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March 26, 2021
The Olympic Battle for Echo Park
An LAPD crackdown on an encampment of the unhoused augurs more conflicts in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympics.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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February 1, 2021
Will the ‘Tokyo Olympics’ Further Wreck Florida?
Eighty percent of Tokyo residents don’t want the Olympics in their city—and Ron DeSantis now wants Florida to host the super-spreader event instead.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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January 14, 2021
Klete Keller: From Gold Medalist to Capitol Insurrectionist
The swimmer was wearing his United States Olympic jacket as he took part in the January 6 attempted coup.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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December 23, 2020
The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent an unmistakable rebuke to the IOC.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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November 23, 2020
The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo
The coronavirus’s presence changes the equation of the Tokyo Olympics for organizers and activists alike.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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November 10, 2020
The Death of Working-Class Paris
As the rich transform France’s capital into a piggy bank and playground, the future of the city hangs in the balance.
Cole Stangler
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September 11, 2020
The ‘Disposable Populations’ of Sports
A new study points to the blood being shed for the World Cup. That shouldn’t blind us to the deaths and misery caused by stadium boondoggles here at home.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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August 3, 2020
Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
We should carefully scrutinize who is making the calls to boycott and the demands being put forward. This is a time for solidarity, not jingoism.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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July 10, 2020
Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests
At a time of global uprisings, the Olympic ban on political dissent is under renewed scrutiny.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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June 25, 2020
Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor
The decision to remove his bust from the San Francisco Asian Art Museum was long overdue.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff