Sports
Boxing, crime, and capitalism: Gerald Horne’s ‘The Bittersweet Science’ reviewed
December 8, 2021Incitement to murder for a thrill in general, and gambling returns in particular, transcends boxing per se, but emanates from a culture that views workers and oppressed people as things and treats force and violence as...
Read moreChina says U.S. ‘diplomatic boycott’ of Olympics based on ‘lies and rumors’
December 8, 2021The Biden administration said on Monday that its diplomats would stay away from the February games in protest at what it said were human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region.
Read moreWhy no COVID vaccine requirements for S.F. Giants fans?
September 20, 2021Food service workers have to get the shot or have a negative test—but fans cheering and shouting in a packed stadium threaten workers and themselves.
Read moreU.S. women make their historic mark at Tokyo Olympics
August 9, 2021The games ended, as they began, with empty stadiums and gilded pageantry.
Read moreOn Palestine, solidarity, and the Tokyo Olympics
August 5, 2021Politics is reflected in the cheering and booing that goes on at international sporting events.
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