Tag: Olympics
Black women athletes ruptured destructive and limiting beliefs at the Tokyo...
It quickly became evident that Black women would be of central importance to the games and stories that followed.
A global anti-Olympics movement rises to challenge the games’ darker side
“The Olympics Games put tremendous pressure on the host city’s local budget, crash the democratic government process and destroy the environment."
Protesting shouldn’t be banned at the Olympics
“If there’s something on their mind, then athletes should be allowed to speak.”
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.
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Blessings and curses of a losing Trump finale: A boon to Democrats could hurt...
It’s not clear whether benighted, garden-variety Republicanism (or Democratism) is a better stimulant for Progressive politics vs. another vapid, sensationalized, chaotic Trump circus stunt.
What’s really at stake in a politically charged Supreme Court case on elections
Moore v. Harper could transform the law—but not in the way that many pundits, or even politicians, anticipate.
The renewable energy transition is failing
Renewable energy isn’t replacing fossil fuel energy—it’s adding to it.
‘Love wins again’: Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage
"Today we celebrate this win, tomorrow we continue to fight for the justice and equity that every American deserves."
175 nations start negotiations for legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution
Negotiators from 175 nations will create a team of scientists to address the plastic pollution crisis worldwide.