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Read the latest from Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at The Nation.

May Day and the Reclamation of the Jewish Radical Tradition

This year’s demonstrations will be vast and infused with the politics of Jewish Labor Bund.

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Is the WNBA’s Natasha Cloud “Getting Kapped”?

The conscience of the 2026 sports world remains unsigned. Is she being blackballed?

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The WNBA Draft and the Political Imperative of Minding Your Own Business

With the first pick of the WNBA draft, the Dallas Wings picked Azzi Fudd. It sparked a sexist, homophobic conversation online.

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Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trump: A Tragedy Made in the USA

Woods and Trump’s famous friendship is built on a shared knack for accumulation, vacuousness, and power worship. It’s as American as apple pie.

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2 FIFA Rulings on Israel, 1 Familiar Deference to MAGA

The world’s soccer governing body reminded fans what its theoretical commitment to “neutrality” means in practice: siding with the genocidaire.

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