In Tokyo, concerns about public health were trumped by the IOC’s quest for Olympic gold.
Sports
NBA players’ strike — the workers united!
Pro basketball players proved that, when united against systemic racism, they are stronger than the big-money league owners.
Big money sports — profit trumps safety
Reopen or not? With fans or not? Owners care about the money. Players and their unions care about their health and about fighting racism.
Letters to the editor — October 2019
Readers’ opinion on Freedom Socialist articles.
NFL’s massive cover-up of concussions
Outrage climbs at football league’s racism and greed
US Women’s Soccer team closes ranks for equal pay
This world champion, vastly popular squad of athletes is winning victories against astonishing sexist discrimination, and stirring others to do likewise.
Time de futebol feminino dos EUA fecha as fileiras por salário igual
No Dia Internacional da Mulher, 28 membros da esquadra processaram a Federação de Futebol dos Estados Unidos (USSF) por discriminação sexual.
Pay equity: back-to-back wins for women athletes
Ice hockey’s U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) beat their governing body, USA Hockey, in March and took women’s fight for living wages a huge step forward. Long notoriously underpaid, hockey’s women players were expected to keep winning world medals while working for about $1,000 per month, for 6 months, only in Olympic years, and on… Read more »
Taking a Stand
Black athletes revive political protest in the sports world.
In solidarity with protesting athletes
Hats off to Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who refuses to stand for the national anthem at NFL games. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color.” He’s also spoken out for police accountability and against cop… Read more »
