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.

Rio Teacher Protest

Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio

Organizing to reform teachers’ working conditions as well as standardized testing has been met with brutal police violence.

Aug 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin

City of God Joy

Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure

On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.

Aug 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Olympic Refugee Team

The Other Olympic Refugee Story The Other Olympic Refugee Story

Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.

Aug 5, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Rio Copacabana Protest

The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio

For almost 10 years, Brazil has prepared for the Olympics. Now a majority wish the Games had never darkened their door.

Aug 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics

Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics

The disaster in Brazil is an extreme version of what happens when the International Olympic Committee comes to town.

Jul 26, 2016 / Feature / Dave Zirin

Vitaly Mutko Russian Doping

The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia

The problem isn't Russian doping. It's the absence of any moral authority in the IOC.

Jul 25, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Lynx Black Lives Matter Shirts

The NBA Moves the All-Star Game, but Also Punishes Players for Political T-shirts? The NBA Moves the All-Star Game, but Also Punishes Players for Political T-shirts?

Commissioner Adam Silver, within two days, stood up to bigotry and then cracked down on WNBA players for doing the same. Let’s try to make some sense of this.

Jul 22, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Laurence Halsted

Outspoken British Olympian on Brexit, Rio, and the Perils of Speaking Out Outspoken British Olympian on Brexit, Rio, and the Perils of Speaking Out

Laurence Halsted shows that being an athlete doesn’t mean checking your conscience at the door.

Jul 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

LeBron James

The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter

Walking in the tradition of Muhammad Ali means taking a side, not building a bridge or riding the fence.

Jul 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin

New York Liberty Black Lives Matter T-shirts

WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like

The white men in sports could learn something from these women.

Jul 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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