Today, Ralph Nader and the sports reform project League of Fans sent a letter to NBA star rookie LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers asking him to help improve conditions for the workers who make the Nike products he endorses. In addition, the letter invites James to learn about Nike’s labor practices by attending an […]
Testimony of Shawn McCarthy
Director of League of Fans
Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue
District of Columbia City Council
June 12, 2003
Chairman Evans and Members of the Committee my name is Shawn McCarthy, thank you for the opportunity to speak today regarding the “Ballpark Revenue Amendment Act […]
On the eve of the WNBA season and Annika Sorenstam’s debut as the first woman in 58 years to compete on the PGA Tour, over one hundred women’s rights, education, civil rights, religious, labor, and advocacy organizations are calling upon Congress to urge the current Administration to reject changes to Title IX policies that would […]
(from the Washington Post, 3/21/03) “Carrying signs bearing such slogans as ‘Books Not Baseball,’ about 60 supporters of the D.C. Public Library system rallied at the Wilson Building, then aired their concerns at a library budget hearing before the D.C. Council.
While a delegation of D.C. officials were in Phoenix yesterday to make a […]
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Activities of League of Fans & Ralph Nader on Sports Issues
“There are much more serious problems affecting people in our country, in our community and in our world, to be sure. But people deserve a sanctuary where they can trust what’s going on is going to be based on the merits and not influence-peddling or shenanigans of various sorts, and that’s sports. One reason people […]
Op-ed: Boston Globe – March 27, 2000
Stadium subsidies scalp the public
by Ralph Nader
Ever since the Boston Tea Party, public debate over whether to pay taxes and how to spend those dollars has been a vibrant part of our democratic process in Massachusetts and across the nation. The debate over taxpayer […]
Lessons To Be Learned From Patriots Debacle
by Ralph Nader
Hartford Courant
Gov. John G. Rowland’s press performance following his Patriots’ scheme pratfall was remarkable for its utter lack of contrition and the absence of any lessons learned from this debacle.
Not that he is alone in such a posture. Other […]
op-ed: Democrat and Chronicle – August 17, 1998; 5A
Let’s run defense vs. Bills’ blackout
by Ralph Nader
Just when fans might have been cheering over the Bills taking the corporate name off the stadium formerly known as Rich, here comes another “foul ball.”
The National Football League told WTVH-TV (Channel 5), […]
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Injuries abounded once again this year in the National Football League and one of the causes is the Artificial turf that covers the stadium floors used by 15 out of 28 NFL teams. Yet the owners, who make megamillions and pay millions to their players, watch indifferently from their luxury boxes as one athlete after […]