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...that the events "bring in question whether the Grand Prix should be held at this track." He also said that he would be writing to his Spanish counterpart, Jaime Lissavetsky, to express his outrage. "Racism should not be tolerated and this is not the first time British sportsmen have been racially abused in Spain," Sutcliffe said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sports Racism: The Stain in Spain | 2/5/2008 | See Source »

...consensus? By buying off the reform factions. California Representative Dennis Cardoza and the fruit-and-vegetable lobby agreed to support the bill once Peterson threw $1.6 billion at specialty crops. He added $4.7 billion for nutrition, $4.5 billion for conservation and $100 million for black farmers, which brought progressives, sportsmen and the Congressional Black Caucus into the fold. Even the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition dropped its opposition for scraps: $5 million for organic research, $22 million for organic certification and $30 million to help farmers sell value-added products. "The programs that really benefit small farmers are tiny, but the unfortunate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Our Farm Policy Is Failing | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

America has no better role models than these motivated, articulate sportsmen. It’s high time Harvard stepped off its high horse and admitted that, among the best leaders and brightest minds of this country, these two modern-day heroes deserve recognition...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein and Brian J. Rosenberg | Title: Manny and J-Pap for Class Day | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...many native Americans are on U.S. sports teams? How many blacks are on the U.S. Olympic swimming team? In sports, the only discrimination that can be justified is discrimination on the basis of the abilities of the sportsmen and -women. Moxie Hartmann, RANDBURG, SOUTH AFRICA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Arctic Grab | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...poorer. But it's more than just that. We love our greatest athletes because they remind us of what we are not: artful, instinctive, faultless. In their most sublime moments - think a Nadia Comaneci routine, a Michael Jordan leap, a Tiger Woods swing, a Zinédene Zidane pass - sportsmen and women seem to channel the divine, so perfect are their skills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heroes Are Only Human | 1/2/2007 | See Source »

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