The Olympic Error
Dave Zirin looks at why Chicago may not want to be the host city. Zirin argues Olympic Games have economically hurt cities in the past. And he writes, "To greater or lesser degrees, the Olympics bring gentrification, graft and police violence wherever they nest."
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/2/sportswriter_dave_zirin_on_obamas_lympic