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.

Lebron James

LeBron James on the Legacy of Muhammad Ali LeBron James on the Legacy of Muhammad Ali

LeBron James mourns Muhammad Ali because he recognizes that his true greatness was outside the ring.

Jun 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Muhammad Ali

‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali ‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali

Ali was shaped by his times. But his death should remind us that he also shaped them.

Jun 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Steph Curry and Lebron James

Is Hillary Clinton Getting Crossed Over During NBA Finals? Is Hillary Clinton Getting Crossed Over During NBA Finals?

The NBA Finals hold a great deal of political potential for any candidate. Does Hillary Clinton notice? Why not?

Jun 3, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Ken Starr

Ken Starr’s Misogyny Comes Home To Roost Ken Starr’s Misogyny Comes Home To Roost

The Baylor president—and onetime Clinton inquisitor—has been removed from his office after a scandalous report about ignoring rape allegations against the school’s football team.

Jun 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Harry Carson

This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football

Harry Carson is calling for keeping children out of the sport entirely.

May 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Health workers Brazil

Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics

A leading doctor makes it clear: You don’t control Zika by canceling the Olympics. You do it by controlling the mosquito.

May 19, 2016 / Kate Steiker-Ginzberg and Dave Zirin

Protest

Don’t Move the Olympics, Protest Them Don’t Move the Olympics, Protest Them

The recent ouster of Dilma Rousseff is more bad news for those concerned about the spread of the Zika virus—and the Brazilian people.

May 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Dave and Rafucko

Dispatch From Rio: An Interview With the Activist Behind the ‘Olympic Anti-Souvenir Shop’ Dispatch From Rio: An Interview With the Activist Behind the ‘Olympic Anti-Souvenir Shop’

The exhibit is meant to highlight the injustices that have arrived along with the summer games.

May 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Empty Rio Aquatics Stadium

Dispatch From Rio: The Muted Olympic Hype Is Deafening Dispatch From Rio: The Muted Olympic Hype Is Deafening

With less than 90 days until the Summer Games, it’s all pain and no party in Rio.

May 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Rousseff Lights the Olympic Torch

Are Brazil’s Corruption Scandals Finally Hitting the Olympics? Are Brazil’s Corruption Scandals Finally Hitting the Olympics?

The majority of the members of Brazil’s Congress are under investigation or facing charges. Of course the Olympics are corrupt.

May 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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