Basketball Revolution? Plus Death and Fear in Kenosha and Portland
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Greetings from our virtual union hall!\\xa0
This week, we talk protest and death in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon, and consider what to make of the longstanding, but local, street confrontations between the far right and \\u201cAntifa.\\u201d We then turn to the recent NBA players\\u2019 boycott(?) / strike(?) / demonstration(?): What does it mean, in labor terms? Why do we get so excited about bajillionaire athletes\\u2019 activism? (Check out what Jay wrote in NYRB and Andy, in n+1.)
0:37 \\u2013 Inspired by the Milwaukee Bucks\\u2019 one-day work stoppage, professors plan a #ScholarStrike and labor unions\\u2026 sign a petition. Which side are we on?
9:27 \\u2013 Following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a white supremacist killed BLM protesters in Wisconsin, and a white supremacist was killed in Oregon. Is there any reason to fear a Trumpian militia war? What does the filmic replay of Patriot Prayer vs. Antifa do to our collective perception?\\xa0
25:36 \\u2013 The NBA, MLB, MLS, Naomi Osaka\\u2026 a labor uprising or just scattered disaffection? We lit-crit our way through what\\u2019s been called a wildcat strike, making stops for the \\u201cNBA state media,\\u201d LeBron\\u2019s Obama-style-school-reform diplomacy, praise of teachers\\u2019 unions and old-school boycotts, unpaid college athletes, and the question of whether sports can carry progressive \\u201crevolution.\\u201d \\xa0\\xa0
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