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
City of Joy Is What Investing in Life Looks Like City of Joy Is What Investing in Life Looks Like
This weekend saw something revolutionary—not just in Egypt, but in the Congo. The V-Day foundation, led by playwright and GRITtv guest Eve Ensler, opened its first City...
Feb 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Slide Show: 10 Works of Art the Right Wants to Censor Slide Show: 10 Works of Art the Right Wants to Censor
This past November 30, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unceremoniously pulled David Wojnarowicz’s film A Fire in My Belly from an exhibit after complaints f…
Feb 9, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
What Does the AOL/HuffPo Deal Mean for Journalism? What Does the AOL/HuffPo Deal Mean for Journalism?
On Uprising Radio, John Nichols says that the $315 million deal will not benefit readers.
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
What Does the AOL/HuffPo Deal Mean for Journalism? What Does the AOL/HuffPo Deal Mean for Journalism?
On Uprising Radio, John Nichols says that the $315 million deal will not benefit readers.
Feb 9, 2011 / Uprising Radio
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
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 history ...
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
Hey Obama, Read WikiLeaks Hey Obama, Read WikiLeaks
After a good start, the Obama administration’s response to the democratic revolution in Egypt has begun to exude the odor of betrayal.
Feb 9, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Sports and the African American Experience Sports and the African American Experience
Leading an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, The Nation's Dave Zirin asks, why is the history of sports and the African American experience so deeply intertwined?
Feb 8, 2011 / Press Room