Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

@EdgeofSports

Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports editor, is the author of eight books on the politics of sports, most recently, Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports Radio, and co-hosts The Collision: Where Sports and Politics Collide with former NBA player Etan Thomas (both available as podcasts). You can find all his work or contact him through his website EdgeofSports.com. Follow him on twitter @EdgeofSports.

Activism Yesterday 7:00 am

One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy

Vila Autódromo may have suffered mass displacement for the Olympic Games, but they have survived and emerged as a symbol that you can fight Rio’s City Hall and win.

Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Government August 16, 2016

This Rio City Council Member Is Standing Up to the Olympics

He got his start trying to legalize marijuana. Now he’s tackling political corruption.

Dave Zirin
Housing and Homelessness August 12, 2016

The Other Olympic Village Continues to Resist Displacement

Messages of resilience sprang up as quickly as the cookie-cutter homes Rio built for the favela’s remaining citizens.

Dave Zirin
Education August 11, 2016

Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio

Organizing to reform teachers’ working conditions as well as standardized testing has been met with brutal police violence.

Dave Zirin
Sports August 10, 2016

Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure

On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.

Dave Zirin
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Sports August 5, 2016

The Other Olympic Refugee Story

Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.

Dave Zirin
Sports August 1, 2016

The Last Dance: On Heading to Olympic Rio

For almost 10 years, Brazil has prepared for the Olympics. Now a majority wish the Games had never darkened their door.

Dave Zirin
July 26, 2016

Budget Failures, Displacement, Zika—Welcome to Rio’s $11.9B Summer Olympics

The disaster in Brazil is an extreme version of what happens when the International Olympic Committee comes to town.

Dave Zirin
Sports July 25, 2016

The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia

The problem isn't Russian doping. It's the absence of any moral authority in the IOC.

Dave Zirin
Racism and Discrimination July 22, 2016

The NBA Moves the All-Star Game, but Also Punishes Players for Political T-shirts?

Commissioner Adam Silver, within two days, stood up to bigotry and then cracked down on WNBA players for doing the same. Let’s try to make some sense of this.

Dave Zirin

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Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

Activism Yesterday 7:00 am

Vila Autódromo may have suffered mass displacement for the Olympic Games, but they have survived and emerged as a symbol that you can fight Rio’s City Hall and win.

Government August 16, 2016

He got his start trying to legalize marijuana. Now he’s tackling political corruption.

Housing and Homelessness August 12, 2016

Messages of resilience sprang up as quickly as the cookie-cutter homes Rio built for the favela’s remaining citizens.

Education August 11, 2016

Organizing to reform teachers’ working conditions as well as standardized testing has been met with brutal police violence.

Sports August 10, 2016

On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.

GET THE NATION IN YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING

Sports August 5, 2016

Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.

Sports August 1, 2016

For almost 10 years, Brazil has prepared for the Olympics. Now a majority wish the Games had never darkened their door.

July 26, 2016

The disaster in Brazil is an extreme version of what happens when the International Olympic Committee comes to town.

Sports July 25, 2016

The problem isn't Russian doping. It's the absence of any moral authority in the IOC.

Racism and Discrimination July 22, 2016

Commissioner Adam Silver, within two days, stood up to bigotry and then cracked down on WNBA players for doing the same. Let’s try to make some sense of this.