Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

@EdgeofSports

Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.

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So What the Hell Is Race Norming? So What the Hell Is Race Norming?

Former NFL players accuse the league of racial bias in how it doles out concussion settlement money. Their suit has exposed a practice that belongs in history’s trash can.

Mar 12, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Paralympics Tokyo

Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation, and the Politics of the Paralympics Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation, and the Politics of the Paralympics

The famed disability rights activist weighs in on the Paralympics.

Mar 9, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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Kelly Loeffler Just Lost Her WNBA Team to a Player She Refused to Meet Kelly Loeffler Just Lost Her WNBA Team to a Player She Refused to Meet

A massive story just went down in Atlanta, if we take the time to acknowledge it.

Mar 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin

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How Texas Led a Sporting Revolution How Texas Led a Sporting Revolution

Frank Guridy joins the show to talk about his new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics.

Mar 2, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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Welcome to the Real March Madness Welcome to the Real March Madness

So called amateur athletes are being treated like professionals in every way except getting paid.

Feb 25, 2021 / Dave Zirin

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Japanese Internment, Football, and a Legendary Team Japanese Internment, Football, and a Legendary Team

Author Bradford Pearson joins the show to talk about his new book, The Eagles of Heart Mountain.

Feb 23, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Rush Limbaugh

When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL

Rush didn’t attack the NFL franchise owners for his rejection, which says everything about who he was and who he served.

Feb 19, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Natalie Weiner on the Failures of Sports’ ‘White Feminism’

Natalie Weiner on the Failures of Sports’ ‘White Feminism’ Natalie Weiner on the Failures of Sports’ ‘White Feminism’

The journalist talks about the pitfalls of girl boss feminism, and Barstool Sports.

Feb 16, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Why Did Mark Cuban Fold?

Why Did Mark Cuban Fold? Why Did Mark Cuban Fold?

The controversy over the anthem shows, yet again, that there is nothing “united” about these United States.

Feb 11, 2021 / Dave Zirin

The Super Bowl’s Woke Capitalism

The Super Bowl’s Woke Capitalism The Super Bowl’s Woke Capitalism

The NFL is desperate to showcase Black talent in an effort to get us to ignore its treatment of Black people.

Feb 8, 2021 / Dave Zirin

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