A breathtaking tour of the world’s oceans A mesmerising film that takes you freediving along with Guillaume Néry while he elegantly swims (and walks) the world’s oceans among whales and sharks, through caves, and even under ice. (Afonso, editorial designer) Les films engloutis: One breath around the world (viewing time: 12 minutes)
Efficiency gone haywire I recently wrote on The Correspondent about the perils of efficiency. Never could I imagine it could be as horrible as McKinsey’s work for Ice. The consultants helped the American immigration authority detain and deport immigrants more efficiently. Their drive to cut costs was so strong they suggested spending cuts on food and health. Instead of showing humanity, they focused solely on the numbers. Not a happy weekend read, but a very important one. (Sanne, Numeracy correspondent) ProPublica: How McKinsey helped the Trump administration detain and deport immigrants (reading time: nine minutes)
We need more than one person to change the world This conversation between Mariame Kaba, organiser and prison abolitionist, and Eve L Ewing, writer and activist, is a powerful reminder that social change cannot take place without collective action. We have long had a tendency to idealise and even deify the most visible actors in any movement, which makes it easy to forget that every movement is, by necessity, made up of a whole mass of people. Kaba and Ewing discuss history-making, movement building, ethical leadership and accountability in ways that are original and accessible. I regularly find myself going back to this interview and finding something new every time. (OluTimehin, Othering correspondent) Adi magazine: Everything worthwhile is done with other people (reading time: 26 minutes)

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