2008 Olympics

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Embracing Sport & Politics at the Olympics

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ August 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This is one of the most thoughtful things I’ve read on the argument regarding the politicization of the Olympic games. Matt Browner Hamlin makes the undeniable case that even if you wish the athletes could compete without distraction, it’s a reality you can’t ignore:
The host nation of China has the ignominious distinction of possessing one [...]

Chinese Gov’t Blocks Journalist Access to ‘Sensitive’ Sites

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ July 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This is not OK.

The Politics of Sports

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ July 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I went to the ESPYs on Wednesday night and I was particularly moved by the Arthur Ashe Courage Awards given to Tommie Smith and John Carlos for their 1968 demonstration for civil rights at the Olympics. I began to wonder what will happen at the games next month, given the tumultuous state of human rights [...]

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