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Why Japan’s Rail Workers Can’t Stop Pointing at Things – Atlas Obscura

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Why Japan’s Rail Workers Can’t Stop Pointing at Things – Atlas Obscura

Train conductors, drivers and station staff play an important role in the safe and efficient operation of the lines; a key aspect of which is the variety of physical gestures and vocal calls that they perform while undertaking their duties. While these might strike visitors as silly, the movements and shouts are a Japanese-innovated industrial safety method known as pointing-and-calling; a system that reduces workplace errors by up to 85 percent.

406- A Side of Franchise

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406- A Side of Franchise

7/14/2020 by Roman Mars

Web player: https://podplayer.net/?id=109687545
Episode: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/99percentinvisible/dovetail.prxu.org/96/3176107c-8569-4fc1-95a9-535b2f436ba1/406_A_Side_of_Franchise_pt01.mp3

There are many books about McDonald’s that criticize the company for its many sins, and author Marcia Chatelain has read all of them. But her book comes at this famous fast-food restaurant from a different angle and with a much wider lens. In Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, Chatelain offers a critique of racial capitalism and a long history of trying to address social problems with business-based solutions. A Side of Franchise Plus, we are featuring an excerpt from the series Race Traitor from The Heart.

It’s interesting to learn about the relationship between Black America and McDonald’s. It’s a complicated relationship motivated by corporate profits, one that sometimes was beneficial to African Americans and other times not so much so.

Seven factors contributing to American racism | Stanford News

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Seven factors contributing to American racism | Stanford News

“Many people, especially White people, underestimate the depths of racism,” Rizzo said. “A lot of attention is rightfully put on the recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and far too many others. But people need to understand that those horrific events are a consequence of a larger system. We want readers to walk away with a better understanding of how that system works.”