On Jim Thorpe On Jim Thorpe
As we near the 100th anniversary of Jim Thorpe’s triumph in the 1912 Olympics, his story is worth telling again and again.
Jul 27, 2011 / Dennis Kucinich
Media Blows Debt Crisis Coverage With Balance Bias Media Blows Debt Crisis Coverage With Balance Bias
The misleading press coverage of the debt fight reveals a fundamental problem with today’s journalism—the quest for innocence and balance when it does not exist.
Jul 27, 2011 / Ari Melber
On Arthur Ashe On Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe stands out as an athlete who used his gift and his fame to serve larger causes.
Jul 27, 2011 / Jane Mayer
Rube Walker Rube Walker
“Third-string catchers are rarely anybody's hero, but Rube Walker remains one of mine.”
Jul 27, 2011 / Dan Rather
On Muhammad Ali On Muhammad Ali
It wasn't until Magic Johnson came along that there was anyone who so completely altered our understanding of a sport and its possibilities more than Muhammad Ali.
Jul 27, 2011 / David Remnick
On Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell On Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell
Willie and Roberto weren't just the best; they were greatness.
Jul 27, 2011 / Mark Cuban
A Peoples’ History of Sports As Seen Through the Eyes of The Nation A Peoples’ History of Sports As Seen Through the Eyes of The Nation
Highlights from The Nation's sports reporting over the past one hundred years.
Jul 27, 2011 / The Nation
Busting Murdoch’s Trust Busting Murdoch’s Trust
Rupert Murdoch is far from blameless—but he’s merely a symptom of the real disease: so much power in a single media corporation.
Jul 27, 2011 / The Editors
Let Us Dispute: On Isaac Casaubon Let Us Dispute: On Isaac Casaubon
Isaac Casaubon was a model citizen of the republic of letters—a community more durable than any church and broader than academia.
Jul 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Sam Stark
Russian Hero Russian Hero
A bet on a horse in the 1949 Grand National resulted in the largest collective transfer of wealth ever to communism's stalwarts in Britain.
Jul 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn