Dave Zirin author biography, plus links to books by Dave Zirin.

Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation magazine, their first sports editor in 160 years of existence. The author of eleven books on the politics of sports, including most recently The Kaepernick Effect and the NAACP Image Award nominated The John Carlos Story, Zirin has also worked as an advisor for filmmakers and documentarians such as Ang Lee and Ken Burns. Named one of UTNE Reader's "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World," Zirin has been a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and CNN.

This biography was last updated on 08/04/2026.

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