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From the Mac Weekly: How Dave Zirin ’96 created his niche: political sports journalism
by Daniel Graham ’26
In his 28 years since graduating Macalester, Dave Zirin ’96 has become the first-ever sports editor for the political news magazine The Nation, produced multiple feature-length documentaries and co-written books with Olympic athlete and civil rights activist John Carlos and NFL Pro-Bowler Michael Bennett.
Zirin has spent his career investigating the convergence between sports and politics.
On Tuesday evening, Zirin returned to Macalester to give a lecture on his newest area of interest within this convergence: sports futurism.
“Sports futurism is about the power of the imaginary — your imaginary,” Zirin said.
“It’s about envisioning what sports could look like if liberated from the problems that plague our world. Above all, it’s about hope.”
Zirin got the idea for sports futurism from a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in