Speak Out Now General Newsletter: March 31, 2024

Speak Out Now General Newsletter: March 31, 2024

Download .pdf leaflet Baltimore Bridge Disaster Didn’t Have to Happen At 1:28 a.m. on March 26, a massive cargo ship, known as the Dali, collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. In seconds most of the structure collapsed, killing six construction workers...
Extreme Heat is Making Sports Deadly

Extreme Heat is Making Sports Deadly

After the hottest summer on record this year, we are learning more about what we will have to face in a global-heating future. At the forefront of the news are the disasters – hurricanes, wildfires, floods, etc. – that are becoming more extreme and frequent year after...
NFL Uses Pat Tillman’s Name to Advance Nationalist Agenda

NFL Uses Pat Tillman’s Name to Advance Nationalist Agenda

Before the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, the National Football League (NFL) engaged in a series of songs and tributes aimed at glorifying the U.S. military. This is business as usual for the NFL, and its long history of acting...
Qatar World Cup: A Lavish Spectacle Built on Immense Suffering

Qatar World Cup: A Lavish Spectacle Built on Immense Suffering

On Sunday, Nov. 20, the World Cup kicked off to great fanfare. The World Cup is undoubtedly the largest sporting event in the world, and this year’s tournament is being held in the nation of Qatar. Qatar is a small nation located on the northeastern coast of the...
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Faces Nine Years in a Russian Prison Camp

WNBA Star Brittney Griner Faces Nine Years in a Russian Prison Camp

Last week, a Russian court rejected U.S. basketball superstar Brittney Griner’s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence for the so-called crime of possessing two vape cartridges of marijuana in her luggage. At her trial, Griner admitted to having the canisters — a...