Sports
Gay baseball star Glenn Burke: What could have been, except for…
June 17, 2022Andrew Maraniss’s superb biography, Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke, gives a full and insightful account of the life of the first openly gay professional baseball player.
Read moreLessons in anti-fascist and social justice solidarity in sports
June 3, 2022It instantly became iconic. Two young Black men stood ramrod straight with heads bowed and arms raised with clenched, black-gloved fists.
Read moreBaseball—and baseball books—are back!
May 24, 2022Now that what used to be called “Our National Pastime” is back, it’s time to look at several recently published books about the game.
Read moreNew contracts yield equal pay for equal work at soccer teams
May 20, 2022The victories in the contracts testify to the efforts of the medal-winning National Women’s Soccer team.
Read moreCourt win for another exploited worker class: Minor-league baseball players
May 19, 2022Players earn $3,000 over three months and then have to work six months for free.
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