To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Observercast

Fighting The Stadium Con: Go Brazilians!

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BY FROMA HARROP Something’s gotten into Brazilians that hasn’t caught on here, but should. They’re out on the streets protesting their government’s plan to sink billions into monuments to sport. Rather than celebrate their country’s hosting of the soccer World Cup next year and the Olympic Games in 2016, they are saying “hey.” As in […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.