Links 9/9/18

What’s happening to all the hedgehogs in England and Wales? Treehugger

What would happen if we all took smart drugs? BBC

German skeletons hint that medieval warrior groups recruited from afar Science News

Antidepressants may cause antibiotic resistance University of Queensland (UserFriendly)

What the Heck Happened on the International Space Station? The Atlantic

Big Brother IS Watching You Watch

Facial recognition touted as ‘user friendly’ system for airports Phys.org

Syraqistan

Iraq protests threaten oil production and critical ports Asia Times

After Tehran talks, Syria and Russia forces step up Idlib attacks Al Jazeera

Afghanistan, the endless war The Week

NYT Reconfirms U.S. Coup Plot In Venezuela – Adds Pro-Coup Propaganda Moon of Alabama

Brexit

Brexit: the Rogers speech EUReferendum.com

Brexit talks at risk of collapse as British cabinet ministers brand EU compromise on Irish border ‘unacceptable’ Independent

Brexit: wading through treacle EUReferendum.com

China?

Jack Ma to unveil Alibaba’s succession plan, paving the way for younger talent to take over SCMP. The deck: Ma will remain executive chairman while the plan is carried out. A New York Times report that said he was “stepping down” to “retire” was out of context, and factually wrong, an Alibaba spokesman said

India

Election Season in a Dangerous Democracy New York Review of Books. Arundhati Roy.

The Daily Fix: 377 verdict lays ground for minority rights to be protected against majoritarian will Scroll.in

US, India sidle Gingerly Towards Each Other Asia Sentinel

US groups protest against India’s proposed data rules FT

Blighted by Empire: What the British Did to India Los Angeles Review of Books. Review of Shashi Tharoor’s Inglorious Empire.

North Korea

No long-range missiles, North Korea military parade features floats and flowers Reuters

This School Year, Let’s Keep Kids in Classrooms TruthOut

The Crash Ten Years After

In a crisis, sometimes you don’t tell the whole story FT (MH)

Debate: Stiglitz vs. Summers on Secular Stagnation Project Syndicate

Tariff Tantrum

Donald Trump tells Apple to make products in US after company pushes back on tariffs SCMP

Chances Fade for U.S.-China Trade Deal WSJ

THE “HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN” HAS TOTALLY BETRAYED ITS CONSTITUENTS Current Affairs (UserFriendly)

Post-‘Rahmbo’ Chicago and the Death of Triangulation NYT

Class Warfare

Bankers, art and tax paranoia driven Ponzi schemes Tax Research UK (UserFriendly)

BANKING ON THE PUBLIC OPTION: WILL LA LEAD THE WAY FOR PEOPLE-OWNED BANKS? WhoWhatWhy.org

US Workers Are Striking Again Jacobin (UserFriendly)

There’s a good chance you’ve waived the right to sue your boss Vox

IS NATIONALIZATION AN ANSWER TO CLIMATE CHANGE? The Intercept

Joseph Stiglitz on artificial intelligence: ‘We’re going towards a more divided society’ The Guardian

Jeremy Corbyn: Three years in to his reign, Labour leader shows no sign of ceasing to upset convention, the odds – and many of his MPs Independent

California has ended money bail. Who will bail out the industry? LA Times

MILLIONS OF ACRES OF ‘PUBLIC’ LAND ARE NOT LEGALLY ACCESSIBLE Daily Yonder

Supremes

Above It All: How the Court Got So Supreme Longreads

Ellsberg Says Assange, as a Journalist, Can’t Be Tried Under Espionage Act Consortium News

Trump Transition

If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama NYT (BC). James Risen. From December 2016 but still germane.

Obama, who once surveilled reporters, criticizes Trump over press freedom NY Post

Trump wants to toughen the nation’s libel laws. Here’s why he isn’t likely to succeed LA Times

Why Trump’s Record Trumps the Media’s Spin National Interest

We Are Trump’s Hostages New York magazine. Andrew Sullivan. Posting this b/c it’s such a vivid contrast to the link immediately above.

With a shrinking EPA, Trump delivers on his promise to cut government WaPo

Trump’s Iran Stunt and ‘International Order’ American Conservative

Antidote du Jour:

See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here,

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