The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor
Paris will almost certainly be remembered as a successful Olympic site. Such recollections, however, will leave out those who suffered under its weight.
Aug 9, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
We Must Defend Imane Khelif We Must Defend Imane Khelif
Transphobia also hurts cisgender women like the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who don’t conform to a narrow, Eurocentric vision of womanhood.
Aug 5, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Meet Fadi Deeb: Gaza’s Paralympian Is Showing the World That Palestine Still Lives Meet Fadi Deeb: Gaza’s Paralympian Is Showing the World That Palestine Still Lives
The shot-putter is the only competitor in the Palestinian Olympic delegation from Gaza.
Aug 2, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Olympics Have Turned Paris Into a Panopticon The Olympics Have Turned Paris Into a Panopticon
The omnipresent high-tech surveillance introduced for the Games normalizes incursions on civil liberties.
Jul 31, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
The Toll of the Olympics on the Environment The Toll of the Olympics on the Environment
Paris promised a green Olympic Games, but is that even possible?
Jul 30, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Israel’s Olympic Presence Helps Legitimize War Crimes Israel’s Olympic Presence Helps Legitimize War Crimes
Paraguay’s men’s soccer team defeated Israel—but Israel wins just by being allowed to compete.
Jul 29, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests
“The Olympic Games are profoundly disrupting the lives of French people,” the protesters wrote in a joint statement.“The question then arises: Who benefits from the Games?”
Jul 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games
There are at least two trans nonbinary athletes—Quinn and Nikki Hiltz—and they’re impossible not to cheer for.
Jul 25, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Appalling Social Cleansing of Olympic Paris The Appalling Social Cleansing of Olympic Paris
In the last year, an estimated 12,500 vulnerable Paris residents were forced from their homes.
Jul 24, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics
On this episode of Edge of Sports, author Michael Waters joins the show to talk about his new book, The Other Olympians.
Jul 23, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin