Column Archive
Pimps All Around: In Defense of ‘Louisville Madam’ Katina Powell
October 23, 2015
People castigating the woman who supplied sex workers to Louisville basketball groups should be pointing their fingers elsewhere. 
Louisville Basketball and the NCAA’s Political Economy of Misogyny
October 21, 2015
We can’t afford to be cynical about the news that the most lucrative college hoops program in the country uses women as a form of currency. 
Challenging Major League Baseball’s New Managerial Color Line
October 19, 2015
With zero African-American managers and only one Latino manager, baseball needs an affirmative-action policy with actual teeth. 
Lamar Odom Deserves Better
October 15, 2015
Lamar Odom is not a punchline. He’s someone who has lived in a state of self-medication as a means of self-preservation. 
7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial
October 14, 2015
After the NYPD broke his leg and charged him with resisting arrest, NBA star Thabo Sefolosha cleared his name in court. Here's what we learned. 
NYPD on Trial: NBA Player Thabo Sefolosha Fights Back After Police Beating
October 8, 2015
The police broke Thabo Sefolosha’s leg. His testimony, and the testimony of witnesses, could mean that they will not get away with it. 
Insider Trading Hits the Sports World
October 7, 2015
FanDuel and DraftKings are enmeshed in a rank scandal whose stink has spread to their sports league partners as well as ESPN. 
John Carlos Meets the Spurs
October 5, 2015
Meeting and speaking to the San Antonio Spurs meant a great deal to 1968 Olympic bronze medalist and protester. 
Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand
October 1, 2015
Jeb Bush has unsurprisingly decided to side with bigotry in the case of Washington’s football team’s name. His incoherent reasoning should ring alarm bells for supporters and detractors alike. 
Kevin Powell’s Memoir Will Crush You
September 30, 2015
An autobiography that’s really a first-hand account about surviving racism and poverty only mostly intact, The Education of Kevin Powell is revelatory. 
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