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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
