A worker cleans broken glass from one of the entrances to the US Capitol after a pro-Trump mob broke into the building during protests the previous day January 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C.(Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
This week we—a D.C.-based show—talk about the fascist mob that hit the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, and explain why this should be seen as an attack not only on the federal government but also on the city.
We also have Choice Words about what should have been the news of the week: the Georgia senate elections and the role of the WNBA in making the Rev. Raphael Warnock’s victory possible.
Zirin WNBA Players Just Showed Their Political Power
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave 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.