Surf these sites: Americans Against Political Apathy -- Site provides links to various opposing views, groups and aims to get Americans to be less apathetic at voting time. An FAQ on Prozac and apathy -- The class of drugs called SSRIs can have the side effect of apathy as noted in this piece from U of Chicago. Apathy Kat Cartoons -- Tale and cartoons of Apathy Kat, a teenage cat who has become the mysterious (and threatening) leader of her high school peers. Brief Me -- Anti Apathy: Aimed to help people see fresh reviews of news in dozens of topical categories. Free to subscribers. Free Speech: Who needs it? -- How Americans are lulled into being passive consumers and why that can and should change now. The Apathy Party -- "Newspapers love the ''two horse race'' storyline. It says politics is nothing but two parties jockeying for position. Every issue can be examined for how it helps or hurts one party or the other-regardless of whether the reporter knows little or nothing about the issue. And the horse race model means that reporters need never admit that they don''t know something. They can always write a story like Wolf''s about ''Who''s ahead.'' Couple this with the ''blame the victim'' game and you have a perfect recipe for Apathy Party growth." Tuning In To Apathy -- Online journal piece by Ann Marie Caffrey. Although published in "Bad Subjects," in 1993, piece has relevance for 2,000. Wired News snippet -- College freshmen are more apathetic than ever.
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