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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)
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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

Dave Zirin: Welcome to the Jason Collins Era
Nation in the News

Now that the NBA center has come out—the first current pro athlete to do so—what's next for LGBT equality?

May 1, 2013
Why Jason Collins Is More Roger Bannister Than Jackie Robinson
Dave Zirin

By coming out of the closet as an active, male pro athlete, Jason Collins has redefined the possible.

May 1, 2013
Jason Collins: The Substance of Change
Dave Zirin

We can no longer say that no active male athlete has ever come out of closet. Meet the NBA’s Jason Collins.

April 30, 2013
Dave Zirin: Why Did Steubenville Renew the Football Coach's Contract?
Nation in the News

The high school football coach is on board for two more years—despite the jock-turned-rape culture in his locker room.

April 29, 2013
A Fighter by His Trade: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports and the American Dream
Dave Zirin

Sports have been a historic avenue for immigrant acceptance in the US, but Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s story shows just how much that’s changed.

April 29, 2013
Did Shaquille O'Neal Just Box Out Mumia?
Dave Zirin

The big man—a cultural tycoon and a friend of the Fraternal Order of Police—just went big-bully on a widely acclaimed film about political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jahmal.

April 25, 2013
An Interview With ESPN's New Ombudsman, Robert Lipsyte
Dave Zirin

The world’s largest sports network just hired a noted critic as its watchdog. What’s next for sports media?

April 24, 2013
'What the Hell!': Steubenville High School Football Coach Gets a Two-Year Contract Extension
Dave Zirin

The Steubenville school board extended the contract of football coach Reno Saccoccia despite his behavior during his players' recent rape trial.

April 22, 2013
Why We Must Protect Next Year’s Boston Marathon From Ourselves
Dave Zirin

The fight starts now to make sure the 2014 Boston Marathon isn’t a nightmare for civil liberties.

April 20, 2013
A Review of '42': Jackie Robinson's Bitter Pill
Dave Zirin

I can understand why many progressives love the new Jackie Robinson movie—but I can't agree.

April 17, 2013