TOKYO — A brief return visit to Tokyo by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to view the Paralympic Games has been widely criticized in Japan but defended by organizers. “President Bach was here at our invitation,” International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence said Thursday. “When the government is making those requests to the people, why is the Olympic leader, …
Barry Lynn had spent years trying to convince American politicians to worry about corporate concentration. “But let me be very clear: Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism; it’s exploitation.” Other pivotal moments included Donald Trump’s election and the role that Big Tech played in his success, the New America Foundation’s expulsion of Lynn’s think tank at the behest of Google, the …
Tokyo 2020's organising committee chief said on Friday she wants to allow thousands of Olympics spectators, setting up a possible clash with Japan's top medical adviser who media said is urging no crowds as the least risky option during a pandemic. Media said Omi advised holding the Games without any spectators as the least risky option given the potential for …
