Sports
Importing Olympians only a problem when China does it…especially if they win gold
February 17, 2022Athletes regularly compete for countries other than the one they were born in. But when American-born Olympians compete for China, suddenly there’s a problem.
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Uyghur torchbearer and ethnic diversity at Beijing Olympics upset media’s ‘genocide’ narrative
February 14, 2022OPINION: If China wanted to showcase the racial supremacy of the majority Han, wouldn’t uplifting athletes of ethnic minorities be completely detrimental to the cause?
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Beijing Olympics: Eileen Gu doesn’t care what the U.S. media thinks of her
February 9, 2022She won’t hear the complaints of betrayal when she’s standing on top of the medal podium.
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Could this be the end of white supremacy in college football?
January 18, 2022The world of collegiate sports was shocked when the number-one high school football recruit in America, Travis Hunter, chose Jackson State University in Mississippi, a historically Black college, over Florida State.
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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...
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