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‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’: The World Cup As An International Psy-Op

June 20, 2026 Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. , , , , ,
The world watched in horror. Day after day, people around the world were bombarded with images of a level of brutality rarely witnessed in real time: human beings burned alive; families desperately digging through mountains of rubble in search of loved ones trapped beneath what had once been their homes; apocalyptic scenes of hundreds of starving Palestinians herded into fenced enclosures like cattle, waiting at what were cynically called "feeding stations" operated by shadowy organizations funded by the United States. Then came the scenes of people running for their lives as those same feeding stations became death traps, with armed men firing indiscriminately into crowds of Palestinians whose only crime was the desire to live freely on their land, free from colonial domination.

FIFA Is Supporting The Israeli Occupation

June 10, 2026 Jill Thomson, Mondoweiss. , , , ,
If you take this long to investigate something, there is a good chance you are hiding something. FIFA and UEFA, it turns out, have been hiding several things. Ten, to be precise. That is the number of illegal Israeli settlement clubs now operating in the occupied West Bank, at least seven of them playing on land that should fall under the jurisdiction of the Palestine Football Association (Palestine FA). There are also three clubs in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. FIFA promised to investigate illegal settlement clubs in October 2024 amid accusations they breach FIFA and UEFA territorial integrity and anti-racism statutes.

This Is the People’s Game; They’re Turning It Into the Plutocrats’ Game

May 21, 2026 Janine Jackson, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. , , ,
With FIFA, the governing body of association football, concocting a FIFA Peace Prize—described as “recognizing individuals for exceptional contributions to peace and unity”—in order to award it to Donald Trump; along with revelations of corruption, collusion, bribery, involving official bodies and executives; and now ticket prices for this year’s World Cup being called not just excessive, but “extortionate,” you might say more folks are following football (or soccer) these days, but not so much as fans. Though, certainly, there are still plenty of fans, a great number of whom will be arriving here in my area in a few weeks time.

Exposing The Tata Group: Major Sponsor Of New York Marathon

November 5, 2025 Salam: South Asian Left, Mondoweiss. , , , , ,
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of runners and spectators from around the world gathered in New York City to celebrate endurance, achievement, and community. Yet, this bright imagery masks the grim reality of the marathon’s title sponsor, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a company complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people. In the weeks leading up to the largest marathon in the world, the “TCS” logo has become ubiquitous across the five boroughs. From special-edition New Balance “TCS Marathon” shoes that light up Times Square, to TCS-branded half-zips donned by every other runner in Prospect Park, reminders of the upcoming race are everywhere. 
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