Nelson Mandela and His Cause Weren’t Always Revered in the US Nelson Mandela and His Cause Weren’t Always Revered in the US
Everyone’s lining up to pay tribute to Mandela; but in the Reagan era, many were close to the apartheid regime.
Dec 10, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mandela’s Uses of Sports: Resistance, Reconciliation and Rebranding Mandela’s Uses of Sports: Resistance, Reconciliation and Rebranding
Nelson Mandela’s history with the sports world is both more complicated and more challenging than meets the eye.
Dec 9, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dismantling the Myth of Bill Bratton’s LAPD Dismantling the Myth of Bill Bratton’s LAPD
Bill de Blasio touts his police commissioner pick as a “progressive visionary,” but Bill Bratton’s record tells a different story.
Dec 6, 2013 / Tom Hayden
#RacismEndedWhen: College Football in Alabama? #RacismEndedWhen: College Football in Alabama?
Saturday’s game between Alabama and Auburn had more going on than just the action on the field.
Dec 2, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late
The Nation immediately recognized Scottsboro as a vital front in the battle for civil rights.
Nov 30, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
There’s Nothing Postracial About Richie Incognito or Craig Cobb There’s Nothing Postracial About Richie Incognito or Craig Cobb
No matter how you parse it, Incognito is a bully and Cobb is a white supremacist.
Nov 26, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Redskins Owner Dan Snyder Says ‘Some of My Best Friends Are Navajo Code Talkers!’ Redskins Owner Dan Snyder Says ‘Some of My Best Friends Are Navajo Code Talkers!’
Last night was a shameful display by Dan Snyder to hide behind World War II veterans and excuse the fact that he won’t change his own team’s racist name.
Nov 26, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
San Jose State Learns a Raised Fist Is Not a Brand San Jose State Learns a Raised Fist Is Not a Brand
There was a portent of the recent racist attack at San Jose State University in the firing of cross-country coach Ron Davis.
Nov 25, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Yes, America Has Gotten Better About Racism, but It Really Doesn’t Matter Yes, America Has Gotten Better About Racism, but It Really Doesn’t Matter
The question of whether the United States has gotten “better” with regards to racism is a useless one.
Nov 22, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Racist Attack at San Jose State, the Holy Ground of the Black Athlete’s Revolt Racist Attack at San Jose State, the Holy Ground of the Black Athlete’s Revolt
A racist attack on a campus is horrific enough. That it took place at San Jose State says something even more damning about the state of the school.
Nov 22, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin