On AlterNet: superbowl

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

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.

Mitch Daniels' State of the Union Response Shows GOP Priority: Beating Up on Workers

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. January 25, 2012.

Daniels’ response was the first to be delivered from a building surrounded by dozens of police cars and chanting activists, protesting his latest anti-union move.

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.

Super Bowl-Level Stakes for Indiana Labor in Battle Over Union Rights

Roger Bybee, In These Times. January 9, 2012.

Governor Mitch Daniels' attempt to pass a "right-to-work" law in Indiana extends the GOP's war on organized labor beyond the public sector and into the private.

Why Our National Superbowl TV Party Has Become the Last Supper for the US Empire

Robert Lipsyte, TomDispatch.com. February 5, 2011.

Never before have so many loose strands of an unraveling empire come together in a single event accessible to those who mourn or cheer America.

New Orleans Revels in Saints' Superbowl Victory

Dave Zirin, TheNation.com. February 8, 2010.

Four years ago, it seemed Katrina had destroyed the Big Easy. The New Orleans Saints are now the Super Bowl Champs and the city is feeling fearless.

The Commercial Super Bowl: Voyeuristic Horndogs, Hot Babes, Flatulent Slackers, and God's Quarterback Star in the Big Game

Robert Lipsyte, TomDispatch.com. February 6, 2010.

Whatever happens, the Tim Tebow controversy has put the game’s spotlight back where it belongs -- on the advertising.

Battle Over Super Bowl Abortion Ad Rages on: Is Tim Tebow's Birth Story Even True?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 1, 2010.

High-profile lawyer argues it's an impossible scenario that doctors would have suggested abortion as a viable option for Tebow in the first place.

Modern-Day Slavery and the Big Game

Emira Woods, AlterNet. February 3, 2008.

Most viewers watching the SuperBowl will be oblivious to the abuses of one of its key sponsors.