Nike Announces Signing Of Youngest Athlete Ever
Nike recently signed Shane Kluivert, the 9-year-old son of retired Dutch soccer icon Patrick Kluivert. The sponsorship deal with Nike is believed to be the earliest any athlete has ever…
Female Olympic Athletes Honored Over 50 Years Later
Over 57 years had passed since a woman was recognized in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum’s Court of Honor. The national historic landmark — protected from demolition — honors achievements…
Is there a future for a social democracy?
The openMovements series invites leading social scientists to share their research results and perspectives on contemporary social struggles.The openMovements series invites leading social scientists to share their research results and…
Trump's first steps on Israel / Palestine
Netanyahu leaves in his vehicle after a meeting with Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Sept. 25, 2016, in New York. Evan Vucci AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.Again, the Republican…
Advocacy Groups—And Even The Clergy—Are Ready To Fight Trump’s Religious Freedom Order
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a highly controversial executive order on religious liberty on Thursday, according to several sources. Indicating that the signing of the order is imminent,…
Slovakia: Roma exclusion and the dark side of democracy
A Roma settlment in Kralovsky Chlmec, Slovakia, March 2015. Petr David Josek / Press Association. All rights reserved.On April 1, Slovak Interior Ministry investigators stopped prosecutions in all cases against…
How Trump’s Tax Breaks Will Help, And Hurt, Working Mothers
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen recently summed up the economic benefits of widespread child care and paid family leave. Since 1979, she explained in a speech at Brown…
The 'Burkini Battle': France’s capitulation to extremism
Chris Carlson/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.Approximately two years ago in Turkey, there was an odd case in which AKP-allied Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc made a statement declaring that…
Black Feminist Theory Is Officially A College Class In Denmark, Thanks To Beyoncé
It’s undeniable: Beyoncé is one of the biggest stars in the world. Thanks to the BeyHive, her group of rabidly loyal fans, the singer is able to set the internet…
Crossing the rubicon: how Egypt’s government and public opinion reshaped the Ultras legacy
Mohammed El Raai/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.In May, 2015, the Cairo Court for Urgent Affairs issued a controversial verdict that effectively banned the activities of Ultras football fan groups,…
Artist Draws Her Way Out Of $24,000 Debt
When graphic designer Kate Bingaman-Burt noticed her credit card debt piling up a few years back, she knew exactly what she had to do to get out of this hole she’d dug…
Blimey, it could be the unconstraining voice
Plaque of The New Colossus poem by Emma Lazarus ("Mother of Exiles") in the museum inside the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Wikicommons/Melanzane1013. Some rights reserved.Here on the American…