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Podcast: Belabored
Episode: Belabored Podcast #55: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game, with Dave Zirin
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This week, Belabored probes the scandal behind the World Cup with author Dave Zirin, who’s been tracking the wildcat strikes, street demonstrations, and police crackdowns outside the rim of Big Football’s revelry. His new book, Brazil’s Dance with the Devil (Haymarket), shows how workers, activists, and fans all lose in the...