving, and go change the world.   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