Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin, The Nation's sports correspondent, is the author of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down. Named one of UTNE Reader's “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on MSNBC, ESPN and Democracy Now! He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports Radio. You can find all of his work at edgeofsports.com and follow him on Twitter: @EdgeofSports.
ALL POSTS BY Dave Zirin
August 9, 2016Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.
June 19, 2015The more you read about the church, the more awe you feel for its historic resilience amidst white-supremacist terror.
December 30, 2014This year will be remembered as a turning point, when those in charge of the multibillion-dollar athletic-industrial complex saw their control over the levers of power slip in a decisive fashion.
August 21, 2013The Nation's Dave Zirin writes that the speculation surrounding a kiss between victorious athletes demonstrates that the LGBT athletic community is spoiling for a fight next year in Sochi.
July 31, 2013Dave Zirin ponders how city leaders justify spending money on a new hockey arena over fixing city schools or restoring streetlights.
