After months of protests at the University of Missouri over racial tensions and other issues, a the group Concerned Student 1950 won an extraordinary coup on Monday. The victory emerged after a hunger strike by 25-year old graduate student Jonathan Butler inspired a labor strike of the University’s football team forcing the resignation of University President Timothy Wolfe, as well as the chancellor, R. Bowen Loftin.

Dave Zirin, the sports editor of The Nation, joins host Dennis Trainor, Jr. to discuss.

Also, the Million Student March popped off on November 12, with students at over 100 colleges and universities here in the United State staging protest demanding Free College tuition, full student loan forgiveness for all and a $15 minimum wage for campus workers. We’ll talk with Million Student March organizer Keely Mullen.

About the guests: Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports editor, is the author of eight books on the politics of sports, most recently, Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports Radio, and co-hosts The Collision: Where Sports and Politics Collide with former NBA player Etan Thomas (both available as podcasts). You can find all his work or contact him through his website EdgeofSports.com.

Keely Mullen, is a senior at Northeastern University and an organizer working on the #MillionStudentMarch.