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On AlterNet: olympics

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

China's Pollution Olympics

China's Pollution Olympics

Peter Navarro, Asia Times. July 15, 2008.
It's tough to tout "green games" when cancers related to water pollution are among the leading causes of death in China's countryside.

As Olympics Near, China's Most Famous Dissident is Imprisoned

As Olympics Near, China's Most Famous Dissident is Imprisoned

Clifford Coonan, Independent UK. April 4, 2008.
Jailed for "inciting to subvert state power," Hu Jia is likely to become the poster-boy for critics of the Olympics.

Free Countries Must Defy Chinese Blackmail and Greet the Dalai Lama

Free Countries Must Defy Chinese Blackmail and Greet the Dalai Lama

Timothy Garton Ash, Comment Is Free. March 25, 2008.
It would be great to watch the Olympics in Beijing this summer, but not over the dead bodies of Buddhist monks.

Brutal Chinese Crackdown on Tibet Carries Terrible Echo from the Past

Brutal Chinese Crackdown on Tibet Carries Terrible Echo from the Past

Dave Zirin, The Nation. March 22, 2008.
China joins a long, proud tradition of countries carrying out brutal political crackdowns in honor of the Olympics.

China Cracks Down on Internet Freedom

China Cracks Down on Internet Freedom

Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor. March 18, 2008.
Trying to repress news of unrest in Tibet, China has blocked YouTube and most Internet chat rooms.

Sex Workers Plan Brothel in 2010 Olympics City

Sex Workers Plan Brothel in 2010 Olympics City

Wency Leung, Women's eNews. October 13, 2007.
Will building a brothel help curb violence against women?

How the Olympics Destroy Cities

How the Olympics Destroy Cities

Mischa Gaus, In These Times. July 11, 2007.
In Chicago, game boosters argue that Olympic construction, tourism and spillover business will bring relief to the city's long-suffering south side. Experience teaches a different lesson.

The London 2012 Olympic logo: Officially hideous

The London 2012 Olympic logo: Officially hideous

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. June 4, 2007.
Philip Barron: The United Kingdom learns why you should never give a committee £400,000 to do anything.

The Fastest Man on No Legs

The Fastest Man on No Legs

Ellen Goodman, Truthdig. May 29, 2007.
With technology becoming far more sophisticated and pervasive, sports is awash in ethical dilemmas. So where does a lightning fast amputee fit in the spectrum of Barry Bonds with his alleged doping and Tiger Woods with his better-than-perfect Lasik eyes?