Sports, Arts and Culture

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

On the Picket Line

Nurses across U.S. declare: Safe staffing saves lives Nurses must sound like a broken record to some, especially the greedy…

September 21, 2022

Nichelle Nichols: aiming for the stars

Almost nine decades ago, a few years shy of a century, in fact, a Black girl was born in Robbins,…

August 10, 2022

Bill Russell was a revolutionary<br /><span class="streamer2"> Death of the basketball legend at 88 should remind us of his courage off the court</span>

By Dave Zirin The following article first appeared at thenation.com/article/society/bill-russell-obituary/. William Felton Russell revolutionized basketball with a simple innovation: jumping.…

August 4, 2022

Groundswell of support to free Brittney Griner

The struggle to bring Brittney Griner home intensifies. The star center for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Mercury has…

July 21, 2022

Ons Jabeur: a trailblazer

The oldest and most prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament is the All-England Tennis Championships, located at Wimbledon in a suburb…

July 12, 2022

Editorial: El Título IX se debilita con la sentencia Roe del TSE

Al Mundial de Fútbol, 19 de septiembre de 2016, la jugadora Megan Rapinoe se arrodilló durante el himno nacional estadounidense,…

July 12, 2022

The campaign to bring Brittney Griner home

Brittney Griner is a 31-year-old, 6-foot, 9-inch center for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women’s National Basketball Association. As a…

July 11, 2022

Title IX weakened by SCOTUS Roe ruling

June 23 marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal legislation mandating equal opportunities for men’s and women’s participation…

June 27, 2022