NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary
Pro basketball player Royce White is laying claim to a powerful tradition by standing up for mental health in a society growing more stressful by the day.
Feb 13, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name
A recent symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian showed how the pressure is rising to change the name.
Feb 11, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Baltimore Ravens Summon the Poetry of Muhammad Ali Baltimore Ravens Summon the Poetry of Muhammad Ali
A terrific quote by Coach John Harbaugh at the Ravens victory rally deserves its historic context.
Feb 6, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin: Where Sports, Politics and the Kardashians Collide Dave Zirin: Where Sports, Politics and the Kardashians Collide
Appearing on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, the Nation writer discusses the false gap between sports and politics.
Feb 4, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
‘The Blackout Bowl,’ or ‘The Most Depressing Super Bowl Column You’ll Read’ ‘The Blackout Bowl,’ or ‘The Most Depressing Super Bowl Column You’ll Read’
The Super Bowl's thirty-four-minute blackout was a moment that says so much about the USA in the twenty-first century.
Feb 4, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Is It Getting Better? Homophobia Rocks Super Bowl Is It Getting Better? Homophobia Rocks Super Bowl
Homophobic comments have roiled the Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
Feb 1, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Soccer and Egypt’s Current ‘State of Emergency’ Soccer and Egypt’s Current ‘State of Emergency’
Soccer fan clubs helped topple Hosni Mubarak. Now they’re protesting the Morsi regime and its defense of murderous security forces.
Jan 29, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down Dave Zirin: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down
Nation writer Dave Zirin talks with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about how politics and sports are more intertwined now than ever before.
Jan 28, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
For Black Boys, the NFL—and Traumatic Brain Injury—Can Be Lottery Tickets For Black Boys, the NFL—and Traumatic Brain Injury—Can Be Lottery Tickets
What’s a little permanent brain damage when you’re facing a life of debilitating poverty?
Jan 28, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
‘It’s a New World’: The Super Bowl Becomes a Platform for LGBT Equality ‘It’s a New World’: The Super Bowl Becomes a Platform for LGBT Equality
A positive push for LGBT rights will, believe it or not, be part of Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
Jan 26, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin