100 Days to the Beijing Olympics 100 Days to the Beijing Olympics
As the countdown to the Winter Olympics begins, the games are already engulfed in controversy.
Oct 27, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Kyrie Irving Needs to Say “Not In My Name” Kyrie Irving Needs to Say “Not In My Name”
The right wing is now using the basketball star’s name as an anti-vaccine rallying cry.
Oct 25, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Congress Escalates Pressure on the NFL to Release the Washington Football Team Report Congress Escalates Pressure on the NFL to Release the Washington Football Team Report
In a surprise move, two representatives are calling on the NFL to release a report many fear will be buried without public pressure.
Oct 22, 2021 / Dave Zirin
In Our Orbit: Dave Zirin’s “The Kaepernick Effect” In Our Orbit: Dave Zirin’s “The Kaepernick Effect”
The Nation’s sports editor has a new book out on the politics of “taking a knee.”
Oct 21, 2021 / Peter Rothberg
Texas Slams the Door on Trans Kids’ Playing Sports Texas Slams the Door on Trans Kids’ Playing Sports
In an abhorrent vote, the Texas legislature reaffirms its position as a reactionary body whose guiding ethos is cruelty.
Oct 15, 2021 / Dave Zirin
The LA Olympics Are Being Planned Behind Closed Doors The LA Olympics Are Being Planned Behind Closed Doors
The city council is making arrangements for the 2028 games without public transparency or accountability.
Oct 15, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Crisis in the National Women’s Soccer League: A Story of Predation and Power Crisis in the National Women’s Soccer League: A Story of Predation and Power
The systemic failure of the NWSL would have remained hidden if not for the courage of Mana Shim and Sinead Farrelly and the solidarity of the league’s players.
Oct 8, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Being “Pro NBA Player” Means Being Pro-Vaccine Being “Pro NBA Player” Means Being Pro-Vaccine
For NBA players, like everyone else, getting vaccinated is about solidarity.
Sep 30, 2021 / Dave Zirin
How the Kaepernick Effect Reached Small-Town Iowa How the Kaepernick Effect Reached Small-Town Iowa
Taking a knee was controversial in the NFL. Imagine the reaction in “Steve King country.”
Sep 24, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Unvaxxed Quarterback Carson Wentz Wants Your Trust Unvaxxed Quarterback Carson Wentz Wants Your Trust
If the Colts players and fans trusted him before, he has now relinquished the right to any such dispensation.
Sep 8, 2021 / Dave Zirin