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Новости за 11.12.2024

The Anarchist Moment

Splice Today 

Every time something chaotic and violent happens, like the ghoulishly grinning Luigi Mangione murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO in Midtown Manhattan, I worry people will leap to calling it emblematic of “anarchy”—not just in the loose sense that makes that word sometimes a synonym for randomness and upheaval but in the more formal political sense, which should be reserved for instances of people living peacefully without rulers (the meaning of the term).

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NYC Streets That Shouldn’t Have Their Names

Splice Today 

New York City’s famous for the hyper-rational, gridded street system that covers the vast majority of Manhattan. But even for a city noted for its systemic approach to street numbering, there are some baffling exceptions. As you might expect in a nearly 400-year-old city, New York has some streets whose names are strangely out of place.

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Labour Ministry mulls scheme for gig, platform workers

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The Ministry of Labour & Employment is developing a scheme to provide social security benefits to gig and platform workers, as they lack a traditional employer-employee relationship. Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra stated that a policy is being created to support their productivity and economic contribution.