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 also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.

The Legacy of Al Davis: Oakland Raider, Urban Raider The Legacy of Al Davis: Oakland Raider, Urban Raider

Any honest look at Al Davis's life shows a checkered legacy of the legendary NFL owner.

Oct 10, 2011 / Dave Zirin

The Legacy of Al Davis: Oakland Raider, Urban Raider The Legacy of Al Davis: Oakland Raider, Urban Raider

Any honest look at Al Davis's life shows a checkered legacy of the legendary NFL owner.

Oct 10, 2011 / Dave Zirin

‘If the South Would Have Won’: The NFL and Hank Williams Jr. ‘If the South Would Have Won’: The NFL and Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr compared Obama to Hitler. ESPN seemed surprised. We shouldn’t be.

Oct 5, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Occupy the NBA! Occupy the NBA!

If we are going to Occupy Wall Street, DC and other locales, let’s take the fight to corporate greed ground zero: David Stern’s NBA.

Oct 3, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Troy Davis and Our Laser-Pointer Culture Troy Davis and Our Laser-Pointer Culture

Will Troy Davis be forgotten with the next news cycle? That’s up to us, not the media.

Sep 28, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Troy Davis, John Carlos and the Moment That Still Matters Troy Davis, John Carlos and the Moment That Still Matters

The day of Troy Davis’s execution, I finally understood why John Carlos and Tommie Smith still resonate today.

Sep 26, 2011 / Dave Zirin

After Troy Davis’s Death, Questions I Can’t Unask

After Troy Davis’s Death, Questions I Can’t Unask After Troy Davis’s Death, Questions I Can’t Unask

The execution of Troy Davis raises questions people on both sides of government don’t want us to ask.

Sep 22, 2011 / Dave Zirin

A Statement From Troy Davis A Statement From Troy Davis

Here are the words of Troy Anthony Davis, due to be executed today by the state of Georgia

Sep 21, 2011 / Dave Zirin

TODAY, Georgia Murders Troy Davis TODAY, Georgia Murders Troy Davis

The state of Georgia is about to take part in the legal lynching of an innocent man.

Sep 20, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Nebraska Cornhusker Fans Chop Block Pipeline Nebraska Cornhusker Fans Chop Block Pipeline

In the shock of the college football season, University of Nebraska Cornhusker fans took a stand against the Keystone Pipeline.

Sep 19, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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