LA vs. the Olympics LA vs. the Olympics
The resistance to Los Angeles’s Olympic bid is only growing.
Jun 20, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin
‘I Wouldn’t Be Able to Sleep at Night if I Closed My Mouth on Social Issues’ ‘I Wouldn’t Be Able to Sleep at Night if I Closed My Mouth on Social Issues’
Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad speaks to The Nation about why being a representative figure is more often a blessing than a burden.
May 15, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Los Angeles Residents Start to Organize Against the Olympic Bid Los Angeles Residents Start to Organize Against the Olympic Bid
The US Olympic Committee wants the 2024 Olympics in Los Angeles. It won’t happen quietly.
May 8, 2017 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
21st-Century Trailblazer: Sports and Politics With Ibtihaj Muhammad 21st-Century Trailblazer: Sports and Politics With Ibtihaj Muhammad
The Olympian talks about her experiences in Rio and being a Black Muslim in America.
May 2, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin
An Olympic-Sized Bribery Scandal Crashes Down on Rio’s Former Mayor Eduardo Paes An Olympic-Sized Bribery Scandal Crashes Down on Rio’s Former Mayor Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes was supposed to be the future of Brazilian politics. Not anymore.
Apr 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Here’s Why the US Women’s National Hockey Team Is Going on Strike Here’s Why the US Women’s National Hockey Team Is Going on Strike
This is “a fight they don’t want, but must have.”
Mar 16, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Sports World Must Stand With Muslim Athletes The Sports World Must Stand With Muslim Athletes
A year of triumph for Muslim sports heroes ends with a slap in the face from Donald Trump’s ban.
Jan 30, 2017 / Dave Zirin
2016 in Sports: Joy and Resistance While the World Burned 2016 in Sports: Joy and Resistance While the World Burned
The sports world was an oasis during an otherwise terrible year.
Dec 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin
On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple
He trained 40 black woman Olympians who won 23 Olympic medals, thirteen of them gold.
Sep 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Sports, Protest, and Risking Your Life: Interview With 2016 Olympic Medalist and Protester Feyisa Lilesa Sports, Protest, and Risking Your Life: Interview With 2016 Olympic Medalist and Protester Feyisa Lilesa
Marathoner Feyisa Lilesa won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Ethiopia. Then he knowingly endangered his life by challenging Ethiopia to change.
Sep 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin