He compelled MLB to drop its ethical standards to make Pete Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier, professor of politics at Occidental College, is author of eight books, including Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America.
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The Fake ‘Left-Wing Attack on Science’
The supposed mistreatment of an article that criticized leftist assaults on scientific objectivity was itself a fake. Why did the editors of The New York Times take this fraud seriously?
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Homelessness Meets Cluelessness
Michael Shellenberger applies conservative culture war clichés to the housing problem.
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Why Most Kroger Workers Are Food Insecure
And what the company can do about it
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The New York Times’ Misleading Headline of the Year
Biden hasn’t ‘thrown in with the left.’ The left has backed his compromises; the center-right has not.
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Here’s a New Name for the Cleveland Indians: The Satchels
Negro League and later Cleveland Indians hurler Satchel Paige may well have been baseball’s greatest pitcher.
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Will California’s Julie Su Be Biden’s Labor Secretary?
If he appoints her, she’d be the 21st-century Frances Perkins.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
John Lewis: Good Trouble
The life of the civil rights icon, who died Friday from cancer, is a testament to perseverance.
Posted inHousing
Oakland Activists Beat Real Estate Mogul
Moms 4 Housing’s organizing victory highlighted the twin crises of homelessness and lack of affordable housing in many communities in America.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Decade in 11 Movements
The 2010s saw a surge in activism. Here are some of the highlights.