Articles
This isn’t normal
Columnist Julia Chaffers argues that we should not expect ourselves to meet normal expectations in our current reality.
Patterns in the pandemic: What racial data tells us and why we need more
As we eventually negotiate the aftermath of this crisis, this data should be a moment of reckoning that motivates reparative and preventative measures to support the health of people of color, pandemic or not.
Politicizing People: American lives aren’t up for debate
Columnist Julia Chaffers argues that the current government response to coronavirus in the United States prioritizes profits over lives.
‘Stick to sports’ is getting old: A defense of Marshawn Lynch
The idea that athletes have nothing productive to add to our national conversation and that their intelligence begins and ends with their ability to run routes and read defenses shapes the way many people think about even our most dominant sports figures.
The Bloomberg problem
It is difficult to hold someone accountable who is not beholden to anyone for funding. It is challenging to campaign against someone who can drown you out with an unending stream of advertising and the media coverage that accompanies it.
Silenced on the biggest stage
Columnist Julia Chaffers argues that the International Olympic Committee undermines its claim to values like equality by silencing athletes taking politically-motivated actions.
Enough is enough
America is unlike any other country on the planet in terms of amount of firearms and frequency of gun violence. Continuing to do nothing enforces this pattern, and the cycle will continue.
There is no division between sports and politics
“Politics” is not some abstract term, some definable thing we can cordon off in one corner of society. “Politics” encompasses everything in our lives, and touches everything we do.
Beyond Soccer: Lessons from the World Cup
The team’s commitment to lifting others up as they rise presents an example for each of us, aspiring World Cup winners or otherwise. They show us how to use our reach to fight for equality, for ourselves and for others, in whatever we do.