Boxer

Who Is the Traitor?

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


Heather Taylor-Miesle

Vets left their families, jobs, and lives to go community by community in the name of ending the United States dangerous addition to oil provided by countries who dream of our complete destruction.

Dressing for Copenhagen

William S. Becker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


William S. Becker

It now is up to the U.S. Senate to make sure Uncle Sam is not only fully dressed, but dressed for success when he shows up in Copenhagen Dec. 7 to work on a global climate deal.

Analysis of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

David Doniger | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green


David Doniger

The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act includes the major policies needed to generate millions of jobs, break our dependence on oil, and reduce the pollution that causes global warming.

Senate Climate Bill: Two Futures, One Choice

William S. Becker | Posted 10.03.2009 | Green


William S. Becker

Congress usually is an auction house and a horse-trading arena. But carbon emissions are to the atmosphere what virulent cancer cells are to the body. We can't wish them away. We can't bargain with them.

For Team Obama, A Refresher on Jack Johnson and "The Great White Hope"

Dave Zirin | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Dave Zirin

In 1918, the first black heavyweight boxing champion defeated a racist "great white hope." But when the Obama Administration takes a right hook to the face, it just smiles through bloodied teeth.

Health Care Reform? Yes We Can!

Lucia Brawley | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Lucia Brawley

Health care reform supporters don't grab the same level of publicity as the right, unless Howard Dean attends an event, because we agitate rationally. It's time for us to get a tad more theatrical.

Micky Ward: A Boxer's Comeback Based on Faith

Suzette Standring | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment


Suzette Standring

The power of prayer amazes famed boxer Micky Ward. Actor Mark Wahlberg portrays him in The Fighter, a Paramount movie being filmed in Lowell.

Behind the Scenes at the World Light Welterweight Championship

Paul Mecurio | Posted 08.31.2009 | Comedy


Paul Mecurio

Where do you see yourself in five years? If your answer is drooling while in a permanent state of dementia then consider a rewarding career as a boxer.

Chicago Native Helps Homeless Dogs, Victims Of The Recession

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living


Kara Severson knows that victims of foreclosure come in all breeds. Breeds of dog, that is. Severson volunteers at a no-kill animal shelter in Chicago...

HBO Still the Undisputed Documentary Champ: Thrilla in Manila a Hit

Michael Shrage | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Shrage

Thrilla in Manila looks at the famous Muhammad Ali/Joe Frazier rivalry from Frazier's perspective in a transparent representation of the fighter's tumultuous relationship with his better known rival.

Documentary Features Mike Tyson with His Gloves Off

Danny Groner | Posted 04.15.2009 | Entertainment


Danny Groner

On Thursday night I attended a screening of the documentary Tyson, set to be released later this spring. The film is an intimate look at famed boxer M...

MediaBizBuzz on Democrats, Republicans, Gustav and Ike

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home


Jerry Weinstein

Click for News, Photos and all the links to major press coverage of the Republican Convention and for the Democratic reaction. This past week could ha...

King Fossil Loves Global Warming & Removes McCain's Mountaintop

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

King Fossil Fuel has ruled: there will be no Senate debate on global warming this year. And Joe Lieberman's greenwashed campaign gift for John McCain is a no-go.