Al Neal
LATEST ARTICLES BY Al Neal
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International Olympic Committee releases anti-demonstration rules for 2020 Tokyo Games
January 9, 2020At the 2020 Olympic Games, there will be no power fists raised at medal ceremonies, no knees shall be taken, and no calls for justice in unjust times will be heard from televisions worldwide.
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New York Yankees’ ace pitcher benched 81 games for domestic violence
January 7, 2020To date, Germán’s suspension is the longest imposed under the joint domestic violence policy for a player who was not formally charged by law enforcement.
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Can Trump pass up chance to cheer for war at college football championship?
January 6, 2020In the history of sports and war, fervent patriotism and militaristic propaganda have gone hand in hand.
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Samsung boss sent to prison for union busting
December 20, 2019Let’s hope we go into 2020 with more victories for workers around the world, and more bosses behind bars.
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After NFL Players Union win, Jaguars’ Coughlin removed from front office
December 19, 2019If only all union wins led to bad bosses getting sacked.
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NFL Players Union wins grievance against the Jacksonville Jaguars
December 17, 2019Waking up to the news of another union victory in professional sports is, in this sportswriter’s opinion, the best way to start any chilly December day.
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David vs. Goliath: Small town’s residents fight oil and mining giant
December 10, 2019Oral arguments revealed the Supreme Court appeared to be leaning against residents' claim that they can seek damages outside the purview of the EPA's Superfund clean-up efforts at the Anaconda mining site in Montana.
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Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman” through the eyes of a once and former Teamster
December 5, 2019For all the things the film did well, it failed to portray the Teamsters union properly and accurately.
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