Colin Kaepernick Receives Powerful Letter of Support From Black Police Union

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Sep 6, 2018 African-American officers acknowledge they “live in two worlds,” and that they understand why the NFL star took a knee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

LeBron James Stands With Nike in Nod to Kaepernick

Joceyln Noveck / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 The NBA superstar voices his support for the brand's latest ad campaign while accepting an award from Harlem's Fashion Row. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kaepernick Has New Deal With Nike Though He’s Not in NFL

ROB MAADDI / The Associated Press Sep 3, 2018 Nike reportedly will feature the athlete and civil rights figure in billboard, TV and online ads, create a Kaepernick apparel line and contribute to his charity. The deal is said to put the ex-quarterback in the top bracket of NFL players with Nike. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

College Football: The Game Is Big Business

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 3, 2016 UCLA signed a 12-year, $280 million deal with sports apparel company Under Armour before the season began. It is the most lucrative apparel contract in sports history, but in the competitive world of endorsement deals, don’t expect the Bruins (head coach Jim Mora, pictured) to stay No. 1 for long. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VIDEO: John Oliver Comes Down Hard on FIFA Again — and It’s Glorious

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 1, 2015 Although HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host delivered a scathing critique of the soccer organization last year, he decided to give it another shot Sunday after last week's arrest of several FIFA officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Nike, Obama and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Have in Common

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 13, 2015 Nike may be the perfect example of life under the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but that is not a future many Americans would choose. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iraq Boots on the Ground

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What’s at the Heart of Black Cool?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2012 A thoughtful, personal essay by photographer Hank Willis Thomas makes the case that the cultures of America’s inner-city black communities, once dignified by the gains of the civil rights movement, have been steadily degraded over the last three decades by corporate capitalism.The cultures of America’s inner-city black communities, once dignified by the gains of the civil rights movement, have been steadily degraded over the last three decades by corporate capitalism, writes photographer Hank Willis Thomas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Sweatshop Game Changer

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2011 In sweatshops around the globe, long hours, poor wages, meager-to-no benefits and miserable conditions have long been the norm. But one apparel company seems intent upon changing all that. Alta Gracia may show that humane clothing production is not only possible, but also profitable. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Just Don’t Do It

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American Companies Fight For Right to Bleed China

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2006 In the face of vast poverty and exploitation, the Chinese government is about to enact a labor law that would strengthen the role of unions and protections for workers. But American corporations, eager to maintain their fiefdoms in the middle kingdom, have lobbied fiercely against the proposed legislation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )