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Dave Zirin
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Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin was named one of the "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World" by Utne Magazine. He writes about the politics of sports for the Nation magazine, and is their first sports writer in 150 years of existence. Zirin is also the host of Sirius XM satellite's popular weekly show, "Edge of Sports Radio," as well as a columnist for SLAM Magazine, the Progressive, and a regular op-ed writer for the Los Angeles Times. Zirin's previous books are What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States; Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports; The Muhammad Ali Handbook; and A People's History of Sports in the United States.

Bad Sports will be released on July 20, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Jul 20, 2010
Bad Sports is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jul 20, 2010
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Jun 29, 2010
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Scoop, April 29, 2012
...2008. If it overshoots, there could be turmoil in the oil-producing states from a sudden fall in revenues. Dave Zirin, The Progressive - Howard Cosell once said famously that sports and politics don?t mix. Yet the more you stare at the world of sports it...
Breitbart.com, April 2, 2012
...polarizing, divisive players in the NFL because of his faith. And recently, on MSNBC, The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin remarked, “There are a lot of LGBT people that live in New York City who are also football fans and they might want to know why...
Zap2it.com, February 17, 2012
...Memoir of My Years in Washington" - Condoleezza Rice (Crown Publishers)"The John Carlos Story" - John Carlos, Dave Zirin (Haymarket Books)Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional"A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets" - Bertice Berry (Freeman...
Wave Newspapers, January 19, 2012
...of My Years in Washington," Condoleezza Rice (Crown Publishers) — "The John Carlos Story," John Carlos, Dave Zirin (Haymarket Books) Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional — "A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets," Bertice Berry...
Hollywood.com, January 19, 2012
...Memoir of My Years in Washington - Condoleezza Rice (Crown Publishers) The John Carlos Story - John Carlos, Dave Zirin (Haymarket Books) Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets - Bertice Berry (Freeman...
MSN Entertainment, January 19, 2012
...of My Years in Washington" - Condoleezza Rice (Crown Publishers) • "The John Carlos Story" - John Carlos, Dave Zirin (Haymarket Books) Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional • "A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets" - Bertice Berry...
Variety, January 19, 2012
...Memoir of My Years in Washington" -- Condoleezza Rice (Crown Publishers) "The John Carlos Story" -- John Carlos, Dave Zirin (Haymarket Books) Literary Work -- Instructional "A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets" -- Bertice Berry (Freeman...
Pop Matters, March 2, 2012
...Page 1 of 2Go to: 12 Next page: Peter 'Bonkers' Hitchens and His Brother, Christopher Single page Discuss Text:AAA “Do not fear death, so much as the inadequate life.” —Bertolt Brecht “No More Games. No More Bombs.” —Hunter S. Thompson, from...
Pop Matters, March 2, 2012
...Page 1 of 2Go to: 12 Next page: Peter 'Bonkers' Hitchens and His Brother, Christopher Single page Discuss Text:AAA “Do not fear death, so much as the inadequate life.” —Bertolt Brecht “No More Games. No More Bombs.” —Hunter S. Thompson, from...
Hollywood Life, March 1, 2012
...Books-  The John Carlos Story:  The Sports Moment That Changed the World by John Carlos and sportswriter Dave Zirin tells the remarkable story of Olympic and Civil Rights Icon...
The Nation, February 27, 2012
...From: Dave Zirin Jock for Jutice Joseph Williams is putting his health on the line for a cause in which he deeply believes...
San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center, February 24, 2012
...First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94704 events [at] mecaforpeace.org Dave Zirin is among Utne Reader's "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World." He will speak on Sports Under Occupation, and after his talk will...
San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center, February 23, 2012
...Advisory Board," a committee that “promotes discussion and outreach between research universities and the FBI, according to Dave Zirin in the Nation magazine...
The Insider, February 21, 2012
...del Rosario GEN X bracelet, a nuco twisted yarn dye shirt, Harymarket books by John Carlos and sportswriter Dave Zirin, Save Your Do Gym Wrap by Nicole Ari Parker and Walgreens: Autobiography of faith, fortitude and forgiveness. CLICK HERE FOR THE...