NCAA looking to pull a ‘socialism for me’ move in Congress.
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Union Busting Comes to Campus
The Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes.
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The Brownback Brushback in Kansas
Data centers and a stadium deal have set the table for a contentious governor’s race in a state that has yet to recover fully from its disastrous mid-aughts tax-cutting ‘experiment.’
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Ted Lasso Is Back, but Is His Moment Over?
For Ted Lasso to resonate today, it needs to get in touch with its anger.
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The CFTC’s Word Games Legalizing Gambling
The regulator’s proposal for online prediction markets stands in clear opposition to congressional statute and its own rulemaking.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Zero-Sum Session
In the transgender sports cases, like everywhere else, someone has to win and someone has to lose.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Public-Health Officials Cross Their Fingers During World Cup
Despite a challenging nationwide climate for disease prevention and control, officials in Texas are stepping up their efforts at the 2026 World Cup.
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Ultimate Fighting Beyond the South Lawn
President Trump is helping Dana White implant UFC in the cultural mainstream with a fight night at the White House. But MMA athletes say they’ve been shortchanged.
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ICE Raids at World Cup Games? A Los Angeles Union Says, No Way!
The L.A. local of hotel and restaurant workers settles a contract dispute, but reserves the right to strike if ICE appears at Friday’s kickoff.
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Ending Sports Owner Blackmail
A new bill would prohibit the money grabs that billionaire team owners unleash to pit states and cities against each other in bidding wars over potential moves.