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China Arrested More Than 100 Lawyers to 'Smash a Major Criminal Gang'
A list compiled by a China-based activist and seen by VICE News names 124 people who have been taken from their homes, offices, or hotel rooms, and questioned or detained by police since Thursday.
Massive Oil Fields Are Iraq’s Biggest Asset — And a Huge Liability — in the Fight Against the Islamic State
Almost 90 percent of the Iraqi government’s revenue comes from oil exports, but there are almost no security forces left to protect the "super fields" in Basra.
The Mysterious and Bizarre Figure Starting a Righteous Cold War With the Olympics
Marius Vizer has a shady past and many powerful friends. He's also got an axe to grind with the Olympics. You shouldn't count him out in this fight.
A Sprinter's Fight to Prove She's a Woman
India's most prominent young sprinter is fighting for her career after being suspended due to high naturally occurring testosterone levels.
A Sprinter's Fight to Prove She's a Woman
India's most prominent young sprinter is fighting for her career after being suspended due to high naturally occurring testosterone levels.
A Modest Olympic Proposal: A City of Sports, for Sports
The Olympics continue to be, and will always remain, a waste of money and resources. So why don't we just build one place for sports?
The Olympic Dream: Being a Poor World-Class Athlete
Canadian speed skaters remind the world of the price of the Olympic dream: living below the poverty line.
Germany's Absurd New PED Law and Why It Won't Fix Anything
Germany, like some other countries, is looking to jail athletes for using PEDs. This is both wrong and utterly useless.
Nobody Wants To Host The Olympics
“[The IOC] needs to understand that people are really dissatisfied with the Olympic experience, what it does to cities and the cost benefits."
The Olympic Committee Thinks You're Stupid
The UN and IOC have a bizarre relationship that goes a long way toward explaining why neither one of them does much of anything to realize their ideals.
Fix the Broken Olympics with Tug of War
Next week the Olympic flame will arrive in London for the start of the 2012 Games. With it will come a growing barrage of criticism "from counter-event organizers":http://counterolympicsnetwork.wordpress.com/ and critical observers, skeptical of the...