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.

Sacramento Kings Protest

#BlackLivesMatter and the NBA Collide In Sacramento #BlackLivesMatter and the NBA Collide In Sacramento

When Stephon Clark was killed by police, activists took to the streets and shut down an NBA game.

Mar 27, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Madison Square Garden Security

Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology

Facial recognition is a threat to privacy and the latest frontier in surveillance.

Mar 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi

Basketball

Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health

The former NBA player n the NBA’s mental-health policy and why it falls woefully short.

Mar 21, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Loyola March Madness

Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms Loyola Soars In March Madness While a Faculty Strike Looms

Non-tenured faculty are set to strike, and students may be walking out with them.

Mar 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Donte Ingram

Loyola Basketball’s March Madness Success Shaded By Student Unrest Loyola Basketball’s March Madness Success Shaded By Student Unrest

Protest over an unneeded stadium and a viral video of brutality by campus police engulf the Chicago campus.

Mar 16, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Michael Bennett and Colin Kaepernick

Why Athlete Activists Matter Why Athlete Activists Matter

Former NBA player Etan Thomas talks about his new book, We Matter: Athletes and Activism.

Mar 13, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Bernie Sanders

What Losing the Brooklyn Dodgers Taught Bernie Sanders What Losing the Brooklyn Dodgers Taught Bernie Sanders

A lesson about corporate greed and the power of ownership was instilled when the senator’s beloved team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Mar 12, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Michael Bennett

‘He’s Been Our Voice’: Seattle Says Goodbye to Michael Bennett ‘He’s Been Our Voice’: Seattle Says Goodbye to Michael Bennett

The Emerald City mourns the loss of a true activist athlete.

Mar 8, 2018 / Dave Zirin

The End of March Madness?

The End of March Madness? The End of March Madness?

Sportswriter Patrick Hruby makes the case for athlete compensation and NCAA systemic change.

Mar 6, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

NFL injury

Is It Okay to Watch Football? Is It Okay to Watch Football?

On the morality of enjoying a ceaselessly brutal sport that is 70 percent black but has no black ownership.

Mar 5, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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