Kaepernick and the Movement He Inspired Kaepernick and the Movement He Inspired
I once thought the protests of athletes after George Floyd’s murder would launch a new era of sports activism. Ten years after Kaepernick first kneeled, I revisit what I wrote.
Sep 3, 2026 / Dave Zirin
In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence
Under Trump, eight Prairieland defendants were sentenced to a combined four and a half centuries in prison.
Jul 1, 2026 / Sara Van Horn
Letters From the June 2026 Issue Letters From the June 2026 Issue
Midwestern Nice… Today’s “Jewish Question”…
May 12, 2026 / Our Readers
The Risk in Being More Than an Athlete The Risk in Being More Than an Athlete
Natasha Cloud became one of only a few professional athletes to speak about Gaza. Now she can’t find a WNBA team.
Apr 23, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams
Climate change is rendering the future of many sports more dangerous or impossible. But many teams are still taking fossil fuel dollars.
Mar 17, 2026 / Alexandra Tey
Minneapolis Is an “Insurrection” of Trump’s Own Making Minneapolis Is an “Insurrection” of Trump’s Own Making
The city has become ground zero for the Trump administration’s war on immigrants and the growing resistance to it.
Jan 25, 2026 / Alyssa Oursler
The People vs. ICE The People vs. ICE
Across the country, neighbors are working together to protect one another from Trump’s immigration crackdowns.
Jan 19, 2026 / Michelle Chen
Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love
Formed to oppose the Iraq War, Madres Contra La Guerra have now spent decades trying to end Puerto Rico’s role at the center of the US war machine in Latin America.
Jan 16, 2026 / Andrea Contreras
A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets
Dan Troccoli, a public middle school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to ICE and the Trump regime.
Jan 15, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Let’s Make Renee Good the Last Person That ICE Kills Let’s Make Renee Good the Last Person That ICE Kills
We can turn the tide against Trump—but only with mass action and courageous leadership.
Jan 15, 2026 / Robin Wonsley