China’s richest man builds the world’s biggest indoor ski resort

Wang Jianlin made his first public appearance since Wanda Group was named on June 22 among several global asset buyers in a probe by the Chinese bank regulator. No wrongdoing was indicated.
Read more: http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2100692/wanda-opens-city-size-theme-park-harbin-wang-jianlin-mum?source=Snapzu

What It Actually Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco

Dollar for dollar, a comprehensive look at the agony of building a business
Read more: https://sf.eater.com/2017/6/27/15733554/cost-open-restaurant-robin-adam-tortosa-san-francisco?source=Snapzu

Wells of Despair: The Desperation for Water

An unregulated borewell economy thrives through the dry summers in Osmanabad district of Marathwada, with agents and rig owners cashing in on the desperation of farmers to find water at any depth, any cost. By Parth M.N.
Read more: https://thewire.in/149932/wells-of-despair-desperation-water/?source=Snapzu

The Future of Coal Country

A local environmental activist fights to prepare her community for life beyond mining. By Eliza Griswold.
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/03/the-future-of-coal-country?source=Snapzu

California Single-Payer Organizers Are Deceiving Their Supporters. It’s Time to Stop

The bill’s chief backers angrily point to the California assembly speaker as the main roadblock to universal health care. They’re completely wrong — and they know it. By David Dayen.
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2017/06/30/california-single-payer-organizers-are-deceiving-their-supporters-its-time-to-stop/?source=Snapzu

Are Illinois taxpayers finally waking up?

Illinois can no longer afford to tax itself out of fiscal holes. By Kristen McQueary.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-taxpayers-illinois-chicago-cps-mcqueary-perspec-0630-md-20170629-story.html?source=Snapzu

Britain is the worst-performing advanced economy in the world

The UK is officially the slowest-growing advanced economy on earth, official statistics confirmed on Friday. GDP grew at just 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year; down from 0.7 per cent in the previous quarter, and confirming previous estimates, the Office for National Statistics reported.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-economy-world-worst-performing-advanced-countries-state-g7-european-union-a7817046.html?source=Snapzu