It’s Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March It’s Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March
Last March, Sarah Palin unleashed a sports-infused tirade that shows more than a lack of basketball acumen: it shows a comfort in the language of violence that should disquali...
Jan 10, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin on Sports Beneath the Pyrotechnics Dave Zirin on Sports Beneath the Pyrotechnics
From Billie Jean King to Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown to Pat Tillman, the new film Not Just A Game: Power, Politics & American Sports examines just how linked politics and sports h...
Jan 4, 2011 / Press Room
In Dave Zirin’s New Film, Sports is ‘Not Just a Game’ In Dave Zirin’s New Film, Sports is ‘Not Just a Game’
The new documentary from The Nation's explores the intersection of sports and politics in America.
Jan 4, 2011 / Media Education Foundation
Roger Goodell’s Message to NFL Players and Fans: Drop Dead Roger Goodell’s Message to NFL Players and Fans: Drop Dead
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued an ill-timed letter laying out the state of negotiations with the NFL Players Association. Both sides are striving to secure a new colle...
Jan 3, 2011 / Dave Zirin
On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick
Tucker Carlson's efforts to paint Vick as a disposable, killable individual cuts in a way that transcends the idiocy of Fox News.
Dec 30, 2010 / Dave Zirin
The Top Seven ‘Edge of Sports’ Moments of 2010 The Top Seven ‘Edge of Sports’ Moments of 2010
Here we have what are indubitably and without argument, the top seven collisions of sports and politics in 2010 that didn’t involve an elbow and Barack Obama’s mouth. W...
Dec 22, 2010 / Dave Zirin
When Domes Collapse: Minnesota’s Sporting Shock Doctrine When Domes Collapse: Minnesota’s Sporting Shock Doctrine
The spectacular collapse of the Metrodome's roof on Sunday bolsters every reason why the Twin Cities do NOT need a publicly funded stadium. But the "conventional wisdom&q...
Dec 15, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Should Cam Newton Win the Heisman? Damn Straight, He Should! Should Cam Newton Win the Heisman? Damn Straight, He Should!
Pity the sports columnist who reaches for sanctimony in the Gomorrah of college football. Two voters for the 2010 Heisman Trophy, the sport's top award, have announced that they wo...
Dec 7, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Memo to Lebron: When You Return to Cleveland, Wear the Black Hat Memo to Lebron: When You Return to Cleveland, Wear the Black Hat
Lebron James finally returns to Cleveland where he can expect a world of hate. He should embrace it.
Dec 2, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Commentary: Dave Zirin on Notre Dame’s Rogue Football Team Commentary: Dave Zirin on Notre Dame’s Rogue Football Team
After two avoidable deaths and an accusation of sexual assault by a Notre Dame player, it’s past time that the storied football squad had its program suspended.
Dec 1, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV