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The Conflicted Origins of Sociology

5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (193+ words) Kwame Appiah Anthony's Captive Gods examines how the founders of the discipline responded to a widespread decline in Christianity in the late 19th century. Feature / Mohammed El-Kurd Feature / Edward W. Said Alec Gewirtz is a writer, the CEO of Nearness, and editor…...

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Solidarity Staircase

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (151+ words) In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump." We're starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's campaign…...

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On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (617+ words) At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile, there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back. But while despair is a legitimate, and even rational, response to the ongoing victory of white supremacy and bigotry over equality…...