Dave Zirin
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Dave Zirin is an American political sportswriter. He is the sports editor for The Nation, a weekly progressive magazine dedicated to politics and culture, and writes a blog named Edge of Sports: the weekly sports column by Dave Zirin. As of January 2022, he has authored eleven books.
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Sep 9, 2026
Far Left
Dave Zirin writes that the Black Lives Matter movement in sports didn't go far enough, following a backlash to the Kaepernick era.
Zirin's piece resonates with the far left's critique that liberal performativity on racial justice is insufficient without structural change, and that the backlash is a reminder of white supremacy's resilience.