The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale
With two dozen players on the NFL’s Covid list, the Ravens are a pitch-perfect example of how not to do sports during a pandemic.
Dec 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo
The coronavirus’s presence changes the equation of the Tokyo Olympics for organizers and activists alike.
Nov 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Donald Trump’s Deadly Last Stand Donald Trump’s Deadly Last Stand
The Republican delay in acknowledging defeat and facilitating the transition will be literally fatal to thousands of Americans.
Nov 12, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
Covid Takes Center Stage at the World Series Covid Takes Center Stage at the World Series
Protocols exist to protect players from themselves—and during a pandemic, from each other.
Oct 28, 2020 / Against the Current / Dave Zirin
Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender
Practicing the power of positive thinking and flirting with herd immunity, Trump is endangering his own reelection bid at the cost of countless lives.
Oct 26, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions
Abandoning solidarity for the siren song of age-targeted reopening is a political error and a medical mistake.
Oct 8, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse
After years of scandals and PR disasters, Roger Goodell has finally put the league’s profits in jeopardy.
Oct 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
This Is Your President on Drugs This Is Your President on Drugs
The president is infectious, medicated, and erratic while working with a depleted staff.
Oct 7, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll
Democrats should not shy away from using news of Trump’s Covid test to hammer home the lesson that he has bungled the crisis.
Oct 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Virus That Stole Christmas The Virus That Stole Christmas
There are ways to minimize risk for the holidays, but they will take some planning.
Sep 24, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves