Amy Goodman
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"Celebration Capitalism & the Olympics": Global Protests Mark Opening of Sochi Games (1/2)
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13:59Now PlayingRussian President Vladimir Putin has spent more than $50 billion on the Winter Games in Sochi, making this the most expensive Olympics in history. In the leadup to the games, Russia has faced worldwide criticism and calls for boycotts, especially after it passed a law in June banning the spread of socalled "gay propaganda" to children. With the games just two days away, we host a roundtable with four guestsDave Zirin, sports columnist for The Nation magazine and author of "Game OverHow Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down"; Samantha Retrosia, a luge athlete who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics; historian and former U.S. Olympic soccer player, Jules Boykoff, who is author of "Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games"; and Helen Lenskyj, author of several books on the Olympics including, "Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry" and the forthcoming book, "Sexual Diversity and the Sochi 2014 OlympicsNo More Rainbows."
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