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Olympic Games
Olympic Games news and analysis from The Nation
August 19, 2016
The Olympics bill themselves as celebrations of physical fitness, but often leave sickness and compromised health systems in their wake.
August 18, 2016
He seems to believe in the old imperial axiom that “there is no sin below the equator.”
August 17, 2016
Vila Autó dromo may have suffered mass displacement for the Olympic Games, but they have survived and emerged as a symbol that you can fight Rio’s City Hall and win.
August 16, 2016
He got his start trying to legalize marijuana. Now he’s tackling political corruption.
August 12, 2016
Messages of resilience sprang up as quickly as the cookie-cutter homes Rio built for the favela’s remaining citizens.
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August 11, 2016
Organizing to reform teachers’ working conditions as well as standardized testing has been met with brutal police violence.
August 10, 2016
On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.
August 5, 2016
Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.
August 1, 2016
For almost 10 years, Brazil has prepared for the Olympics. Now a majority wish the Games had never darkened their door.
July 27, 2016
More austerity and the sell off of treasured public assets will worsen an already crippling recession.
