New & Noteworthy

• Our latest Clippings (Sociology/Sociologists in the news) includes Jeffrey W. Swanson in The New York Times on gun laws in Georgia, Scott Thumma in PBS News, discussing megachurches (religious congregations with 2,000+ worshipers) and the recent resignation of several high-profile pastors, Ruth Milkman in The New York Times on pressure on labor unions to take positions on the war in Gaza, Stephanie Alice Baker in City University of London on the UK’s populist movement, and Ruth Horowitz in Pointe Magazine on ballet dances in corps de ballet and maintaining passion.

From the Archives

• The presidential debate is tomorrow, with many Americans eager to watch the performances of their candidates and fact-check the other. Check it out, or check out? When audiences spend extra time with content by Nick Mathews writes up research on how consumers are more likely to verify news that aligns with their beliefs to support arguments rather than fact-check information they find uncertain.
• Inflation and the economy is also frequenting the news, with the stock market facing challenges. Check out our ‘There’s Research on That’, Precarious Work in the Gig Economy, by Jean Marie Maier to learn more about one part of the market, the gig economy.

Backstage with TSP

• Last Friday TSP welcomed back returning board members and has begun onboarding our new board members. This includes assigning “beats” in the sociology literature to provide broad coverage in the creation for new Discoveries and TROTs, ideation of new projects, and, of course, donuts.