Edge of Sports Column
Read the latest from Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at The Nation.
Macklemore Is a Seattle Sports Superfan. Now, He Is Also a Target.
The Seattle sports establishment loved the Grammy Award–winning rapper until he dared criticize the United States for funding Israeli war crimes.
NFL Head Injuries Are Part of the Product
The league creates spectacles that distract from the dangers—but that doesn’t mean they’re not there.
Police Violence, Tyreek Hill, and the NFL Owners Who Bankroll Brutality
The NFL does not cross the police. The NFL partners with the police.
The Dark Side of the Democratic Party’s Embrace of Football
The hypermasculinity and violence of football connects to Kamala Harris’s bellicose convention speech. It could repel young voters.
What Was the Paris Olympics?
The Olympic Games supercharge the problems that already exist in a host city. We saw that in Paris—but what will happen in LA?
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