75 Years of Sociology BSA Annual Conference 2026 Submit your abstract for the Theory Stream! Deadlines * Special Event Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025 * Abstract Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025 * Abstract decisions to go out: by Mon, 17 Nov 2025 #BritSoc26 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa…

🌍 With only five years remaining to reach the 2030 deadline, the world risks falling behind on the promise to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The latest SDGs report from the United Nations reveals that only 35 per cent of assessed targets are on track or

Transition, for me, wasn’t about finding a new personality. It was about finding a way to keep on living free from the constant weight of dysphoria. I’ve been asymptomatic since transitioning, and that’s allowed me to focus on life and work without that distraction. But

NEW: In the Sunday New York Times Opinion, Kurt Campbell and I argue America alone can’t match China’s scale. With "allied scale," it’s no contest. But if Trump keeps alienating US partners, we'll never get there—and the next century will be China's to lose.

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Looking forward to running my workship on "Learning for Democracy: Lessons in Power and Persuasion" APSA Annual Conference in Vancouver Wed Sept 10, 9am - 1pm tinyurl.com/26m5dvw2

Shocking statement from US President

The monopoly round-up is out. Last week's announced Paramount-Warner merger could mean Trump might end up taking de facto control of CNN. Oh, and Hollywood might die. thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-rou…

Our political, cultural and media ‘leaders’ are driving us over the cliff into a very real irreversible apocalypse.

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Raising taxes on the wealthy won’t drive millionaires out of New York—it will help keep the city livable for everyone. Our Chair, and proud New Yorker, Morris Pearl explains why he’s willing to pay more in taxes so everyone can afford to live and enjoy all that NYC has to offer.

Why money isn’t our limit — but political courage is youtu.be/8LyKv8veLCc?si…

🚨A Brexiter Reminder: 1.James Dyson – moved to Singapore 🇸🇬 2.Jacob Rees-Mogg – opened his business in Ireland 🇮🇪 3.Nigel Lawson – applied for French residency 🇫🇷 4.Farage – tried for a German passport🇩🇪 5. Lord Edmiston – bankrolled Brexit now going to Australia 🇦🇺 Give Us A

Quite extraordinary when you think about it: Trump's tariffs were at least partly aimed at weakening China's position in global trade while strengthening America's, yet the opposite is happening. As per Oxford Economics' latest forecast, China's real goods exports will grow by

#HotTake321: Europe generates €45–50 billion a year from cycling tourism, worldwide cycling tourism generates $120+ billion, but in India we are still debating if we need or don’t need cycle lanes. Tour de France? How about Tour de Konkan? We’re sitting on the world’s greatest

"A recent study indicates that continental drying and water depletion have become the leading driver of sea level rise, now surpassing ice melt. This is because large amounts of freshwater, primarily from groundwater pumping for agriculture and other uses, are being transferred

From a friend overseas: “Apologies if this comes across in a dickish way, but coming from a country with free healthcare including prescriptions, free college and university at world class institutions, 35 days paid holidays etc., I find it so sad that Americans get completely

“Dynamic Social Theory” on Wikipedia w.wiki/G8Tv - hypothesis that institutions are everyday experiments & social models = social science equivalent of theories in the natural sciences. This means social sciences need to focus on solving real-world problems to test

The speech ALASTAIR CAMPBELL wants Keir Starmer to make on Brexit.