Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports editor, is the author of ten books on the politics of sports, most recently, Jim Brown: Last Man Standing. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts The Nation’s Edge of Sports podcast. You can find all his work or contact him through his website EdgeofSports.com. Follow him on twitter @EdgeofSports.

SportsToday 5:00 am

Sportswriting Trailblazer Melissa Ludtke

Legendary sportswriter Melissa Ludtke joins the show to talk about her remarkable career.

Dave Zirin
ActivismNovember 23, 2020

The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo

The coronavirus’s presence changes the equation of the Tokyo Olympics for organizers and activists alike.

Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
November 18, 2020

Colin Kaepernick Speaks Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal

The exiled quarterback stands up for an imprisoned revolutionary, bringing Mumia’s case into the current moment.

Dave Zirin
November 17, 2020

Pandemics and Protest With Marc Lamont Hill

Activist and scholar Marc Lamont Hill joins the show to talk BLM protests, Palestine and his beloved Sixers.

Dave Zirin
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Racism and DiscriminationNovember 13, 2020

Tweaking the NFL’s Rooney Rule Is Not Enough

Unless players and fans confront the NFL’s racist hiring practices, the league will never change.

Dave Zirin
Social JusticeNovember 11, 2020

Who Will Be the Marcus Rashford of the USA?

The 23-year-old UK soccer star is fighting for government intervention to end hunger. This is desperately needed in the United States.

Dave Zirin
Election 2020November 5, 2020

Athletes Are No Substitute for a Functioning Government

Patrick Mahomes and LeBron James have tried to help people vote this election season, but it’s not their job.

Dave Zirin
November 3, 2020

The Election and the Streets of DC

Deadspin’s Chuck Modiano joins the show to talk about recent police violence protests in DC.

Dave Zirin
SportsOctober 31, 2020

College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19

The people in power who used Trevor Lawrence as a stalking horse for their own profit motives should be ashamed.

Dave Zirin
Health and DiseaseOctober 28, 2020

Covid Takes Center Stage at the World Series

Protocols exist to protect players from themselves—and during a pandemic, from each other.

Dave Zirin

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Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

SportsToday 5:00 am

Legendary sportswriter Melissa Ludtke joins the show to talk about her remarkable career.

ActivismNovember 23, 2020

The coronavirus’s presence changes the equation of the Tokyo Olympics for organizers and activists alike.

November 18, 2020

The exiled quarterback stands up for an imprisoned revolutionary, bringing Mumia’s case into the current moment.

November 17, 2020

Activist and scholar Marc Lamont Hill joins the show to talk BLM protests, Palestine and his beloved Sixers.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Racism and DiscriminationNovember 13, 2020

Unless players and fans confront the NFL’s racist hiring practices, the league will never change.

Social JusticeNovember 11, 2020

The 23-year-old UK soccer star is fighting for government intervention to end hunger. This is desperately needed in the United States.

Election 2020November 5, 2020

Patrick Mahomes and LeBron James have tried to help people vote this election season, but it’s not their job.

November 3, 2020

Deadspin’s Chuck Modiano joins the show to talk about recent police violence protests in DC.

SportsOctober 31, 2020

The people in power who used Trevor Lawrence as a stalking horse for their own profit motives should be ashamed.

Health and DiseaseOctober 28, 2020

Protocols exist to protect players from themselves—and during a pandemic, from each other.