Friday morning news drop
Dehumanization Is a Feature of Gig Work, Not a Bug What does an increase in gig, freelance, and contract work mean for the identities of people doing those jobs? The author, who drove for Postmates, interviewed other drivers, attended in-person and virtual company meetings, and reviewed and contributed to driver forums on Facebook, Reddit, and other websites, examines the narratives gig workers tell themselves about who they are and what they do. (Harvard Business Review)
Layoffs Are Coming. The Outsourcing Industry Will Benefit. Outsourcing “was basically born out of crisis,” said Amy Lynch, co-founder of FrontLine Compliance. (Institutional Investor)
Canada's jobs market is setting records. So why are people talking about a recession? Despite some big positives, the economic narrative in Canada is right now dominated by doom and gloom (CBC)
The fight against inflation starts at sea Biden is cracking down on the ocean shipping industry. (Vox)
There’s a solution to high gas prices. Americans will hate it. Europe has woven energy conservation into its politics and economics in a way the United States has not. Persistently high prices may change that. (Grid)
Why Won’t Republicans Act Like Britain’s Tories? Boris Johnson’s party ditched its dysfunctional leader, yet the GOP remains in thrall to the much more dangerous Donald Trump. (Atlantic)
Defined by lies, Boris Johnson's political career has finally crumbled British PM resigns after scandal involving his handling of sexual assault allegations against Conservative MP (CBC)
Norway Was a Pandemic Success. Then It Spent Two Years Studying Its Failures. Why one country wrote a playbook for the rest of the world. (Wall Street Journal)
How Roe v. Wade evolved: A behind-the-scenes visual tour: A review of internal Supreme Court documents reveals that the justices’ thinking on Roe evolved dramatically over the course of eight months of deliberations. If not for several key changes of heart — and strategy — we wouldn’t have ended up with an ironclad right to abortion before a pregnancy is considered viable. (Washington Post)
How China’s relationship to Hollywood has shaped the movies Big Hollywood movies are being made with Chinese audiences in mind. (Vox)