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All of that said, merchandise and ratings and, oh yes, championship results should not be driving the question of equality -- we cannot fully assess the impact of the women's game until it is supported, whether by national federations or international governing bodies. Even Congress agrees, and they should know (It's not for nothing that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted after the match in support of equal pay for the USWNT). The success of the US team is driven in no small way by Title IX, put on the table by Hawaiian Congresswoman Patsy Mink in 1972. "If you're looking for the US Competitive Advantage in women's soccer," says constitutional historian Andrew Arnold, "check out the 14th Amendment. In 1972, the year Mia Hamm was born, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act explicitly extended the Constitution's equal treatment requirement to gender -- including sports." Is Title IX perfect? Nope. But the numbers don't lie, as it created paths for hundreds of thousands of girls … [Read more...] about USWNT crushed it — and their win sends a message

I think that Bernie has those credentials. You’re right, that’s gonna be his vulnerability, and there’s still some people who think that socialism is really bad, it’s been inculcated in people’s heads forever, but I think he does a really — I don’t know if you saw his Fox News appearance or that town hall he did for example, where he was obviously talking to conservative voters, and the reaction was amazing — which isn’t to say he’s going to get a lot of votes, but I think he can pull in a lot of independents, I think he can motivate people to go to the polls in the way Hillary didn’t. … [Read more...] about Exclusive Interview: Glenn Greenwald Is Just Getting Started