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Super Bowl Kickoff

Dave Whamond Feb 6, 2025 Dig deeper

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Uncle Sam Fumbling

Jeff Koterba Feb 15, 2024 Dig deeper

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America The Superbowl

Christopher Weyant Feb 9, 2023 Dig deeper

Donald Trump, the Super Bowl President

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Feb 3, 2020 The commander in chief is the presidential version of a football head coach, leading the way into maybe not just the end zone, but The End. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The NFL Groomed Us for President Trump

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Dec 12, 2019 Here are the six ways in which football prepared us for Trumpball and is still trying to keep us in its grasp. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Colin Kaepernick Saga Is Much Bigger Than the NFL

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Nov 26, 2019 Dave Zirin, sportswriter for The Nation, examines the quarterback's blackballing by league owners and how the U.S. punishes black dissent. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

American Vivisection

By Jon Jeter Nov 8, 2019 A new book uses multiple instruments to dissect the illiberal American mind, returning always to Ground Zero: racism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Jay-Z’s Shameful Partnership With the NFL

Eddie Conway / The Real News Network Sep 4, 2019 The rapper-cum-mogul's latest business venture has fans wondering whether he's betrayed Colin Kaepernick and the black freedom struggle. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Colin Kaepernick’s Movement Has a New Theme Song

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 16, 2019 While he says he's not an activist, safety Antone Exum is eager to make his voice heard on his new song "Officer Kaepernick." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kaepernick Stirs New Controversy for Nike

ALEXANDRA OLSON / The Associated Press Jul 2, 2019 The shoemaker defers to its star NFL endorser when he raises concerns over a sneaker featuring an early American flag. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Corruption in Sports Can Teach Us About Trump’s America

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Jun 25, 2019 Our increasingly decaying civic society has leaked into the professional sports world. Now, an even more perverse reversal is taking place. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Accused of Soliciting Prostitute

TERRY SPENCER and JOSHUA REPLOGLE / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2019 The case comes amid a crackdown on sex trafficking in which cameras were put in Florida massage parlors. The billionaire denies wrongdoing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )