This week’s film is Join or Die (2023): 1hr 33min; on Netflix for free. Rotten Tomatoes score 95%. Watch the film on your own and join the discussion on Sat at 3pm via Zoom

A fascinating film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it. Legendary Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research illuminated the powerful connection between ordinary community bonds and health, happiness, economy, and politics. Putnam demonstrates why more people becoming “joiners” could hold the solution to our personal and national problems.