Sociology
It’s closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globe—but it’s definitely not the last dance
An eye-opening portrait of the gun sellers who navigated the social turmoil leading up to the January 6 Capitol attack
A critical history of the social media influencer’s rise to global prominence
How everyday forms of surveillance threaten undocumented immigrants—but also offer them hope for societal inclusion
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to New York City’s northern borough, from the award-winning author of The New York Nobody Knows
A panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to Uber
How our reliance on Child Protective Services makes motherhood precarious for those already marginalized
How the misuses of Martin Luther King’s legacy divide us and undermine democracy
How China’s economic development combines a veneer of unprecedented progress with the increasingly despotic rule of surveillance over all aspects of life
An exploration of the ways that shifting relations between materiality and language bring about different forms of politics in Tehran