New & Noteworthy

• In How Anti-ICE Organizing in Minnesota Reactivated Mutual Aid Networks Started After George Floyd’s Murder, republished from The Conversation, Gemma Ware interviews Daniel Cueto-Villalobos about the origins and scale of mutual aid organizing in the Twin Cities. {2 min read; 25 min listen}
• “I Love My Country, but I Hate the State” by Anastasia Dulle covers new research illustrating how political emigrants from Russia navigate complicated feelings toward their home and their government. {2 min read}
• Check out our Media Report by Mallory Harrington for recent news featuring social science experts. Last week, Gopa Sabharwal on the legacy of the late Indian sociologist Andre Beteille; Meaghan Furlano on “heteropessimism”; Laura Maudlin on caregiving in romantic relationships; and more! {3 min read}

From the Archives

• A measles outbreak at the University of Florida has reached 60 cases. Measles are preventable by vaccines, and were declared eradicated in 2000. This 2015 TROT by Caty Taborda examines how vaccinations have become viewed as a personal choice, to the potential cost of public health. {2 min read}
• Valentine’s Day was this past weekend! Here’s a 2024 roundup from TSP on sociological research related to love, relationships, and Valentine’s Day itself.

More from our Partners & Community Pages

Council on Contemporary Families

• CCF reprinted an article from The Conversation on the mental load mothers experience from managing family life. {5 min read}