CUBA
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Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports editor, is the author of eight books on the politics of sports, most recently Brazil’s Dance With the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports Radio, and co-hosts The Collision: Where Sports and Politics Collide with former NBA player Etan Thomas (both are available as podcasts). You can find all his work or contact him through his website, EdgeofSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @EdgeofSports.
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Charles Bittner
For almost two decades Charles Bittner has served as The Nation‘s Academic Liaison. He’s hosted five previous Nation trips to Cuba and teaches in the sociology department at St. John’s University.
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André Robert Lee
André Robert Lee is an award-winning documentary film-maker, educator, and writer who has led multiple civil rights tours of the American South over the past several years. He directed and produced The Prep School Negro and has visited over 350 high schools, colleges, universities, and conferences with his film-based workshop. Among his most recent works are a short film, Meet Me Where I Am, that he directed and which premiered at Sundance in 2022. He also executive produced and was featured in the award-winning The Road to Justice, which chronicles the experience of two groups (one of middle school students), as they travel on The Nation's Civil Rights tour in February 2020.
