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Sportswashing and the Police State

It Could Happen Here

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It Could Happen Here, Your Favorite Sports Cast

It Could Happen Here is CNN Tech's weekly, offbeat look at the world of sports. This week, Jarrett ponders how sports are used to launder reputations of dictatorial regimes. The Nazis took advantage of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin by using them as a stage for their propaganda campaign. James and Chris talk about Bolsonaro’s Brazil; Jarrett also looks at NFL legitimizing military police state anyway.

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