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It’s dirty work: In caring for and bearing with human suffering, hospital staff perform extreme emotional labour. Is there a better way? (aeon.co)
What does the future of queer film look like in the Global South? (www.gaytimes.co.uk)
A Transparent, Open-Source Vision for U.S. Elections (undark.org)
The Enemy Arrives by Limo, Not by Caravan: Building a Politics of Solidarity Across Borders (itsgoingdown.org)
After 19 months of bargaining, municipal workers launch two-day strike in Longueuil (pvonline.ca)
Hot take: It’s okay if we don’t consume all of the world’s information before we die (gkeenan.co)
One of the more distressing qualities of humanity, in my mind, is the emphasis we collectively put on “efficiency.”¹ It saturates our professional existence. It haunts our socioeconomic barometer. And it drives our current approach to both creating and appreciating art. It’s insidious, the inordinate amount of power...
The Mystery of the Icelandic Naming Committee & Other Cases (guidetoiceland.is)
see also: list of rejected female names and list of rejected male names
What Makes an Album the Greatest of All Time? (pudding.cool)
this is an interesting visual essay which covers the change between Rolling Stones’ 2003 “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list and its 2020 “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list and what probably informs the turnover between those lists
Beehaw, what are your thoughts on Thomas Berry's 10 principles?
this is a sort of novel follow up to a question i asked previously, which was your opinion on right of nature laws, which recognize natural entities as having “personhood” or legal rights comparable to humans. Berry was a theologian who wrote extensively on the rights of nature and ecology generally. one of his lasting works...
Can Cities Drive SUVs Off Their Streets? (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Biodiversity on a Budget: What to Do Once Things Are Planted? (anipgarden.tumblr.com)
The Impact of Direct File—by the Numbers (economicsecurityproject.org)
Direct File is the Internal Revenue Service’s revolutionary new project to provide free, simplified, public online tax filing for the first time in U.S. history. […] This report is the first to estimate the total financial benefits of the Direct File program for American taxpayers. It finds that, at maturity in five years,...
How Climate Policy Gets Obstructed by the Meat Industry (civileats.com)
‘Opera Has Never Been White’: The Invisible Legacy of Black Women in Classical Music (capitalbnews.org)
How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly? (usa.streetsblog.org)
Dammed but Not Doomed: As dams come down on the Skutik River, the once-demonized alewife—a fish beloved by the Passamaquoddy—gets a second chance at life. (hakaimagazine.com)
ANNOUNCEMENT: Beehaw's new fiscal host is Open Collective Europe Foundation—please renew your donations there (opencollective.com)
tl;dr: Beehaw has moved over to Open Collective Europe Foundation, please direct your donations there effective immediately....
how's your week going, Beehaw
Should people suffering from mental illness be eligible for medically assisted death? Canada plans to legalize that in 2027 – a philosopher explains the core questions (theconversation.com)
The ACLU Is Trying to Destroy the Biden NLRB (www.nlrbedge.com)
this is one of the first pieces from Matt Bruenig’s new Substack covering the NLRB
As climate change fractures communities, folklorists help stitch them back together (grist.org)
Native Seed Network Takes Root in the Northeast (www.resilience.org)
Building revolutionary communities: the 2019 Sudanese revolution was a window into a new world. Five years later, two friends reflect on the movement’s strategies, successes, and lessons (briarpatchmagazine.com)
An Interview With a Journalist Who Has Been on Strike For More Than 500 Days (www.hamiltonnolan.com)
The sign language interpreter changing the way we listen to music (www.huckmag.com)
Amber Galloway doesn’t just do sign language to music – she uses American Sign Language (ASL) and her body, face and vibes to channel the live experience and energy to deaf and hard-of-hearing fans.