The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio
For almost 10 years, Brazil has prepared for the Olympics. Now a majority wish the Games had never darkened their door.
Aug 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Brazil For Sale: How a Legal Coup Set the Stage for Privatization Brazil For Sale: How a Legal Coup Set the Stage for Privatization
More austerity and the sell off of treasured public assets will worsen an already crippling recession.
Jul 27, 2016 / Feature / Andy Robinson
Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics
The disaster in Brazil is an extreme version of what happens when the International Olympic Committee comes to town.
Jul 26, 2016 / Feature / Dave Zirin
The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia
The problem isn't Russian doping. It's the absence of any moral authority in the IOC.
Jul 25, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The NBA Moves the All-Star Game, but Also Punishes Players for Political T-shirts? The NBA Moves the All-Star Game, but Also Punishes Players for Political T-shirts?
Commissioner Adam Silver, within two days, stood up to bigotry and then cracked down on WNBA players for doing the same. Let’s try to make some sense of this.
Jul 22, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Why Don’t People Watch Women’s Sports? Why Don’t People Watch Women’s Sports?
Ask sports journalists.
Jul 20, 2016 / Amanda Ottaway
Outspoken British Olympian on Brexit, Rio, and the Perils of Speaking Out Outspoken British Olympian on Brexit, Rio, and the Perils of Speaking Out
Laurence Halsted shows that being an athlete doesn’t mean checking your conscience at the door.
Jul 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Out of Sight, Top of Mind Out of Sight, Top of Mind
A new book conveys the powerful role photography plays in sports. But the photographers are still something of a mystery.
Jul 15, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ian F. Blair
The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter
Walking in the tradition of Muhammad Ali means taking a side, not building a bridge or riding the fence.
Jul 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin
WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like
The white men in sports could learn something from these women.
Jul 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin