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Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

“The Republicans don’t have a war on women. They have a war for women.”

Jan 23, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Because the “War on Women” worked so well last time.

Jan 23, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand

Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand

Richard Sherman, by continuing to tell harsh truths, is refusing to be anyone’s brand.

Jan 23, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi

The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi

The Russian government’s anti-gay scapegoating diverts attention from what appears to be the most corrupt Olympics in history.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin

John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights

John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights

“You need to follow your conscience, follow your heart and follow your wisdom.”

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin

The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics

The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics

Illegal waste dumps, displacement of residents, harsh retribution against local activists: Sochi has it all.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Alec Luhn

Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk

Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk

A foul band reeking of corruption, half were chosen by former president Juan Antonio Samaranch, a devoted Fascist in Franco’s Spain.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Andrew Jennings

Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like ‘The Hunger Games’

Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like ‘The Hunger Games’ Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like ‘The Hunger Games’

As a luge competitor at the 2006 Winter Games, I saw the dehumanization and corporate domination behind the Olympic ideal.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Samantha Retrosi

A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians

A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians

They’ve been competing for decades—but now they’re proudly and publicly out.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Cyd Zeigler

Grantland, Dr. V and Being Enough

Grantland, Dr. V and Being Enough Grantland, Dr. V and Being Enough

As a former George Washington University basketball player and the first openly transgender Division I athlete, Kye Allums is no stranger to transgender ignorance in the media.

Jan 22, 2014 / Kye Allums

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