Sports, Arts and Culture

Solidarity with Palestine marks World Cup games

If there is a clear victor at the World Cup soccer games in Qatar, it is the Palestinian people. Even…

December 16, 2022

Can Brittney Griner’s release expose U.S. hypocrisy on prisons?

As the majority of the world knows by now, Brittney Griner, a star player with the Women’s National Basketball Association’s…

December 13, 2022

An appeal to Brittney Griner and the WNBA

Dear Brittney, As a Houstonian, I’m relieved and happy you are finally home. Your spouse, Cherelle Griner, and the Women’s…

December 12, 2022

Forces behind the escalation of anti-Semitism

Ever since extreme right-wing multibillionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter on Oct. 27, there has been an alarming increase of anti-Semitic…

December 6, 2022

What’s in a name?

Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Morgan, Mellon, Getty, Custer, Lee, Kennedy, Clinton, Bush, Trump, Musk, Bezos, and their ilk, past and present,…

November 30, 2022

Philadelphia protest opposes developers plans targeting Chinatown

Philadelphia Billed as a chance to “network and shmooze with Philadelphia’s top real estate developers and professionals,” the Jewish Federation…

October 28, 2022

Billy Bragg joins striking Starbucks workers in Buffalo

International progressive rock star and punk-folk musician Billy Bragg joined Starbucks workers on strike outside the first unionized U.S. Starbucks…

October 18, 2022

Another damning sports report

Yet another disturbing investigative report was released Oct. 3, exposing years of abuse of women athletes. The 300-plus page report,…

October 11, 2022

Philly Museum of Art workers strike

During a one-day strike Sept. 16, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art picketed the renowned institution as a warning…

September 22, 2022

Slap on Sarver’s wrist, funds for Favre – capitalist culture in sports

U.S. sports — whether professional or amateur — like almost every institution under capitalism, is all about making profits before…

September 21, 2022