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.

SportsMarch 3, 2021

Kelly Loeffler Just Lost Her WNBA Team to a Player She Refused to Meet

A massive story just went down in Atlanta, if we take the time to acknowledge it.

Dave Zirin
SportsMarch 2, 2021

How Texas Led a Sporting Revolution

Frank Guridy joins the show to talk about his new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics.

Dave Zirin
February 25, 2021

Welcome to the Real March Madness

So called amateur athletes are being treated like professionals in every way except getting paid.

Dave Zirin
Racism and DiscriminationFebruary 23, 2021

Japanese Internment, Football, and a Legendary Team

Author Bradford Pearson joins the show to talk about his new book, The Eagles of Heart Mountain.

Dave Zirin
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SportsFebruary 19, 2021

When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL

Rush didn’t attack the NFL franchise owners for his rejection, which says everything about who he was and who he served.

Dave Zirin
FeminismFebruary 16, 2021

Natalie Weiner on the Failures of Sports’ ‘White Feminism’

The journalist talks about the pitfalls of girl boss feminism, and Barstool Sports.

Dave Zirin
Social JusticeFebruary 11, 2021

Why Did Mark Cuban Fold?

The controversy over the anthem shows, yet again, that there is nothing “united” about these United States.

Dave Zirin
February 8, 2021

The Super Bowl’s Woke Capitalism

The NFL is desperate to showcase Black talent in an effort to get us to ignore its treatment of Black people.

Dave Zirin
February 6, 2021

What Does the Head of the NFL Player’s Union Think About the Super Bowl?

NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith joins the show to talk about the upcoming Super Bowl and what the union has been up to during the global pandemic.

Dave Zirin
SportsFebruary 4, 2021

The Unbearable Emptiness of Tom Brady

The most successful quarterback in NFL history has become more brand than man.

Dave Zirin

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Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

SportsMarch 3, 2021

A massive story just went down in Atlanta, if we take the time to acknowledge it.

SportsMarch 2, 2021

Frank Guridy joins the show to talk about his new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics.

February 25, 2021

So called amateur athletes are being treated like professionals in every way except getting paid.

Racism and DiscriminationFebruary 23, 2021

Author Bradford Pearson joins the show to talk about his new book, The Eagles of Heart Mountain.

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

SportsFebruary 19, 2021

Rush didn’t attack the NFL franchise owners for his rejection, which says everything about who he was and who he served.

FeminismFebruary 16, 2021

The journalist talks about the pitfalls of girl boss feminism, and Barstool Sports.

Social JusticeFebruary 11, 2021

The controversy over the anthem shows, yet again, that there is nothing “united” about these United States.

February 8, 2021

The NFL is desperate to showcase Black talent in an effort to get us to ignore its treatment of Black people.

February 6, 2021

NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith joins the show to talk about the upcoming Super Bowl and what the union has been up to during the global pandemic.

SportsFebruary 4, 2021

The most successful quarterback in NFL history has become more brand than man.