The Colin Kaepernick Saga Is Much Bigger Than the NFL

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Nov 26, 2019 Dave Zirin, sportswriter for The Nation, examines the quarterback's blackballing by league owners and how the U.S. punishes black dissent. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Don’t Blame ‘Big College’ Coaches for Creating Institutionalized Corruption

Allen Barra / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 Clemson’s win over Alabama in college football’s national championship game didn’t impress sports writer Dave Zirin. But his scathing critique in The Nation missed the point. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

VIDEO: How Black Football Players at the University of Missouri Changed the Game on Racism

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2015 The Nation magazine sports columnist Dave Zirin and Danielle Walker, leader of "Racism Lives Here" events at the University of Missouri, talk about the significance of the strike by the school’s football team that led to the ousting of President Timothy Wolfe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The People’s Revolt Challenging 2014 World Cup

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 22, 2014 Sportswriter Dave Zirin tackles the growing unrest in Brazil in which thousands of police officers have joined bus drivers for day two of a massive strike in São Paulo, just weeks before the World Cup -- one of the sports world's biggest spectacles -- is set to begin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Neutered Message of the March on Washington

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 27, 2013 "Based upon the speeches during the main portion of today’s events there can be little doubt that the Dr. King who was murdered in Memphis in 1968 would not have been allowed to speak at this fiftieth-anniversary commemoration of his life," The Nation's Dave Zirin wrote of Saturday's March on Washington. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gay Rights: The Bigger Picture

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Marriage equality isn't the big issue, Congress struggles to pass immigration reform, Brazil's World Cup protests, and what the hell is the matter with Texas? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NHL Formally Welcomes Gay Players

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 12, 2013 The National Hockey League and its players union have announced a partnership with the You Can Play Project, because, in the words of Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players' Assn., "it's the right thing to do." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Game Over

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Jan 16, 2013 Dave Zirin, in "Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down," returns to his favorite topics: race, gender, unions, the corporatization and corruption of sports, and athletes willing to speak out on any of the above.Dave Zirin, in "Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down," returns to his favorite topics: race, gender, unions, the corporatization and corruption of sports. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

What Would MLK Say About Obama’s Drones?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Civil rights leader Julian Bond says, "Things are better than they used to be; they're worse than they should be" Also: Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; good news about jobs, and the edge of sportscom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Civil rights leader Julian Bond; Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; good news about jobs, and the edge of sports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Would MLK Say About Obama’s Drones?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Civil rights leader Julian Bond says, "Things are better than they used to be; they're worse than they should be." Also: Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; good news about jobs, and the edge of sports. Dig deeper

Million Hoodie March

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged" over the New Orleans Saints, and we get an update on the Super PACs now leasing our democracy. Plus: Mr. Fish and John Lennon. Dig deeper

Million Hoodie March

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged" over the New Orleans Saints, and we get an update on the super PACs now leasing our democracy. Plus: Mr. Fish and John Lennon.This week on Truthdig Radio: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged;" super PAC update and Mr. Fish. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )