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Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Paul Wachter on Squash in Egypt (Sports, World)

Despite Hosni Mubarak's support for their sport, Egyptian squash players now show no sympathy for the fallen dictator.

The Nation
Stadium Status: Why Are Taxpayers Funding Billionaires' Stadiums? (Sports)

A hilarious, incisive look at taxpayer-funded stadiums.

The Nation
Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes (Sports, Gender Issues, Sex and Sexuality)
The Nation
Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don't Overlap (Sports, Politics)

Sports has a rich tradition of resistance politics. 

The Nation
Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation's Sports Issue (Sports, Society)

From Jackie Robinson and the first integrated sports teams to Pat Tillman and our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sports is woven into the fabric of our nation.

The Nation
Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero (Racism and Discrimination, Sports)

 There was a time—not too long ago—when black players were not allowed to play on "white" teams.

The Nation
Slide Show: David Remnick, Ralph Nader, Cecile Richards on Their Sports Heroes (Sports)
The Nation
The Sports Issue: Views From Left Field (Sports)
The Editors
Jocks vs. Pukes
Jocks vs. Pukes (Sports)

Jock Culture is a distortion of sports.

Robert Lipsyte
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Atlantic Yards construction site
Why Do Mayors Love Sports Stadiums? (Sports, Cities, Urban Planning and Development)

Numerous cities are littered with “downtown catalysts” that failed to catalyze.

Neil DeMause
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Blogs

Follow the Urine! Ryan Braun Makes a Kind of History
Dave Zirin

Because a set of bizarre circumstances surrounding his drug test, reigning MVP Ryan Braunhas become the first player in history to successfully challenge a steroid-related penalty in a grievance.

February 24, 2012
Jeremy Lin and ESPN’s 'Accidental' Racism
Dave Zirin

The sports world has no anti-racist mental apparatus for how to talk about an Asian-American player.

February 19, 2012
Jeremy Lin! Why the Knicks' New Star Is Not the New Tebow
Dave Zirin

It’s an easy comparison. It’'s also dead wrong. The conflation of their stories does little more than burnish Tebow’s credentials at Lin’s expense.

February 15, 2012
Feel the Lin-sanity: Why Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Cultural Curio
Dave Zirin

Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is the first Asian-American in the NBA. He’s also a lot more.

February 9, 2012
How a Tragic "Soccer Riot" May Have Revived the Egyptian Revolution
Dave Zirin

The aftermath of the Port Said "riot" has been the exact opposite of what the military rulers expected.

February 7, 2012
The Heroes of Super Bowl Sunday
Dave Zirin

My Super Bowl heroes were outside, not inside, the stadium.

February 6, 2012
Why Protests Should Be a Part of Super Bowl Sunday
Dave Zirin

Unions in Indiana have used Super Bowl week to talk about the state’s “right to work” legislation. They shouldn’t stop before Sunday.

February 3, 2012
Debating the Super Bowl Protests: Is CBS Columnist Gregg Doyel Really Proud to Know Nothing?
Dave Zirin

CBS columnist Gregg Doyel hates the thought of Super Bowl protests. But he doesn’t know why.

February 1, 2012
Occupy the Super Bowl: Now More Than Just a Slogan.
Dave Zirin

The AFL-CIO and the Occupy movement will be protesting Sunday's big game if Governor Mitch Daniels signs “right to work” legislation.

January 31, 2012
The Final Insult: Nike CEO Phil Knight Eulogizes Joe Paterno
Dave Zirin

Joe Paterno's memorial service turned into a spotlight opportunity for Nike Chairman Phil Knight to defend Paterno as a great victim. 

January 27, 2012
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