UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics
We might have ourselves a good-old fashioned strike scenario during the London Olympic games.
Feb 29, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Our Interview with UVA Football Player Joseph WIlliams, Hunger Striking for Campus Workers Our Interview with UVA Football Player Joseph WIlliams, Hunger Striking for Campus Workers
Jock for Justice Joseph Williams is putting his health on the line for a cause in which he deeply believes.
Feb 27, 2012 / Dave Zirin
‘Why I’m Hunger-Striking at UVA’ by College Football Player Joseph Williams ‘Why I’m Hunger-Striking at UVA’ by College Football Player Joseph Williams
UVA football player Joseph Wiliams is on a hunger strike so campus workers can get a living wage. As you can read, he has the politics and depth to back up his concerns.
Feb 26, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Follow the Urine! Ryan Braun Makes a Kind of History Follow the Urine! Ryan Braun Makes a Kind of History
Because a set of bizarre circumstances surrounding his drug test, reigning MVP Ryan Braunhas become the first player in history to successfully challenge a steroid-related penalty ...
Feb 24, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Jeremy Lin and ESPN’s ‘Accidental’ Racism Jeremy Lin and ESPN’s ‘Accidental’ Racism
The sports world has no anti-racist mental apparatus for how to talk about an Asian-American player.
Feb 19, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Jeremy Lin! Why the Knicks’ New Star Is Not the New Tebow Jeremy Lin! Why the Knicks’ New Star Is Not the New Tebow
It’s an easy comparison. It’'s also dead wrong. The conflation of their stories does little more than burnish Tebow’s credentials at Lin’s expense.
Feb 15, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love
Whitney's death reminds us of a music industry that does not take care of its own.
Feb 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Feel the Lin-sanity: Why Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Cultural Curio Feel the Lin-sanity: Why Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Cultural Curio
Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is the first Asian-American in the NBA. He’s also a lot more.
Feb 9, 2012 / Dave Zirin
How a Tragic “Soccer Riot” May Have Revived the Egyptian Revolution How a Tragic “Soccer Riot” May Have Revived the Egyptian Revolution
The aftermath of the Port Said "riot" has been the exact opposite of what the military rulers expected.
Feb 7, 2012 / Dave Zirin
The Heroes of Super Bowl Sunday The Heroes of Super Bowl Sunday
My Super Bowl heroes were outside, not inside, the stadium.
Feb 6, 2012 / Dave Zirin