State of Play: Summer Games

Can the Olympics be fixed?

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More mega events are coming to Los Angeles. What LA’s push to become an international sports destination means for the city’s unhoused communities.

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A South Central LA neighborhood fights back against Olympic-related development and displacement near the city’s iconic stadiums.

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Vancouver pledged to do the games differently in 2010. On the site of a tent city that took hold during the games, the mayor promised to build social housing.

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Jules Boykoff, former Team USA soccer player, recalls his path to becoming a leading expert on the anti-Olympics movement.

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Police raid a migrant squat 100 days before the 2024 Olympics begin. Efforts to bus unhoused people out of the city don’t unfold as planned.

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Follow now and catch the first episode when it releases on July 11th!

State of Play is produced by the Global Reporting Centre (GRC) and distributed by PRX. The GRC is an editorially independent journalism organization based at the UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. Founded in 2016, we are leaders in doing global journalism differently. We innovate industry practice, educate the next generation, and promote greater equity in journalism.

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