Dana R. Fisher calls herself an "apocalyptic optimist" based on her research as a sociologist of large social movements. Her studies suggest that ever-increasing climate disasters will get people out in the streets demanding the action...

Today, Hungary is in the gray zone between a dictatorship and a democracy, says activist Tessza Udvarhelyi. "This did not happen overnight." In a rousing talk, she reminds us just how close any country can come to authoritarianism — and...

How do we define worth in society, and who gets status? Sociologist Michele Lamont studies these questions and investigates ways to broaden the circle of recognition and fight the harm of social stigmatization. She lays out the steps...

While politics is generally seen as the domain of a civics class (and Craig did a great job of teaching US Government & Politics elsewhere on this channel!) it’s something that sociology is interested in too. Today we’re looking at the...

In which John Green teaches you about American women in the Progressive Era and, well, the progress they made. So the big deal is, of course, the right to vote women gained when the 19th amendment was passed and ratified. But women made...

Everyday, millions of people around the world use hashtags to sift through the Internet’s endless content – but where did this ubiquitous symbol actually come from?

The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 7:<b<br/>r/>

The Consequences of Inequality a<br/>nd Wealth Distribution

"Economics in Crisis and the Crisis in Economics" was the theme of INET's inaugural conference, held at King's College at the University of Cambridge in April 2010. This is a short documentary that covers the background of the...

A documentary on the beginnings of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, its goals and challenges<br/>

In a time when politics are both polarizing and partisan, meet two leaders who are reshaping the future of lawmaking by incorporating Silicon Valley thinking to introduce bipartisan legislation.

Economists have gone to great lengths to write humans out of economics, pushing self-interest and generally providing two choices—faith in markets or the state. INET grantee and University of Southern California Sociologist Manuel Pastor...

China faces an increasingly angry movement in Hong Kong

Two weeks out from Election Day, there is a record number of women running for public office around the U.S. Rebecca Traister, author of "Good and Mad," explored how the power of women's anger with injustice has historically led to...

Two weeks out from Election Day, there is a record number of women running for public office around the U.S. Rebecca Traister, author of "Good and Mad," explored how the power of women's anger with injustice has historically led to...

Women on both sides of the aisle may be enraged, but that anger is still sharply divided. Women are running for office in record numbers this year ー yet the outcome hasn't been the same for Republicans and Democrats, said author and...

NDP leadership candidates on how they would bolster support in the Atlantic region after a Liberal sweep in 2015

Hard times in Argentina - thousands turn out to pray to the patron saint of bread and work.

The case sparked a movement that continues to demand justice, accountability and government action.

Dozens of Hong Kong opposition politicians and activists have been arrested under the territory’s national security law.

UK ‘terrorist’ listing of Palestine Action puts pro-Palestine protest and free speech at risk.

Mar.02 -- In this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Dean Spade Author of 'Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)' discusses the tens of thousands of mutual aid networks and projects that emerged around the world...

Abortion rights defenders gather outside the US Supreme Court in Washington for a second day of protest against the Supreme Court's thunderbolt ruling (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)