Surprise Sale for Progressive Clothing Maker

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 American Apparel's controversial founder has sold the clothing company to an investment firm for $382.5 million. The company made a name for itself by manufacturing guilt-free clothes in downtown Los Angeles, where it pays workers double the minimum wage and offers them healthcare, free meals and English lessons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

STORY FALSE: Iran Eyes Badges for Jews, Christians? STORY FALSE.

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 Editor's note: The newspaper that originally ran this report has now retracted it and printed an apology. In retrospect, Truthdig should never have linked to this story. We should have realized that its sourcing was highly suspect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )