Transphobia Hurts Us All – Inside and Outside of the Olympics
The 2024 Olympics played the same old tune of gender discrimination and transphobia. Despite it’s claim of being the “largest, gender equal sporting event in the world,” transphobia still managed to make its way to the games. Due to subjective ideas of who is and is not a woman, oppressive surveillance has for years been […]
Beware the Olympic Flame’s Backfire!
July 29, 2024 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French With the opening ceremony, the organizers of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games wanted us to live the dream of a mythical and inclusive France. They succeeded, much to the chagrin of all the fascists and bigots, by evoking the […]
The Olympics in Paris: Social Cleansing, Exploitation and Exploding Profits: The Other Side of the Olympic Medal
The Olympic Games are built on exploitation, so that a few can profit.
Kicking Russian and Belarussian Athletes Out of the 2024 Olympics? Look Who’s Talking!
As the 2024 Olympic games in Paris approach, there are vigorous calls from 35 countries, including the United States, Germany, and Australia, in support of respecting human rights. These countries are calling for banning Russian and Belarussian athletes in protest of Russia’s now year-long invasion of Ukraine. No doubt, the Russian-led invasion of Ukraine has […]
The Beijing Winter Olympics Are a Political Disaster
This article was written by Jules Boycoff and originally published at jacobinmag.com on February 4, 2022. It has been republished here with permission from the author. On the cusp of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, activists are ramping up their opposition to the games. Some are opposed primarily to the decision to host the games […]
Olympics Filled With Athletic Talent and Political Moments
While the Games were enjoyable to watch, they also featured political moments that should be highlighted in which athletes took a stand against various forms of oppression we face under capitalism.