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.
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Austria blocks US warplanes as European allies distance themselves from Trump’s Iran war
Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.
Blowback 2026
The Price of Empire and the costs of War on Iran.
Trump threatens to bomb Iran into the ‘Stone Ages’ as experts warn of possible...
Threats to destroy Iran’s electric grid and bridges raise alarm among legal scholars as strikes hit medical, energy, and civilian infrastructure.
Mark Carney pledges $1B in taxpayer money for a ‘carbon bomb’ project
It’s a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
The US war on Cuba’s doctors
“Cuban eye doctors in Jamaica are the only reason why my grandmother didn’t go fully blind in one eye after she got a botched surgery. The work they’ve done for rural and poor Jamaicans is immeasurable.”