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Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics
August 10, 2021
The IOC’s efforts to quell visible dissent failed. 
A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games
August 3, 2021
The “2020” Tokyo Olympics are being held in dangerous heat during a deadly pandemic. 
The Human Costs of the Pandemic Olympics
July 21, 2021
The Tokyo Games should be a warning to potential Olympic hosts everywhere. 
Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games
July 16, 2021
How can IOC President Thomas Bach force through
these games against the will of 80 percent of the population? It helps
if you don’t even know who they are. 
Olympic Athletes Deserve Freedom of Speech
July 8, 2021
The IOC’s efforts to stifle dissent have no place in a free society. 
Gwen Berry Is the Hero We Need
July 2, 2021
The Olympic hammer thrower is facing attacks
similar to those felt by anti-racist educators and activists around the
country. And she is not backing down an inch. 
The IOC Says the 2032 Olympics Are Coming to Brisbane
June 16, 2021
Amid turmoil, the IOC selected Brisbane for the 2032 games under a shroud of secrecy. 
The Tokyo Olympics Are In Peril
June 8, 2021
Staging the Olympics amid a state of emergency and a
coronavirus upsurge has led top officials to question whether they
should happen at all. 
Naomi Osaka and the Growing Backlash Against Athletes Who Dare to Speak Out
June 2, 2021
Fan violence in the NBA and the French Open
crackdown on Naomi Osaka have something glaring in common: the
reassertion of power over outspoken Black athletes. 
New York Needs Trae Young
May 26, 2021
After the year from hell, New York City awakens to jeer their very own basketball villain. 
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