Golden Scam: Fantasy and Reality in the Olympics

By Christopher A. Shaw The artificial frenzy of the Athens Summer Olympics are now safely behind us and the media have returned to covering real news. Those locked to their TVs for the seventeen days of saturation advertising during the…

Categories: Fall 2004

New York City’s Olympic Bid—Why?

By Peter Marcuse Cities have pursued hosting the Olympic Games out of a variety of motivations, often more than one. Absent from these motivations in recent years has been the original purpose of the Games: to promote peace through the…

Categories: Fall 2004