Al Neal
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St. Louis, MO, United States
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U.S. women make their historic mark at Tokyo Olympics
The Olympic torch, burning bright in the Covid-19 plagued city of Tokyo for a little over two weeks, was snuffed out Sunday night, August 8. The absent flame marked the end of an exhausting, and often frustrating 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games Hundreds of people said, “Cancel the games. → Read More
Simone Biles carries weight of the world on her shoulders – People's World
As she walked into the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, sporting a shimmering red, white, blue leotard and a white ribbon tied in her hair Tuesday night, Simeone Biles, 24, knew she was carrying “the weight of the world” on her shoulders. As the face of the U.S. → Read More
Cardboard cut-outs of fans dampens the spirits at Olympics opening
All the pomp and pageantry were present at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony in Tokyo. The Parade of Nations was a sight to see, the singing of all the national anthems was lovely, and the lighting of the Olympic torch—a burst of white-hot flames and golden embers, was breath-taking. → Read More
The Scorecard: Introducing the Cleveland Guardians baseball team
The day many Native American and Indigenous baseball fans have been waiting for—fighting for—finally arrived. Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team, known as the “Indians” since 1915, will now be called the Guardians. → Read More
COVID-19 throws Tokyo and Olympics into a panic
The fevered pandemic welcome wagon ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo is kicking into overdrive. As of Tuesday morning, there have been 71 confirmed cases of Covid-19 according to Tokyo Olympics organizers, including 31 individuals among the tens of thousands of international attendees still... → Read More
With Tokyo Olympics five days away, COVID makes things surreal
After a yearlong pandemic delay, followed by months of public speculation—“will it or won’t it happen”—the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo are now just five days away. → Read More
Top U.S. general tells us how close we came to the edge
We never knew how close we were to the edge. Only now is it clear how close we came under Trump to losing our democracy altogether. When inside the eye of the storm, it is tough to see the chaotic winds whipping and thrashing about there at the very edge of one's nose. → Read More
“Everything’s bigger in Texas” includes racism and bigotry – People's World
They (almost all Texans you meet) say, “everything is bigger in Texas. And if you read between those words, you will find that “bigger in Texas” also includes racism, bigotry, and direct assaults against democracy. → Read More
Unvaccinated people continue to get sick and die from COVID
A double dose of the Covid-19 vaccine means a return to (somewhat) normalcy. It is the moment we have all been anxiously waiting for, and it has been a long wait. → Read More
Olympic sized Covid problems for Japan ahead of the Summer Games
The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are now two months away, and the situation does not look good. Current polls show over 80 per cent of the population want the games cancelled. → Read More
Northern Ireland youth coerced into violent acts
BELFAST, Northern Ireland—The town of Carrickfergus, along with four other Union Loyalist towns and cities, has been beset with violence over the past weeks casting further doubts the current political stability will last much longer. → Read More
MLB pulls All-Star game from Georgia over new voter suppression law
The long, pandemic-filled winter months capping off the surreal year of 2021 are settling in behind us. Spring is in the air. And with it comes our favorite national pastime: Baseball. → Read More
French Farmers protest fertilizer tax
The low pitch rumble and hum of tractor engines and the thump, thump, thump of steel-capped leather boots filled the streets of Clermont Ferrand, France, as over 2,000 French farmers and 400 tractors marched and rolled into Pace de Jaude, the city square, on March 25. → Read More
Case before Supreme Court may be definitive for farmworker rights
Before the sun rises over the green hills and steep valleys of California, migrant farmworkers' feet have already touched the rich dark soil found on farmland. Their hands and feet will remain there, threshing and picking the fruit and vegetables adorning the supper table of U.S. → Read More
Case of Sarah Everard, kidnapped and murdered by cop, sparks reform in Britain
Walking home alone in the darkness of night is a regular experience for many—whether they live in the busiest cities or the quietest towns. It is such a norm that many people never stop to think about safety. But for women everywhere, this action is often fraught with fear and anxiety. → Read More
Border influx slows Biden administration’s effort to reverse Trump immigration policies
The coming of a spring season signifies new beginnings, quite like the transition from one presidential administration to another. And as with all things newly budding and beginning to bloom, some of the changes in Washington are gradual ones. → Read More
The UK is now the world hotspot for COVID-19
UNITED KINGDOM—This time last year, and up to the end of 2020, the threat of coronavirus overtaking the whole island was a constant concern, but never a conceptual reality. Yet, reality came crashing down without warning—there were no sirens, or readymade shelters for those sick and injured. → Read More
Fixing family separation policy will be a tough job
“I have put in place a “zero tolerance” policy for illegal entry on our Southwest border. If you cross this border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. It’s that simple. If you smuggle illegal aliens across our border, then we will prosecute you. → Read More
Social media, Trump, and the question of the First Amendment
“Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before the fall.” In plain English, actions and words have consequences, and they’ll often come back to haunt you as an apparition of your personal and public misdeeds. For Donald John Trump, there is no escape from reality. → Read More
In the UK too, teachers lead the way on Covid safety
EAST SUSSEX, U.K.—Leave it to educators and support staff to know what's best for students in and out of the classroom as Covid-19’s global infection rate seeps into the new year. → Read More