News Brief: Trump, the NFL, and the Upcoming Mother of All 'Culture Wars'
Added 2020-05-27 15:00:30 +0000 UTCTrump is likely pinning his reelection hopes on "reopening" the NFL––a grand media spectacle that will signal victory over the virus and usher in a new low in Triggering The Libs politics.
A cynical corporate media and pro-Trump billionaire NFL owners are happy to go along with it. But will NFL players? Will Democratic Party leaders? What will a "safe reopening" look like and how, more broadly, should the Left and liberals counter the Right's nihilistic "reopen" narrative?
On this News Brief, we are joined by The Nation's Dave Zirin to shed some light on the upcoming perfect storm of sports-infused election season PR bullshit.
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The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project
Dave Zirin | May 7, 2020 | The Nation
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Just listened to this today. Here's my Open Letter to Serena Williams asking her to skip the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament. https://aymplaying.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/dear-serena-skip-the-2020-u-s-open/
2020-06-18 13:13:18 +0000 UTCGreat interview and discussion!
2020-05-28 21:58:04 +0000 UTCMy grandpa, who is the announcer for the Utah jazz, has a podcast with my dad called “voices is behind the game”. If you are able to get into contact with any players who would like to discuss their experiences with this issue, please send them my way so I can get them on the podcast!
2020-05-27 19:15:25 +0000 UTCAlways great to hear Dave Zirin.
Ciaran Colley
2020-05-27 15:55:16 +0000 UTC
