“The NFL Cares About Domestic Violence as Much as BP Cares About the Environment”
This week’s show could be summarized by guest, DAVE ZIRIN, an American political sportswriter extraordinaire, sports editor for The Nation, and writes a blog named “Edge of Sports.” He is the author of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down and many other books. He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports Radio. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World”, he will discuss the NFL’s commitment to being a force against Domestic Violence. His opening statement regarding Domestic Violence and Ray Rice, “let’s be clear: the NFL has about as much of a commitment to do something about violence against women as British Petroleum—or is it Beyond Petroleum—has to cleaning up the environment.”
“Gross Negligence”
The second guest, ANTONIA JUHASZ, an oil and energy expert and analyst, author of Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill, talks about the recent decision byh Distrcit Court Judge, Carl Barbier. “GROSS NEGLIGENCE.”
The times might be changing, we are getting ready for The People’s Climate March in New York September 21. Stand up, people, or burn, baby burn.
