Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is the author of a new book, The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn.

It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell

It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell

If Roger Goodell believes that all documents should be disclosed, let’s start with the ones he is holding under lock and key.

May 15, 2015 / Dave Zirin

New York National Guard members

Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops? Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops?

NFL owners using our tax dollars to salute the troops? It’s even worse than that.

May 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer

Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer

The sentiment of keeping sports and politics seperate unites the soccer leaders in Israel and Palestine. Tragically, they both mean profoundly different things.

May 11, 2015 / Dave Zirin

James Dolan’s Epic WNBA Fail

James Dolan’s Epic WNBA Fail James Dolan’s Epic WNBA Fail

The decision by Knicks and Liberty CEO James Dolan to belligerently hire Isiah Thomas to run the Liberty defies understanding.

May 6, 2015 / Dave Zirin

‘The Game Done Changed’: Reconsidering ‘The Wire’ Amidst the Baltimore Uprising

‘The Game Done Changed’: Reconsidering ‘The Wire’ Amidst the Baltimore Uprising ‘The Game Done Changed’: Reconsidering ‘The Wire’ Amidst the Baltimore Uprising

I was a Wire fanatic because I thought it told tough truths about Baltimore City. After the last two weeks, I’m starting to see all that it was missing.

May 4, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Makayla Gilliam-Price and Baltimore’s Debt to a Remarkable Family

Makayla Gilliam-Price and Baltimore’s Debt to a Remarkable Family Makayla Gilliam-Price and Baltimore’s Debt to a Remarkable Family

If you want to understand what is happening in Baltimore, listen to Makayla Gilliam-Price and learn about her family.

May 1, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones and the Power of Seeing Pain

Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones and the Power of Seeing Pain Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones and the Power of Seeing Pain

Rendering the oppressed invisible is a prerequisite to explosions like we have seen in Baltimore.

Apr 30, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards

Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards

Camden Yards can be seen as a symbol of what ails urban America, and it’s hardly alone.

Apr 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Camden Yards and the Baltimore Protests for Freddie Gray

Camden Yards and the Baltimore Protests for Freddie Gray Camden Yards and the Baltimore Protests for Freddie Gray

The decision by Baltimore’s mayor to lock baseball fans inside a stadium to “protect” them from protestors sent a message to the world built on a lie.

Apr 27, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Now That the Justice Department Has Struck Out, It’s Time to Put Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame

Now That the Justice Department Has Struck Out, It’s Time to Put Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame Now That the Justice Department Has Struck Out, It’s Time to Put Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame

The Justice Department’s quest to prosecute Barry Bonds is a shameful stain in their history. Now put him in the Hall of Fame.

Apr 23, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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