The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi
The Russian government’s anti-gay scapegoating diverts attention from what appears to be the most corrupt Olympics in history.
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin
John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights
“You need to follow your conscience, follow your heart and follow your wisdom.”
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin
The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics
Illegal waste dumps, displacement of residents, harsh retribution against local activists: Sochi has it all.
How Serious Is the Terror Threat at the Sochi Olympics? How Serious Is the Terror Threat at the Sochi Olympics?
An expert on the North Caucasus rates the chance of attack as “high—four out of five.”
Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk
A foul band reeking of corruption, half were chosen by former president Juan Antonio Samaranch, a devoted Fascist in Franco’s Spain.
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Andrew Jennings
Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like ‘The Hunger Games’ Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like ‘The Hunger Games’
As a luge competitor at the 2006 Winter Games, I saw the dehumanization and corporate domination behind the Olympic ideal.
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Samantha Retrosi
A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians
They’ve been competing for decades—but now they’re proudly and publicly out.
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Cyd Zeigler
Grantland, Dr. V and Being Enough Grantland, Dr. V and Being Enough
As a former George Washington University basketball player and the first openly transgender Division I athlete, Kye Allums is no stranger to transgender ignorance in the media.
Jan 22, 2014 / Kye Allums
Why Obama’s NSA Reforms Are Only a First Step Why Obama’s NSA Reforms Are Only a First Step
The president has made a step toward better oversight, but his proposals leave the agency’s system of dragnet surveillance mostly intact.
Jan 22, 2014 / David Cole
For Edward Snowden: Amnesty Now For Edward Snowden: Amnesty Now
His disclosures were profoundly moral. Justice demands that all charges be dropped.
Jan 22, 2014 / Chase Madar