Luxury cinemas are fighting Netflix with steak tartare, expensive booze, and gourmet popcorn Fast Company
This Tuesday, a US Federal Court May Decide the Fate of the Climate TruthOut
Ralph Nader: American Society Is in Rapid Decay TruthDid
What Can You, the Individual, Do to Fight Air Pollution? The Wire
Marijuana advocates hit unexpected roadblocks The Hill
‘It’s a miracle’: Helsinki’s radical solution to homelessness Guardian
Chess piece bought for £5 then left in drawer turns out to be medieval treasure worth £1m Independent
Hillary Clinton Testing Hollywood Waters With Planned Production Company & Studio Deal Deadline
Waste Watch
Scrap Collector: Malaysia returning 3,300 tons of contaminated plastic scrap Waste Dive
Texas struggles to keep pace as thirst for water intensifies Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Extreme weather has made half of America look like Tornado Alley WaPo
The Economic Cost Of Devastating Hurricanes And Other Extreme Weather Events Is Even Worse Than We Thought International Business Times
Syraqistan
Protesters shot as Sudan military tries to clear Khartoum sit-in Al Jazeera
North Korea
Death And Resurrection In North Korea (Updated) Moon of Alabama
North Korean official seen in public days after report he had been executed MarketWatch
2020
Bernie Sanders: I Know Where I Came From. Does President Trump? NYT
Hickenlooper booed at California Democratic Convention for decrying socialism: ‘Read the room’ AlterNet
Warrior-Mayor Pete’s Sanctimonious Chest Thumping American Conservative
If Pete Buttigieg Is the “Opposition” to Trump, We Are Screwed TruthOut
Beto Spoke With Hillary Clinton This Week About the 2020 Campaign Daily Beast
California Democratic race is wide open, and Elizabeth Warren may be in top tier San Fran Chronicle
With debates on horizon, Democrats sharpen attack lines The Hill. Hmm. Caveat lector.
737 MAX
FAA Warns Some Boeing 737s May Have Faulty Wing Parts NPR
Boeing Faces Doubtful Airline Chiefs in Mission to Restore Faith Bloomberg
Venezuela
In a Blow to Maduro, Russia Withdraws Key Defense Support to Venezuela WSJ
Class Warfare<
It’s Time to Change the Way the Media Covers Crime Marshall Project
The Populist Paradox Project Syndicate. Simon Johnson.
One Family’s Struggle to Escape Poverty in the UK Der Spiegel
Guillotine Watch
China?
If China cuts rare earth supplies, what can the US do? Asia Times
Why does Beijing suddenly care about AI ethics? MIT Technology Review
How soybeans became China’s most powerful weapon in Trump’s trade war The Conversation
India
India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius Phys.org
Why Hindutva’s Dark Fantasy About India’s Muslims Could Become Real The Wire
Backstory: India’s giant Modi wave – why we didn’t see it coming Reuters
Julian Assange
Assange won’t face charges over role in devastating CIA leak Politico
Trump Transition
Trump faces giant penis mowed into field near airport where he lands for UK state visit independent
COMB ON OVER Donald Trump sports slick new hairdo before flying to meet the Queen
The SunDonald Trump wades into Britain’s ‘interesting’ Brexit crisis Reuters
For the U.S. and China, it’s not a trade war anymore — it’s something worse LA Times
Antidote du Jour (via)
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.