Dave Zirin is the host of the popular Edge of Sports podcast and sports editor of The Nation. His latest book is Jim Brown: Last Man Standing (Blue Rider Press).
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Edge of Sports: David West vs. Goliath
West is now the new chief operating officer of the Historical Basketball League, which has the audacious vision of actually paying college players for their labor. Read more
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Kanter’s Lonely and Dangerous Rebellion
Enes Kanter, of the Knicks, fears assassination by the Turkey government for his opposition to its dictator. Read more
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From World Cup to the Specter of Fascism
How did the rightwing authoritarian Bolsonaro claw his way to power? Read more
Edge of Sports: A Sports World Worth Fighting For
If we expand access as well as attitudes toward sports—having people be healthier, happier, and better-adjusted through exercise—that alone could trigger a tremendous change in our society. Read more
Edge of Sports: Why LeBron James Must Not Shut Up
Over the last six years, LeBron has carved out a legacy for himself as someone unafraid to use his platform to speak out about racism and police violence. Read more
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Edge of Sports: Peter Norman Gets His Due
Peter Norman stood in solidarity as a white man against racism and is finally being recognized by the Australian Olympic Committee. Read more
Politics and the NBA
Why do you think the NBA is more accepting of political athletes than the NFL? Read more
Wyomia Tyus, Hidden Figure
February is Black History Month; 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of 1968, a sacred year for activist athletes. Tyus was a star on the Olympic world stage, a time when women weren’t supposed to be athletes, and black people were treated second class. Read more
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Taking a Knee: It’s Working
Like a clear note breaking through the cacophony, the message has broken through. Read more
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Kaepernick’s Legacy Lives On
The belief was that with Colin Kaepernick flagrantly blackballed by the league for his political views, other players would get the message to just “shut up and play.” The truth has turned out to be far different. Read more
Edge of Sports: The Non-Virtue of Intolerance
Berkman, crusader against “tolerance,” is a right-wing evangelical Christian. What’s gob smacking, is that the St. Louis Cardinals organization is giving him a platform to spew his rhetoric on its “Christian Day." Read more
Edge of Sports: When Raiders Become Traitors
The beloved, historic, iconic Oakland Raiders franchise will be moving to Las Vegas, the third National Football League team in the last sixteen months to announce plans to abandon a city for greener, publicly funded pastures. Read more
Sports and Women's Liberation
Where are the calls for equal pay, equal respect, and, most pointedly, equal coverage emanating from the world of women’s athletics? The answer is complicated. Read more
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Ambassadors of Defiance
In mid-February, eleven NFL players were expected to be a part of a delegation to Israel. Only five showed up. Why this happened is worth understanding. Read more
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Coach Pop vs. Donald Trump
The San Antonio Spurs coach is a vocal opponent of the President. Read more
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The Pathologies of James Dolan
Behind the ruinous management of the New York Knicks, a family connection with tragic consequences. Read more
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The Ali We Need Today
We need the Ali who fearlessly connected the war at home and the war abroad. Read more
What If Donald Trump Could Appoint Our Sports Commissioners?
To get an idea of how twisted Trump’s cabinet nominees are, try thinking this through in the world of sports. Read more
Getting Serious About Locker-Room Talk
Taking a stand against sexual violence, DeAndre Levy is virtually alone among male athletes. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Read more
The Season of Dissent
Image by Seatacular Colin Kaepernick changed both the sports world and the real world in August when he refused to stand for the national anthem and said, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black p... Read more
