On AlterNet: olympics

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

Olympic Sweetheart Lindsey Vonn Has a Bad Girl Side

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 25, 2010.

Lindsey Vonn fits many of the characteristics of the girl next door; but she's also a badass who is helping break down harmful gender stereotypes.

Olympian Sex? Athletes To Use 100,000 Condoms

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 23, 2010.

Assuming that most condoms are used by couples, the number presupposes 29 encounters over two weeks for each athlete -- that's two a day.

The Olympics and Its Stars Pimp for Junk Food

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 21, 2010.

Olympics advertising is an orgy of sugar and empty calories, thanks to the athletes who shill fast food for cash.

Christopher Hitchens' Bizarre Attack on the Olympics

Dave Zirin, TheNation.com. February 15, 2010.

Hitchens has unleashed torrents of hatred on the Olympics for 'breeding hatred' -- when the truth is that they let off steam.

An Expat's Guide to the Vancouver Olympics

Sara Robinson, AlterNet. February 10, 2010.

Vancouver does things its own strange and subtle ways that the media hordes will only begin to be noticing by the time these Games are over.

Meet the Protest Groups at the Vancouver Olympics

Geoff Dembicki, The Tyee. February 4, 2010.

What will happen on downtown streets when home-grown activists, civil society crusaders, out-of-town idealists and native naysayers meet $900 million worth of security?

Corporate Titans Competing for Olympic Gold: How Ad Wars Have Hijacked the Games

Geoff Dembicki, AlterNet. January 16, 2010.

This February, get ready for a 21st century Olympics, where the big corporate spending battles could overshadow the rivalries of the ice rink and ski slope.

5 Crazy Right-Wing Freak-Outs in Just One Glorious Week

Brad Reed, AlterNet. October 5, 2009.

A hilarious look at conservative thought in the Obama era.

Right-Wingers Still Able to Dictate What Constitutes the "Big Story" of the Day

Digby, Hullabaloo. October 2, 2009.

Amazing ...

Scarborough Calls Righties' Celebration of Failed Olympic Bid "Just Plain Stupid"

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. October 2, 2009.

I honestly can't think of the last time I've seen so many high-profile Americans root so enthusiastically against their own country.

The (Unofficial) Caster Semenya Results Are In: The Sports World Is Ignorant and Sexist

Dave Zirin, Sherry Wolf, The Nation. September 15, 2009.

Caster Semenya's unofficial results illuminate the intensity of a culture obsessed with short-sighted definitions.

Children of Immigrants Dominate the Olympics

Ruben Navarrette, Washington Post Writers Group. August 26, 2008.

The U.S. team won the most medals; it also won the argument back home over the contributions of immigrants and their children.

A Parade of Weird Little Worlds: The Olympics for Non-Sports Fans

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. August 22, 2008.

Forget Michael Phelps and gymnastics. Part of the Olympics is about alternative culture and resistance to mainstream society.

Son of Undocumented Immigrants Wins Gold

David Neiwert, August 19, 2008.

A great victory for the U.S. comes from a citizen right-wingers would want to deport.

Amazing Women in Beijing

Ren, Feministe. August 18, 2008.

Where have all the role models for girls and young women gone? Right here.

Naomi Klein: China's Hi-Tech Surveillance State Is Ready for Export

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. August 18, 2008.

With 300,000 security cameras in Beijing alone, China is at the forefront of the surveillance boom -- and U.S. corporations are reaping the profits.

Scandal of the Ages: Trouble at the Beijing Olympics

David Flumenbaum, Huffington Post. August 14, 2008.

Many have noted that He Kexin, one of China's gymnasts at the Olympic games, looks a little young. Turns out she's not the only one.

The Big Picture: Russia, Georgia, China and the U.S.

Digby, Hullabaloo. August 14, 2008.

It is becoming clear that the American Century will not lap over from the 20th into the 21st.

President 'Vacation' Bush Criticizes Congress for Taking Time Off

Satyam, ThinkProgress. August 13, 2008.

The vacation president shouldn't be one to talk.

Citizen Journalist Deported from China for Filming Free Tibet Protest

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. August 11, 2008.

So far China's marks: '10' for opening ceremonies pageantry, '0' for free speech.

A Sunday with the Leader of the Free World

General JC Christian, Jesus' General. August 11, 2008.

A day in photos.

Olympics Expose the Total Hypocrisy of U.S. Immigration Laws

Sally Kohn, Movement Vision Lab. August 11, 2008.

Americans aren't known for their rational views on immigration. So it's no wonder we attack low-wage workers while celebrating immigrant athletes.

Crisis in Georgia: McCain and Obama React

Digby, Hullabaloo. August 11, 2008.

The political implications of the two presidential campaigns' responses to the Russia-Georgia situation.

Pollution in Beijing: An Olympic-Sized Problem

Andy Kondrat, Take Part. August 8, 2008.

How is Beijing improving their air quality? By moving polluting plants out of town.

China Unveils Frightening Futuristic Police State at Olympics

Naomi Klein, Huffington Post. August 8, 2008.

The Olympics have opened up a backdoor for the regime to massively upgrade its systems of population control and repression.