Religious War Comes to CPAC Religious War Comes to CPAC
This year’s conservative confab was strained by discord, with gays pitted against the Christian right and Islamophobes battling conservative Muslims.
Feb 14, 2011 / Sarah Posner
Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change
Dave Zirin asks an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, if you could have dinner with one person in the history of sports, who would it be? Their answers reflect how our gr...
Feb 11, 2011 / Press Room
The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror
Congressman Peter King's dark fantasies about American Muslims are intruding on reality.
Feb 10, 2011 / Michelle Goldberg
Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment
In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American communit...
Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room
Backward, Christian Soldiers Backward, Christian Soldiers
Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.
Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain
Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment
In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American commun...
Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room
A History Lesson for the Redskins Owner A History Lesson for the Redskins Owner
Dan Snyder needs a reminder about his team's attempts to resist integration.
Feb 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin and Zach Zill
The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins
For Bobby Mitchell, integrating the last whites-only football team in the NFL was a greater challenge than most Americans can grasp, and remains part of a period in sports histor...
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
Sarah Palin’s Mantle of Victimhood Sarah Palin’s Mantle of Victimhood
Surely Palin knows that it is easier to complain of being unfairly demonized than to pause for a moment in the aftermath of a tragedy to reflect on her own role in sowing rage an...
Jan 14, 2011 / Eyal Press
The Other Arizona The Other Arizona
In the wake of the shooting tragedy, the nation is seeing a true reflection of a state often misrepresented by its right-wing fringe.
Jan 13, 2011 / Jeff Biggers