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Colin Kaepernick, Trump, Race, Class, Capitalism & The NFL
Professor George Wright looks at the growing protest by the NFL players against the brutalization and racism in the US and the reaction to Trump's attacks on the players.
Professor George Wright in an interview on 9/27/17 talks about the growing mass protest of NLF athletes against the racist conditions in the US and the attack by President Trump on the players for their statement of solidarity. His attack on the players led to a mass protest by the players including the some of the their bosses who were forced to join the plays on the field. Now Trump is complaining that the players are bullying the owners.
Wright discusses the history of the NFL and the economic real conditions and lives of the athletes. He also discusses the forces that have led athletes like 49er quarter back Colin Kaepernick to take action that led to the loss of his job and shunning by the league bosses. Professor Wright has written on the commodification of sports and the role of class and race in the Olympics and Super Bowl.
Additional media:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV6WDtYrXVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDrxSLm1heI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPAok-8koS0
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/how-the-nfl-fleeces-taxpayers/309448/
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/6/8/5790704/nfl-super-bowl-demands-host-cities-minneapolis
http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2016/01/29/sf-welcomed-super-bowl-on-handshake-deal-no-contract-no-public-review
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/when-olympic-golden-moments-lost-luster/2016/08/04/f6efe9e2-5a5a-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html
Pacifica KPFA WorkWeek Radio
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org
Wright discusses the history of the NFL and the economic real conditions and lives of the athletes. He also discusses the forces that have led athletes like 49er quarter back Colin Kaepernick to take action that led to the loss of his job and shunning by the league bosses. Professor Wright has written on the commodification of sports and the role of class and race in the Olympics and Super Bowl.
Additional media:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV6WDtYrXVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDrxSLm1heI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPAok-8koS0
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/how-the-nfl-fleeces-taxpayers/309448/
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/6/8/5790704/nfl-super-bowl-demands-host-cities-minneapolis
http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2016/01/29/sf-welcomed-super-bowl-on-handshake-deal-no-contract-no-public-review
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/when-olympic-golden-moments-lost-luster/2016/08/04/f6efe9e2-5a5a-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html
Pacifica KPFA WorkWeek Radio
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org
For more information:
https://youtu.be/WwIuCNfICQs
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