Edge of Sports Recent Columns http://www.edgeofsports.com/ Edge of Sports is the home of political sportswriter Dave Zirin en-us Copyright 2008 Edge of Sports, Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:31:10 EST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:31:10 EST Edge of Sports - Latest Columns webCOMAND http://www.edgeofsports.com/archives.html 60 Edge of Sports Recent Columns http://www.edgeofsports.com/images/header.gif http://www.edgeofsports.com/ 1329 204 Spying on a Sportswriter http://www.edgeofsports.com/2008-07-23-362/index.html My work organizing against the death penalty earned me some unwelcome – and unconstitutional – attention from the authorities. This is an outrage that affects each and every one of us. They picked on the wrong sportswriter and on the wrong group of activists. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Baseball's All Star Blackout http://www.edgeofsports.com/2008-07-16-361/index.html The All-Star game is meant to show off and spotlight baseball in all its glory. Instead it shows a game delinked from black America. It's a reality that might be "the canary in the mineshaft." Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Who is Mauricia Grant? NASCAR Knows http://www.edgeofsports.com/2008-07-10-360/index.html

Mauricia Grant, the first black, female inspection official in the history of NASCAR, has leveled a $225 million lawsuit agains the king of Motorsports. Her charges reveal that NASCAR may talk a good game about tolerance and diversity, but the truth is something else entirely.

 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Grand Theft Hoops: The Stealing of the Sonics http://www.edgeofsports.com/2008-07-02-359/index.html

This is an outrage. The Seattle SuperSonics are no more, caught between a vice of greed and cowardice. David Stern and Clay Bennett should be ashamed. Somewhere Xavier McDaniel is crying.

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Talkin' Sports with Ralph Nader http://www.edgeofsports.com/2008-07-01-357/index.html

Ralph Nader is best known as a legendary consumer advocate, and thorn in the side of Democratic Party activists but he also knows his sports. This is an interview that should definitely be read by anyone concerned abou the power of David Stern and itching to have a Fans Bill of Rights.

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