Op-eds on civil-rights history, Islam/Islamophobia, soccer, etc.

"Islamo-fascism": A curious term, much in vogue lately, but that cannot withstand too much scrutiny; here's something I wrote about "Islamo-fascism" for our local paper: http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1001-21.htm

Two more recent articles (Aug. 2010) on the "ground zero mosque" (i.e., non-mosque a few blocks from "ground zero") controversy: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/08/27-9

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/aug/19/guest-commentary-first-amendment-applies-muslims-w/?print=1  

February 2011: "Racism has not disappeared"/shout-out to the Freedom Riders: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/feb/09/guest-commentary-black-history-month-reminds-us-ra/?partner=RSS

February 2010: On the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-in: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/mar/03/50-years-ago-sit-in-relit-drive-civil-rights/  

Co-written with Dave Zirin during the 2006 World Cup:

http://www.thenation.com/article/using-soccer-kick-iran  

http://www.thenation.com/article/hey-guys-its-just-game  

http://www.counterpunch.org/zirin07082006.html

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2006/cox140706.html

An essay I wrote in 2009 about racial and class issues that arose during the last presidential campaign:

 

Download Cox Rev Wright Joe Plumber chapter

"Abu Ghraib and the U.S. Occupation of Iraq," for the Historians Against the War

Download Abu Ghraib long version