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Dave Zirin

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Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports correspondent, is the author, most recently, 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. His other books include What's My Name Fool? (Haymarket Books), A People's History of Sports in the United States (the New Press), Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love (Scribner) and, with John Wesley Carlos, The John Carlos Story. You can find all his work at www.edgeofsports.com.

Articles

News and Features

The Hall of Fame football legend discusses his experiences working with gangs in the black community and why the death penalty just doesn't work.

You can tell right away that Goldberg didn't read a book, an article, even a fortune cookie, about the 1968 Olympics before whipping out his laptop.

If China's leaders believe they've released enough steam for a smooth Olympics, they could be in for a surprise.

The Maryland State Police's Department of
Homeland Security has devoted hundreds of hours and thousands of taxpayer dollars to harassing people whose only crime was opposing the war in Iraq and the death penalty.

For the last decade, NASCAR has tried to shed its legacy as a sport
indelibly linked to the confederate flag.

Two Oklahoma corporate raiders have stolen one of Seattle's most beloved sports franchises with an unlikely accomplice, the NBA's commissioner, David Stern.

It's a little known fact, but Ralph Nader is seriously interested in sports, which is why he believes there should be a Bill of Rights just for the fans.

Is Don Imus irredeemably stupid or just a run-of-the-mill racist?

Billy Hunter has a progressive spine and a background that has taken him from working with Huey Newton to sitting across the table from the most formidable commissioner in sports, David Stern.

In South Africa ethnic violence against foreigners is beginning to spread and the growing voice of opposition comes from an unlikely source--soccer stars.

Blogs

The world’s largest sports network just hired a noted critic as its watchdog. What’s next for sports media?
The Steubenville school board extended the contract of football coach Reno Saccoccia despite his behavior during his players' recent...
The fight starts now to make sure the 2014 Boston Marathon isn’t a nightmare for civil liberties.
I can understand why many progressives love the new Jackie Robinson movie—but I can't agree.
Today's bombing will change the Boston Marathon forever—that, in and of itself, is a tragedy.
The National Hockey League is now a no-homophobia league. Who will follow suit?
The media was outraged that people celebrated the death of Margaret Thatcher. If they're curious, they should ask someone deeply...
Coach Rice's defenders are speaking unintentional volumes about power and powerlessness in the sports world.
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