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Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis?

Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis? Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis?

Thinking of political violence solely as a safety issue is not enough to address the harm that follows. “The patient is the community.”

Jan 29, 2026 / StudentNation / Fareed Salmon

How Was Sociology Invented?

How Was Sociology Invented? How Was Sociology Invented?

A conversation with Kwame Anthony Appiah about the religious origins of social theory and his recent book Captive Gods.

Jan 29, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Minnesotans film a federal law enforcement agent during a patrol in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 11, 2026.

Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes

Without their videos of ICE shootings, we wouldn’t know what is really happening.

Jan 29, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Zohran Mamdani gives a press conference on New York’s preparations for last week's snowstorm.

Mamdani Goes From a Winter Storm to a Fiscal One Mamdani Goes From a Winter Storm to a Fiscal One

The mayor publicizes a $12 billion hole in New York's budget over the next two years—and draws some political battle lines.

Jan 29, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Donald Trump draws out the card of the United States during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Death Row Survivor Kenny Collins & Why We Should Boycott the World Cup Death Row Survivor Kenny Collins & Why We Should Boycott the World Cup

On the latest Edge of Sports.

Jan 28, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Federal agents push back protesters during the “ICE OUT! Noise Demo” outside a hotel in Minneapolis, on January 25, 2026.

Occupied Minnesota Occupied Minnesota

Minneapolis right now reminds me of what I’ve seen during my time in the West Bank.

Jan 28, 2026 / Ariel Gold

An anti-ICE protester raises a fist in downtown

The People Are Winning the Battle Against ICE The People Are Winning the Battle Against ICE

The brave protesters in Minneapolis are doing everything that Democrats and even the law have failed to do.

Jan 28, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Who Will Be Next?

Who Will Be Next? Who Will Be Next?

Lawless ICE terrorizes and murders US citizens.

Jan 28, 2026 / OppArt / Barry Blitt and Eric Hanson

Iraq Syria Kurds Conflict

One More Discarded Ally One More Discarded Ally

The Kurds of Syria.

Jan 28, 2026 / Azad Akın Arslan and Ronald Grigor Suny

The skyline of Madrid seen during twilight from the roof top of the Riu Plaza Madrid, 2019.

How Immigration Transformed Europe’s Most Conservative Capital How Immigration Transformed Europe’s Most Conservative Capital

Madrid has changed greatly since 1975, at once opening itself to immigrants from Latin America while also doubling down on conservative politics.

Jan 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

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