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Zirin: And Still We Weep: The Death of Sean Taylor
Znet Article, April, 24 2008
Dave Zirin
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Young and old, in burgundy and gold, they have gathered in Redskin Park today, huddled around a parking spot adorned with the number 21. Players are trickling in. No one is saying a word because no one has to. All throughout Washington, D.C. there...
Billet: The Disney-fication of CBGB
Commentary, April, 21 2008
Alexander Billet
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There is something obscenely wrong with what sits in the former location of CBGB. Some of what defined the legendary rock club remains; a few walls are still covered with fliers and graffiti. But the stage has been replaced with a tailoring shop...
Meister: The Impure Olympics
Znet Article, April, 20 2008
Dick Meister
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President Bush remains firm. He's not about to join some other world leaders who plan to boycott the opening ceremonies of this year's Olympic Games in Beijing because of China's harsh treatment of Tibet. Why, says our President, that would be a p...
Albert: Parecon and Athletics
Znet Article, April, 17 2008
Michael Albert
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By this point, talking about parecon’s implications for athletics and athletes ought to be relatively easy. It is barely different than for science, art, and journalism. There is, however, one interesting new angle to address: the issue of competi...
Fletcher jr.: An Open Letter to the Major League Baseball Players' Association on Curt Flood
Znet Article, April, 11 2008
Bill Fletcher jr.
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An open letter to the Major League Baseball Players' Association...
Billet: Songs of Survival and Hope
Znet Article, April, 09 2008
Alexander Billet
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What is the human cost of war? Ask Tomas Young. In 2004 an Iraqi insurgent's bullet ripped through his spine, paralyzing him from the chest down. His physical and emotional struggle as both a veteran and anti-war activist is the subject of the ...
Zirin: Common Bond for Uncommon Men: Roberto Clemente and Martin Luther King
Znet Article, April, 08 2008
Dave Zirin
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As we remember the 40th anniversary of that dark day of April 4th 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was gunned down in Memphis, it's worth recalling the reaction by Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star Roberto Clemente.
Olson: The Emotional Power of Photography
Znet Article, April, 03 2008
Gary Olson
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In his recent book, The Slave Ship, maritime historian Marcus Rediker documents the role played by emotional and especially visual appeals in ending the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Pilger: A Tribute To Philip Jones Griffiths, Who Understood War And Peace, And People
Commentary, March, 29 2008
John Pilger
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It was 1970 and we were on our first assignment together and at once became friends, talking about the war as surreal, and mostly about the people, whom he loved.
Albert: Parecon and Art
Znet Article, March, 25 2008
Michael Albert
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One could easily anticipate that people who own factories and have great wealth would have a negative initial--and perhaps long term--reaction to the classlessness of participatory economics...
Billet: We Don't Have to Try It and We Don't Have to Buy It!
Znet Article, October, 20 2007
Alexander Billet
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We Don't Have to Try It and We Don't Have to Buy It!
Billet: Is Russell Simmons Playing Politics With Hip-Hop?
Commentary, May, 17 2007
Alexander Billet
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It's hard to know what to think about Russell Simmons' recent announcement about checking the content of hip-hop. There is no denying that most of us would like the words "bitch," "ho," and "nigger" to disappear from the English lexicon entirely....
Billet: The Mad, Loud and Brilliant World of Lester Bangs
Commentary, May, 05 2007
Alexander Billet
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Twenty-five years. In music, it's a span of time that can be an eternity, and yet last no longer the blink of an eye. So much can change. So much can stay the same.
Billet: Fake Plastic Tunes: Radiohead Buck Corporate Coffee
Commentary, April, 15 2007
Alexander Billet
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Artistic integrity breathed a sigh of relief last Thursday. The NME reports that rumors of Radiohead's possible signing with Hear Music are not true. In the world of almost-deals and broken contracts that is the music industry, this isn't partic...
Zinn: Sacco and Vanzetti
Znet Article, April, 14 2007
Howard Zinn
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An excerpt from Howard Zinn's book, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress...
Billet: A Hundred Million Gold Coins:
Znet Article, April, 11 2007
Alexander Billet
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One has to admit; it's certainly a landmark. Yesterday, Rolling Stone announced that the world's 100 millionth iPod was sold. Up until a few years ago, the concept seemed little more than a fantasy, while massive chains like Tower Reco...
Hoodbhoy: Why Musharraf Stays
Znet Article, March, 23 2007
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Recent threats by the Bush administration to cut off billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan have sparked panic in government circles. Likewise, according to the Pakistani ambassador in Washington, military strikes by the United States aimed at Al ...
Billet: The Times They Are a Changin': The Shifting Winds of Protest Music
Commentary, March, 15 2007
Alexander Billet
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The subject has been brought up by so many writers that by now that it's almost clichŽ. It's been asked by musicians, activists old and new, and music journalists alike. And as it's become obvious just how devastating the US' very presence in Ir...
Billet: Bloc Party's A Weekend in the City: The Beauty and Ugliness of Modern Life
Commentary, March, 04 2007
Alexander Billet
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Bloc Party has definitely made a huge mark on modern music. Their debut album Silent Alarm displayed an energy and emotional honesty that clearly set them apart from most of the too-cool-for-school attitude of most "indie-rock" bands. It was thi...
