What Do Houston’s Sports Stadiums Have to Do With Hurricane Harvey?

What Do Houston’s Sports Stadiums Have to Do With Hurricane Harvey?

What Do Houston’s Sports Stadiums Have to Do With Hurricane Harvey?

Expert Neil deMause stops by to talk about taxpayer-subsidized venues, Houston’s infrastructure problem, and how to fight back against greedy owners.

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This week we speak to Neil deMause, co-author of the book Field of Schemes, about the toll that publicly funded stadiums have taken on the infrastructure of Houston, and how that all manifested during Hurricane Harvey. DeMause is the preeminent scholar in the country on the politics of stadium construction.

We also have Choice Words about the Michael Bennett police-brutality situation in Las Vegas, a serious clapback at the new round of anonymous Kaepernick haters, and much more.

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Dave Zirin Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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