“Welcome to the age of insubordination” says a March Financial Times article. Writer Andrew Hill’s piece reads like a war cry to bosses around the world. Hill warns that what was once simply a kink...
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One month on since Trump’s vitriolic words about NFL players taking a knee against racism and NFL fans are still watching weekly to see which players stand, sit, and kneel. Inspired by players, members of...
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“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a (expletive) off the field right now. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!’” said President...
Read More →Kaepernick on death threats: “If something like that were to happen, you’ve proved my point. It’ll be loud and clear why it happened.” — Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) September 20, 2016 When Colin Kaepernick began his...
Read More →Whether it’s racial slurs in the locker room or media narratives playing into old stereotypes, sports shed a spotlight on the racism that pervades our society. This year’s Super Bowl put racism, and resistance to...
Read More →“To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price.” – Vince Lombardi As the regular season of National Football League (NFL) is winding down, “Concussion,” a major motion picture threatens to...
Read More →“Yes Means Yes” Law – A Step Forward in Countering the Campus Rape Crisis By Genevieve Morse, Shop Steward, MTA UMass (personal capacity) In September, a bill was signed into law in California that overhauls...
Read More →“The NFL doesn’t have a Ray Rice problem; it has a violence against women problem.” – Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. This quote came in response to the debate that erupted...
Read More →This week has seen a major splash from the effects of Michael Sam, University of Missouri’s college football star, coming out proudly as gay. While there have been NFL players who have come out after...
Read More →According to research done by Harvard professor Judith Grant Long annual public subsidies for pro sports facilities in 2010 totaled $259 million. It is generally recognized that owners make tens of millions of dollars in...
Read More →The NFL began the second week of the regular season by announcing they would be using so-called “replacement refs” through at the least the fifth week of the season. As fans and commentators discussed the...
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“Welcome to the age of insubordination” says a March Financial Times article. Writer Andrew Hill’s piece reads like a war cry to bosses around the world. Hill warns that what was once simply a kink...
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