The Super Bowl’s Military Fables The Super Bowl’s Military Fables
The NFL and the military work together to spin fantasies about the harm that can result from both activities.
Feb 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Not a Broncos Fan? Then This Super Bowl, Root for Russell Wilson Not a Broncos Fan? Then This Super Bowl, Root for Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson could break multiple taboos and thrash quite a few tired tropes with a victory in the Super Bowl this Sunday.
Jan 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin
On Seeing Dan Snyder at an Event to Promote Racial Justice On Seeing Dan Snyder at an Event to Promote Racial Justice
Why was Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder at the Fritz Pollard Alliance dinner, which strives to end structural racism in the NFL?
Jan 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The Case for Grantland to Take Down ‘Dr. V’s Magical Putter’ The Case for Grantland to Take Down ‘Dr. V’s Magical Putter’
The trans community is asking for Grantland to take down their article "Dr. V’s Magical Putter." They should be heard.
Jan 28, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand
Richard Sherman, by continuing to tell harsh truths, is refusing to be anyone’s brand.
Jan 23, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi
The Russian government’s anti-gay scapegoating diverts attention from what appears to be the most corrupt Olympics in history.
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin
John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights
“You need to follow your conscience, follow your heart and follow your wisdom.”
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin
The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics
Illegal waste dumps, displacement of residents, harsh retribution against local activists: Sochi has it all.
Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like ‘The Hunger Games’ Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like ‘The Hunger Games’
As a luge competitor at the 2006 Winter Games, I saw the dehumanization and corporate domination behind the Olympic ideal.
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Samantha Retrosi
A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians
They’ve been competing for decades—but now they’re proudly and publicly out.
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Cyd Zeigler