On AlterNet: football

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "football"

Why MIA Was Right to Give America the Finger at the Super Bowl

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. February 10, 2012.

The Sri Lankan-British performer gave us all the finger at the Superbowl. Maybe we deserved it.

The 7 Most Irritating Superbowl Halftime Performers of All Time

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. February 3, 2012.

And you thought this was supposed to be entertaining.

Occupy the Super Bowl? Indiana's Workers Eye Dramatic Next Steps in Fight Against Anti-Union Bill

Theresa Moran, Labor Notes. January 22, 2012.

Dems in the legislature skipped sessions to block the bill, and rallies in protest draw crowds of thousands as Indiana workers fight a union-busting "right-to-work" bill.

8 Awful Pop Culture Offerings to Dread in the New Year

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. January 11, 2012.

Racism, sexism and more Ayn Rand...we're gripping ourselves for some of the worst in 2012.

Will Greedy Billionaire Football League Owners Ruin Football Season?

Robert Lipsyte, TomDispatch.com. May 10, 2011.

The current struggle between labor and management in the NFL reflects the current attacks on unions across the country.

Owners' Lock Out of NFL Players Raises Some Big Questions

David Morris, AlterNet. March 24, 2011.

Public employees in Madison and professional football players in Green Bay both face powerful and hostile managements trying to undermine their unions.

New York Sharks Women Tackle the Football World

Merle Exit, The Wip. January 7, 2011.

The Woman's Football Alliance is tackling a sport that's typically associated with men, and making it their own.

What Does College Football Have to Do With Abortion? Tons, According to Anti-Choice Wingnuts

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. December 23, 2009.

The brouhaha over Notre Dame is an opportunity for the right to wage war on women, intellectuals and sexual freedom all at once.

Touchdowns and Lockdowns: Transcending Racial Politics in Prison Through Sports

Bruce Reilly, AlterNet. December 22, 2009.

I spent a decade organizing sports leagues amongst those who failed in their struggle against violence and oppression: in prison.

Super Bowl Ads: Sexy or Sexist?

Em & Lo, Daily Bedpost. February 6, 2008.

The best and the worst from the big game.

Arlen Specter to Stand Strong Against Illegal Spying -- In the NFL

William K. Wolfrum, Shakesville. February 4, 2008.

Let's see, everyone knows the U.S. government is spying on its people, but Specter is more concerned about NFL coaches spying on each other.

Did the 'Thug Life' Kill Sean Taylor?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 3, 2007.

Sean Taylor's murder ignited an orgy of stereotypes about black men as dangerous and criminal-prone.

The Problem with (Spy) 'Chatter'

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. September 17, 2007.

Amid all the chatter over the New England Patriots' "spy gate" scandal, the question is: what do Bill Belichick's video man, Bush patriots and the USA Patriot Act have in common?

America's Wildly Overblown Vick Hysteria

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. August 23, 2007.

The moment the public got wind that the feds had their eyes on Michael Vick and that the issue was dog fighting, he was dog meat.

The Crucifixion of Michael Vick

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. August 21, 2007.

Michael Vick was tried, convicted and sentenced in the only court that counts in the big money world of sports and celebrity-hood -- and that's the court of public opinion.

The Big Game

Will Durst, AlterNet. February 1, 2007.

I'll root for the Colts, as their fair city has never won ... anything ... ever, except the record for auto accidents over Memorial Day weekend.