A special behind-the-scenes video from Manifold Recording!  Nader El Shaer plays Kawala and Ney for The Nile Project, but he also plays a remarkable accordion that's been specially modified to play the scales of Arabic music.  Check it out!

I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action.

(Reuters) - Long before the death of George Floyd last week, efforts to overhaul the way policing is done in Minneapolis repeatedly fizzled in the face of a powerful 800-member union that championed military-style police tactics.

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There's a concept (inspired by a Metafilter blog post) of ask culture vs. guess
culture.In "ask culture," it's socially acceptable to ask for a favor -- staying
over at a friend's house, requesting a raise or a letter of recommendation --
and equally acceptable to refuse a favor. Asking is literally just inquiring if
the request will be granted, and it's never wrong to ask, provided you know you
might be refused. In "guess culture," however, you're expected to guess if your
request is appropriate, and you are rude if you accidentally make a request
that's judged excessive or inappropriate. You can develop a reputation as greedy
or thoughtless if you make inappropriate requests.

When an asker and a guesser collide, the results are awful. I've seen it in
marriages, for example.

Husband: "Could you iron my shirt? I have a meeting today."

Wife: "Can't you see I'm packing lunches and I'm not even dressed yet? You're so
insensitive!"

Husband: "But I just asked. You could have just said no if you were too busy …