Olympics
Skater Boitano comes out, will represent U.S. at Olympics
December 20, 2013Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano came out Thursday, two days after he was named to the U.S. delegation for Sochi along with openly gay athletes Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow.
Read moreWomen made big gains at Olympics, but challenges remain
August 16, 2012London's Olympics was the site of laudable developments for women's access to and full participation in major athletic activities.
Read moreWhich way forward for the Olympics?
August 13, 2012In 2016, Brazil, with its left-center government, will hopefully lessen corporate influence and increase the public's involvement.
Read moreBehind London Olympics spectacular sports, a dark side
July 24, 2012While the 2012 Summer Olympics bring athletes together in spectacles of sport, the Games will also bring crippling debt, especially galling given the latest austerity measures in the UK.
Read moreWelcome to the London lockdown
July 18, 2012Parliament is moving center-stage as crises of private-sector greed and incompetence are laid before select committees.
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