On this episode of Edge of Sports, Rabbi Brant Rosen joins the show to discuss the current political climate, Zionism, and the administration’s antisemitism.
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak to Rabbi Brant Rosen of the Tzedek Chicago Synagogue, a synagogue that claims anti-Zionism as a core tenet of their beliefs. We talk about this perilous moment when an antisemitic administration is weaponizing antisemitism to jail Israel’s critics. We also talk some sports!
Brant Rosen
Zirin, Jackie Robinson Again Teaches Us to Never Back Down to Bigots
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jackie-robinson-defense-department-pete-hegseth/
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This week, we speak to Rabbi Brant Rosen of the Tzedek Chicago Synagogue, a synagogue that claims anti-Zionism as a core tenet of its beliefs. We talk about this perilous moment when an antisemitic administration is weaponizing antisemitism to jail Israel’s critics. We also talk some sports!
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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak with author Bijan Bayne about the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's relationship with the sports world. We also speak to sports journalist Frankie de la Cretaz about the off-field dramas surrounding the 2026 Winter Olympics
Zirin, The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-owners-casey-wasserman-epstein-files/
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Dave ZirinDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.