Column Archive
An Interview With Aaron Maybin
February 21, 2018
Asking a kid to learn is one thing. Asking a kid to learn when they’re starving is another. Asking a kid to learn when they’re freezing is another. 
LeBron James Flips the Script—Again
February 19, 2018
Fox News’s Laura Ingraham’s telling him to “shut up and dribble” elicited a sharp response not only from James but from much of the sports world. 
Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Speaks Out Against the NRA
February 15, 2018
Figures from the sports world are issuing calls to action in the wake of yesterday’s horrendous shooting. 
The Farce of the ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia’
February 12, 2018
The IOC wants to look tough on doping, but the designation has fanned the very nationalism that the Olympics are supposed to hedge against. 
Why So Many Philadelphia Eagles Are Rejecting This White House
February 8, 2018
They are not interested in a dialogue with a president who has already convinced them of his bigotry. 
The Eagles’ Super Bowl Win Shows That Having a Conscience Does Not Distract From Winning the Game
February 5, 2018
But the NFL got what they needed: a great game without Trump or player protest getting in the way. 
Hot Protest in an Ice-Cold Super Bowl City
February 1, 2018
Local organizers are using old-fashioned solidarity to combat the corporate prom that is Super Bowl week in the Twin Cities. 
The Progressive Case for the Philadelphia Eagles (Seriously)
January 29, 2018
The Eagles are a living rebuke to anyone who thinks social consciousness is a distraction from winning or a repellent to fans. 
Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough
January 25, 2018
An institution turned a blind eye to serial sexual assault. An institution needs to be held accountable. 
The Progressive Case for the New England Patriots (Seriously)
January 22, 2018
The team referred to as Team Trump is far more complicated than its critics would admit. 
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