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A Vindication for Agitation: Brittney Griner Is Coming Home

Many of the obstacles to freeing Brittney Griner were domestic, not foreign.

Palestine: The Unexpected Star of the 2022 World Cup

From player demonstrations to unfurled flags, Palestinian struggle has been visible and fearless at the World Cup.

The Response to Brittney Griner’s Capture Is an Indictment of the Right and the “Left”

Why is commonsense solidarity so difficult?

Brittney Griner’s Jail Conditions Speak to the Urgency of Bringing Her Home

If the US doesn’t bring her back, the basketball star’s nine-year prison sentence in Russia’s “land of prisons” will likely be brutal.

Will Players Help Raise Awareness About the Horrors Surrounding the World Cup?

We are seeing some people from the soccer world speak out about the Qatar World Cup. We need more.

The NBA’s Hypocrisies Are Sabotaging Its Response to Kyrie Irving

The league won’t acknowledge its own culpability for the current climate of hate.

Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation

Kyrie’s anti-Semitism isn’t new, but his allies are. And that’s terrifying.

Is Portland About to Have Two Supporter-Owned Soccer Teams?

Forcing a franchise owner to sell the team? Community ownership? It’s on the table for the raucous fans of the Portland Thorns and Timbers.

On Her Birthday, We Learned About Brittney Griner’s Suffering

In an interview with her attorneys, the WNBA superstar revealed more details about her conditions in a Russian prison cell.

Merritt Paulson Must Go

It is past time for the soccer impresario to sell the Thorns and Timbers, and Portland would be the perfect city to install public ownership.