The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo
The coronavirus’s presence changes the equation of the Tokyo Olympics for organizers and activists alike.
Nov 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Good Trouble Good Trouble
Ordinary people, extraordinary courage.
Nov 21, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández
Graham Crackers Graham Crackers
Herd mortalities. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 16.
Nov 20, 2020 / Steve Brodner
America First! America First!
Our president’s failures make the USA #1 in virus spread.
Nov 20, 2020 / OppArt / Edel Rodriguez
Covid Super-Spreader Covid Super-Spreader
Cases and lies increase in the White House.
Colin Kaepernick Speaks Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal Colin Kaepernick Speaks Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal
The exiled quarterback stands up for an imprisoned revolutionary, bringing Mumia’s case into the current moment.
Nov 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Politics of Joy The Politics of Joy
Just because last weekend’s surge of solidarity and celebration can’t last doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter.
Nov 14, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan
Tweaking the NFL’s Rooney Rule Is Not Enough Tweaking the NFL’s Rooney Rule Is Not Enough
Unless players and fans confront the NFL’s racist hiring practices, the league will never change.
Nov 13, 2020 / Dave Zirin