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New Edge of Sports premiere: What happened to BLM-inspired activism in sports?
Sports journalist and author Howard Bryant joins Edge of Sports for a look at the build-up to 2020 and how many athletes’ politics were co-opted in the aftermath. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
How Maryland discriminates against women prisoners | Rattling the Bars
Jessup, Maryland is home to the state’s only women’s prison, the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women, commonly known as “The Cut”. For years, advocates fought for a women’s pre-release center, which would house prisoners eligible…
Bolsonaro banned from politics—is Trump next?
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from holding political office for the next eight years. The country’s Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that he had abused his political power, attacked the electoral…
Baltimore’s Unsolved Trash Chute Deaths: Police Interview Unveils Disturbing Sleepwalking Theory
The mysterious death of Emily Hauze at the Park Charles apartment building in Baltimore more than a decade ago continues to produce vexing details that raise questions about the official police report. According to police,…
The Wizards and Capitals gentrified Chinatown. Now they might ditch it | Edge of Sports
In the 1990s, the construction of a new sports arena in Chinatown brought the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) to the heart of DC. The cost of this move was felt deeply in Chinatown,…
It’s time for labor unions to embrace migrant workers
Most wealthy nations in the west have turned to migrant workers to keep a variety of industries afloat. But while the cheap labor of immigrants is welcomed, the migrants themselves are not. Canada is no…
1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt | Edge of Sports
The year 1968 was a time of rebellion across the US and the wider world. Tremendous demonstrations and rebellions shook American cities in opposition to the Vietnam War, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.,…
Aaron Maybin: “Athletes aren’t superheroes, we’re human beings” | Edge of Sports
After four years as a professional linebacker for football teams in the U.S. and Canada, Aaron Maybin put down his helmet and picked up a range of new hats off the gridiron. As a public…
The critical evidence police kept secret in Baltimore’s deadly trash chute case
In two separate incidents, Emily Hauze and Harsh Kumar were found dead at the bottom of a trash chute in the Park Charles apartments in Baltimore. Police ruled both incidents to be accidents, but could…
Cops tried to slap him with a pricey ticket, but he turned the tables on them
Arkansas resident Shawn Chaperone was cut off by a reckless driver and was shocked that police chose to pull him over. However, it was the local police department’s turn to be surprised when they discovered…
The Women’s World Cup and the fight for equal pay w/ Julie Foudy | Edge of Sports
As two-time defending champions, the US is the team to beat in this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Long considered one of the best soccer teams in the world, the US Women’s National Team hasn’t…
Cops didn’t know the law, this is how they broke it to make an arrest!
Chalk artist Joshua Hinson was finishing up a community art project in Leon Valley, Texas when local cops confronted him over his art, which they incorrectly described as “graffiti.” Hinson’s arrest, which was captured on…
UAW workers explain why they’re ready to strike
After the high-stakes contract fight between the Teamsters and UPS, the eyes of labor are now on the contract negotiations currently taking place between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers: Ford, General…
Stella Assange speaks out on Julian’s imprisonment w/Chris Hedges (Part 2)
Prison is always a political tool, and in the case of whistleblowers like Julian Assange, the use of incarceration to suppress, discourage, and silence dissent is self-evident. Since being imprisoned, Assange has married and even…
Julian Assange and the end of American Democracy w/Chris Hedges & Stella Assange (Part 1)
The US government has hounded Julian Assange since WikiLeaks first revealed the extent of US war crimes in 2010. In the process of persecuting Assange, the federal government has used every tool at its disposal…
Solidarity with Ukraine’s workers
What is the role labor unions should play in the Russia-Ukraine War? In a special conversation moderated by Bill Fletcher Jr., former president of the TransAfrica Forum, panelists make the case for why they believe…
Identity politics and cancel culture w/Norm Finkelstein | The Chris Hedges Report
The contemporary culture war over the role of racism, patriarchy, and other questions of oppression and identity in American society and history has given rise to a political outlook some critics describe as “woke culture”…
The days of ‘unwavering support’ for Israel are over | The Marc Steiner Show
“The shift in US public opinion toward Palestine and Israel has been dramatic over the last decade, especially transformative in the last few years,†Phyllis Bennis recently wrote in The Nation. “US polls have been…
What if you do everything right in a traffic stop and it still goes wrong? #copwatchers
Hello my amazing PAR family! What do you do if you are a passenger during a traffic stop? What if that traffic stop becomes a fishing expedition and a false DUI? What is one of…
Who was George Jackson? America’s prophetic revolutionary | Rattling the Bars
At the age of 18, George Jackson was condemned to a prison sentence of one year to life for the alleged robbery of $70 from a Los Angeles gas station. Jackson spent the remainder of…
Inside the shadowy, lucrative business of ‘union avoidance consultants’
Most people often think of “union-busting” only in terms of overt and even illegal tactics like termination and intimidation, but most bosses first opt for subtler, more sophisticated activities to discourage worker organizing. Enter the…
Cops want to ban cop watching. Here’s how we fight back w/The Battousai & James Freeman | PAR
A recent article in The Washington Post highlighting the growth of cop watcher YouTube channels provided a rare mainstream spotlight on a movement that’s developed entirely outside of elite institutions. But for all The Washington…
Was Shakespeare a woman? | The Chris Hedges Report
The notion of a grand literary deception surrounding the works of William Shakespeare is probably one of the less offensive conspiracy theories in circulation. Within literary academia, however, it’s absolute heresy. Yet many writers and thinkers,…
The true story of the March on Washington w/Larry Gibson | The Marc Steiner Show
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom has been rightfully memorialized as an iconic moment in American history, particularly as the venue where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his immortal “I Have A Dream”…
Ed Poindexter—Black Panther imprisoned for 52 years | Rattling the Bars
After 52 years of incarceration, Edward Alan Poindexter is among the longest serving political prisoners in US and world history. Originally part of the “Omaha Two,” Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, both leaders of the…
Anchor Brewing shuts down! Workers want a co-op
After 127 years of operation, San Francisco’s beloved Anchor Brewing Company shut down operations earlier this year. Bought by Sapporo in 2017, Anchor Brewing’s revenues had been declining for years before the call was made…
Edge of Sports Season 2 premiere Wednesday 7pm ET
Edge of Sports is back! In this Season 2 premiere 8/30 at 7pm ET: Former St. John’s soccer assistant Jim Keady joins Dave Zirin to talk about why he left college coaching in protest of…
