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Life will be harder to understand without the Rams

January 19, 2016 Arthur Lieber Capitalism, Charity & Justice, Cities, Sports Leave a comment

Like many people, I have mixed feelings about the Rams leaving St. Louis for Los Angeles. In some ways, they parallel the mixed feelings

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The NFL’s abusive relationship with cities and fans: St. Louis edition

January 10, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Sports Leave a comment

Stan Kroenke’s recent verbal abuse of St. Louis may, at long last, have awakened this town to the sick relationship it has had with

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NFL stadiums vs. the public welfare

September 16, 2015 Willy Kessler Cities, Sports, States Leave a comment

Assigned reading for today: Huffpost article on the pros and cons of publicly subsidizing wealthy NFL team owners’ desire for new stadiums. Along with

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“Draft Day” offers tips on what it takes to lead the country

May 8, 2014 Arthur Lieber Employment, Literature/Arts/Film, Media, People, Sports, Violence Leave a comment

It may be that the movie “Draft Day,” currently in theaters, is just a niche film for football fans. It’s for real fans who

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Washington DC’s NFL football team changes its name today

April 1, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor Leave a comment

The NFL’s Washington, DC. team has announced that it is officially changing its name to something more politically correct and less racially insensitive. Native

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The National Football League is a non-profit organization. Huh?

January 31, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Corporations, Politics, Sports, Taxes One comment

It’s Super Bowl weekend, and the National Football League is about to reap its biggest payday of the year. Funny thing about that, though:

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Municipal stadium rip-offs: A new direction for the Occupy movement?

April 9, 2013 Arthur Lieber Banks, Business, Cities, Corporations, Financial reform, Poverty, Privatization Leave a comment

I always thought that it was a problem for the Occupy Movement to begin in late summer (2011) and then basically close up shop

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What evaluation of NFL referees and teachers have in common

January 15, 2013 Arthur Lieber Education, Sports Leave a comment

The “real” NFL officials are back, but that doesn’t mean that all will be well.  One of the key areas of contention in the

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Football bounties and Super PACs: Excess is the common denominator

April 2, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Corporations, Courts, Politics, Sports, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The answer to the question of what NFL bounties and Super PACs have in common, is one word, “excess.” If we were to expound

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NFL stoppage is not just about billionaires vs. millionaires

March 18, 2011 Arthur Lieber Economy, Sports Leave a comment

A popular perspective on the current work stoppage in the National Football League is “Who cares about billionaires fighting millionaires?” It’s a fair question

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