And most of the residents of [Rio], who live without even minimal services, watched billions and billions of dollars being spent on stadiums that won’t be used and buildings that will now be sold at great profit, while their minimal, meager social programs will now be cut by a government that was never elected.
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[In] Rio, which is one of the most dangerous cities in the Western world, one out of five homicides are committed by police. Relative to a year ago, police killings are up 135 percent.
Should Olympic athletes be free to express political opinions at the Winter Games?
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“If you have movements on the ground, that opens up opportunities for athletes to take a courageous stand,” explains political science professor Jules Boykoff, author of “Activism and the Olympics” and “Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games.” Years ago, he represented the U.S. Olympic soccer team in international competition.
