One of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Dave Zirin is the sports editor of The Nation, a columnist for The Progressive, and the host of the Edge of Sports podcast. His many books include A People’s History of Sports in the United States, Game Over, Bad Sports, and The Kaepernick Effect (all published by The New Press). Zirin has also been a regular guest on MSNBC, CNN, and ESPN. He lives near Washington, DC.