By Colin JenkinsOct 12, 2017
Despite the traction it is getting online (over 22 million views and counting on YouTube alone), what the rapper did was nothing new. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Melina Abdullah / TruthdigOct 9, 2017
We must focus the fight on visible and invisible forces. Until real change comes, no one gets to "just enjoy the game." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Adam Johnson / AlterNetSep 28, 2017
Soledad O'Brien slams Chris Cillizza, Valerie Plame makes accusation against U.S. Jews, and more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Mark Fiore / TruthdigSep 28, 2017
When the President of the United States calls for people who don’t stand for the national anthem to be fired and speaks wistfully of more violence in sports, you know we’ve gone farther into Kookyland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanSep 28, 2017
Principled positions taken at great risk, such as that of NFL player Colin Kaepernick in solidarity with people of color, are often how movements are born. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigSep 27, 2017
The president, with his latest unsportsmanlike conduct, is helping pro football avoid an ugly truth about its link to traumatic brain damage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigSep 26, 2017
Pro football players didn't appear on the field for the national anthem until 2009, when the Defense Department's "paid patriotism" began. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigSep 25, 2017
The New England Patriots quarterback and many others associated with the NFL did not agree with Trump's comments about the "Take a Knee" protest. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigSep 25, 2017
The days of keeping politics out of sports are history. Now is the time for sports figures to use their platforms to lead a global peace movement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigSep 24, 2017
"History" often is a tool for keeping power in the hands of the elite. The controversy over Confederate monuments points up the mendacious national narrative that has been spoon-fed to Americans. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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