is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it.
In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Senator Mike Lee, Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly…What can we do about it?
On Friday evening, November 3rd, the Philosophy & Society Initiative presents Join or Die at DC’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema — followed by a Q&A with legendary social scientist Robert Putnam and Join or Die directors Rebecca Davis and Pete Davis.Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it.
In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Senator Mike Lee, Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly…What can we do about it?
On Friday evening, November 3rd, the Philosophy & Society Initiative presents Join or Die at DC’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema — followed by a Q&A with legendary social scientist Robert Putnam and Join or Die directors Rebecca Davis and Pete Davis.
