Tag: sports
The dark side of sports stadiums
When it comes to stadium deals, the only winners are billionaires.
Why Damar Hamlin didn’t die for our sins
I’ve wondered if that specter of sudden death could become a turning point in the history of what’s arguably America’s most popular and perilous pastime.
Can global sports boycotts help end the war in Ukraine?
The power of sports to legitimize a regime also means they have the power to delegitimize one, too.
Report finds climate polluters are spending millions on sports sponsorships
"Sport is in the frontline of the climate emergency but floats on a sea of sponsorship deals with the major polluters."
Does the Super Bowl feel too political? Thank American militarism.
Make no mistake – even “non-political” celebrations of veterans are deliberately political.
Why can’t we just play ball?
The militarization of sports and the redefinition of patriotism.
Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony Reminds World That Climate Change is Very...
The Opening Ceremony at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games centered on climate change and its effects.
Eight NFL Scandals Worse Than ‘Deflategate’
Football has become America's pastime, but it's time the sports reporters start covering real NFL scandals and stop focusing on non-stories such as "deflategate." Here are a few leads for reporters to chase.
Remembering the Greatest ‘Babe’ in Sports
There was one "Babe" that helped change the political climate of sports. Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a true hero who helped girls and women that came after her receive the proper help to develop their athleticism.
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It’s time for ‘unified groups’ to declare war against Trump’s unscrupulous retribution schemes
They must use all the innovative techniques that they have to take down Trump before he turns them into his slaves, and America into a fascist state.
Democrats push to ban congressional stock trading amid tariff-triggered market scandal
Lawmakers intensify calls to outlaw stock trades by members of Congress following Trump’s tariff reversal and suspicious GOP investments.
An Indian drugmaker, investigated by ProPublica last year, has recalled two dozen medications sold...
FDA inspectors found serious problems at a Glenmark factory in India that manufactured the recalled drugs.
Trump may be blowing the economy up on purpose
Working-class Americans should view a purposefully engineered recession as blatant aggression by the ownership class.
New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses
While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.