Ryan Lochte Is One of Many Privileged First-World Tourists—and Brazilians Are Fed Up Ryan Lochte Is One of Many Privileged First-World Tourists—and Brazilians Are Fed Up
He seems to believe in the old imperial axiom that “there is no sin below the equator.”
Aug 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin
One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy
Vila Autódromo may have suffered mass displacement for the Olympic Games, but they have survived and emerged as a symbol that you can fight Rio’s City Hall and win.
Aug 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
This Rio City Council Member Is Standing Up to the Olympics This Rio City Council Member Is Standing Up to the Olympics
He got his start trying to legalize marijuana. Now he’s tackling political corruption.
Aug 16, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Other Olympic Village Continues to Resist Displacement The Other Olympic Village Continues to Resist Displacement
Messages of resilience sprang up as quickly as the cookie-cutter homes Rio built for the favela’s remaining citizens.
Aug 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio
Organizing to reform teachers’ working conditions as well as standardized testing has been met with brutal police violence.
Aug 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure
On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.
Aug 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Other Olympic Refugee Story The Other Olympic Refugee Story
Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.
Aug 5, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio
For almost 10 years, Brazil has prepared for the Olympics. Now a majority wish the Games had never darkened their door.
Aug 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics
The disaster in Brazil is an extreme version of what happens when the International Olympic Committee comes to town.
Jul 26, 2016 / Feature / Dave Zirin
The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia
The problem isn't Russian doping. It's the absence of any moral authority in the IOC.
Jul 25, 2016 / Dave Zirin