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Tom Alter is Here—Plus, Our NBA Eastern Conference Preview

On Edge of Sports: Dr. Tom Alter on his unjust dismissal from Texas State University, and Arya Shirazi on the upcoming NBA season.

Dave Zirin

October 20, 2025

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is defended by Isaac Okoro of the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, on October 12, 2025.(Jayden Mack / Getty Images)

Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

Tom Alter & Eastern Conference Preview 
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week we talk to labor historian Dr. Tom Alter, fired from his teaching post at Texas State for speaking at a socialism conference and whose case is taken on a national profile for its blatant violation of free speech and academic freedom. We also talk to the basketball savant Arya Shirazi about the NBA Eastern Conference. 

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This week we talk to labor historian Dr. Tom Alter, fired from his teaching post at Texas State for speaking at a socialism conference and whose case is taken on a national profile for its blatant violation of free speech and academic freedom. We also talk to the basketball savant Arya Shirazi about the NBA Eastern Conference. 

Zirin’s latest: Black History Is for Everyone, and a Western Conference Preview

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Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

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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.


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