![A protester at the Counter-Opening of the Olympics event in Paris on July 25, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/paris-olympics-protests.jpg)
The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests
“The Olympic Games are profoundly disrupting the lives of French people,” the protesters wrote in a joint statement.“The question then arises: Who benefits from the Games?”
Jul 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
![Nikki Hiltz celebrates crossing the finish line to win the women's 1500 meter final at the 2024 US Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hiltz-getty.jpg)
Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games
There are at least two trans nonbinary athletes—Quinn and Nikki Hiltz—and they’re impossible not to cheer for.
Jul 25, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
![French soldiers stand guard near to Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 21 ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/paris-olympics-military-getty.jpg)
The Appalling Social Cleansing of Olympic Paris The Appalling Social Cleansing of Olympic Paris
In the last year, an estimated 12,500 vulnerable Paris residents were forced from their homes.
Jul 24, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
![The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img23851-1.jpg)
The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics
On this episode of Edge of Sports, author Michael Waters joins the show to talk about his new book, The Other Olympians.
Jul 23, 2024 / Audio / Dave Zirin
![Five people (four in suits, one woman in traditional Palestinian dress) stand behind Olympic rings. The middle two hold a certificate.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/palestinian-olympics.jpg)
Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns
Palestinian Olympians will make history in Paris, despite unfathomable conditions of genocide.
Jul 18, 2024 / Dave Zirin
![Participants wave French national tricolors as fireworks light up the sky during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Place de la République in Paris on July 7, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/left-triumphant-election-getty.jpg)
France Avoids Disaster. Can the Olympics Do the Same? France Avoids Disaster. Can the Olympics Do the Same?
The socialist mayor of Paris has promised that the Olympics can make Paris greener, cleaner, and safer. With the left triumphant, will this actually happen?
Jul 8, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
![Frederick Douglass](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/frederick_douglass-139KB_cc_img.jpg)
“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass
This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, and not merely because of the date on the calendar.
Jul 4, 2024 / Dave Zirin
![Making Sense of the Celtics’ Triumph](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2158020926-1-1.jpg)
Making Sense of the Celtics’ Triumph Making Sense of the Celtics’ Triumph
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Dave & Arya talk about the end of the NBA Finals.
Jun 25, 2024 / Audio / Dave Zirin
![Reggie Jackson playing baseball](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ReggieJackson.jpg)
Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past
The baseball legend tells the Fox Sports audience what it was like playing baseball in the 1960s in the South.
Jun 24, 2024 / Dave Zirin
![Protesters hold inflatable tubes in Olympic colors](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/lereversdelamedaille.jpg)
What Happens to the Paris Olympics if National Rally Wins? What Happens to the Paris Olympics if National Rally Wins?
If Macron’s snap-election gambit fails, the far right could be in power and use the Games to legitimize its politics.
Jun 20, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff