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League of Fans - National Football League Action!
Nader to Lurie, Tagliabue: Rescind Terrell Owens' Suspension and Inactive Designation (11/10/05)
Ralph Nader's Book Review of "What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States" (8/5/05)
Dave Zirin, author of "What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States," on why he wrote the book: Storming the Castle: Why We Need To Know Our Radical Sports History (7/14/05)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: Good Sports - NBA and Player’s Association Reach Labor Agreement, Avoid Lockout; Bad Sports - Robin Hood in Reverse: Supreme Court Decides Private Use is “Public Use” in Eminent Domain Case (6/29/05)
Ralph Nader's Statement on the Supreme Court Eminent Domain Decision (6/29/05)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: Good Sports - Commissioner of Baseball Shows Commitment to Stopping Performance-Enhancing Drug Use; Bad Sports - Adidas, Reebok Overstepping Commercial Bounds by Interfering with Sports (5/18/05)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column: If Only there were the Outrage for Super Bowl Commercial Assaults on Children's Health as for the "Wardrobe Malfunction" (1/28/05)
League of Fans - Results of Election Day Votes on Subsidies for Sports Moguls (11/4/04)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column: Voters in Arlington, TX, St. Louis County, metropolitan Kansas City, and San Francisco have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls (10/29/04)
League of Fans supports Commercial Alert's campaign to protect Candlestick Park and to stop a corporate "Monster" naming rights deal (9/29/04)
On the occasion of Connecticut Gov. John Rowland’s resignation, League of Fans remembers the strong opposition that defeated Rowland’s attempted stadium giveaway in Hartford for the New England Patriots in 1998-99 (6/30/04)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge the Green Bay Packers and the NFL to contribute financially to Save Lambeau Field from naming rights deal (11/3/03)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Sportswriter comes out; 2. Nike unscathed in sweatshop case; 3. MLB and the Dominican Republic; 4. Redskins and racism (10/7/03)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Title IX; 2. Problems at the Eagles' new stadium; 3. End to the Eagles' "hoagie ban"; 4. Redskins and racism (8/6/03)
League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: 1. "Bears football presented by Bank One"; 2. Stadium naming rights; 3. Corporate welfare for stadium in D.C. (6/26/03)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge leaders to take real action against ephedra and dietary supplement law (3/11/03)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on how corporations like the Oakland Raiders drain the defenseless (1/24/03)
League of Fans' letter to the editor regarding dirty play in the NFL (11/9/02)
Ralph Nader and League of Fans release "Selling Out the Fans and Taxpayers" A summary of current stadium and arena naming rights deals (10/10/02)
League of Fans endorses the petition to rename Ravens Stadium in honor of the late Johnny Unitas (9/02)
Ralph Nader praises "civic courage" of Denver Post for ignoring corporate stadium hustle (8/8/01)
Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing the sale of naming rights to Denver's new football stadium (1/28/01)
Ralph Nader's op-ed on the failed taxpayer funded stadium scheme for the Patriots in Hartford (5/10/99)
Ralph Nader's statement on the occasion of the demise of the Rowland-Patriots stadium scheme (4/30/99)
Ralph Nader's letter to the editor on the secrecy of the Patriots' stadium deal legislation in Hartford (1/6/99)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column opposing taxpayer subsidies for a new Patriots stadium in Hartford (12/21/98)
Ralph Nader's letter to the Connecticut Attorney General asking for an evaluation of the New England Patriots stadium deal in Hartford (12/14/98)
Ralph Nader's letter to the Connecticut Secretary of State asking him to speak out on the New England Patriots stadium deal in Hartford (12/14/98)
Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing taxpayer subsidies for a new Patriots stadium in Hartford (12/6/98)
Ralph Nader cites past stadium tax deal blunders as warning to stadium referendum voters in Denver, San Diego and Miami (10/98)
Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing the NFL's blackout rule (8/17/98)
Ralph Nader's op-ed urging Cleveland Browns fans to organize (8/98)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on Roldo Bartimole's fight for Cleveland schools and against corporate welfare (7/21/97)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on billionaire Paul Allen's quest for corporate welfare (5/28/97)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column exploring the benefits of the fan-owned Green Bay Packers (1/18/97)
Ralph Nader's op-ed on the taxpayer giveaway for a new football stadium in Cleveland (4/9/96)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column calling for an end to the use of artificial turf (2/1/94)
Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column explaining how the barriers collapsed in Washington when the Redskins won the Super Bowl (2/3/83)
Media Coverage Ron Agostini, " Let's all hope this weekend is better," Modesto Bee (CA), January 12, 2006. (Letter) Clark Judge, "2005 Whizzinators II: Here's the lowdown," CBS SportsLine.com, January 5, 2006. (Letter) Gregory Moore, "SPEAKING OF AN ATROCITY…THE BOXING WORLD NEEDS TO BE FINED," BlackAthlete.net, December 8, 2005. (Letter) Gwen Knapp, "Time to say 'What the heck' and play Tooey," San Francisco Chronicle, December 1, 2005. (Letter) "Specter Looking Into Owens Case," NBC 10 (WCAU-Philadelphia), November 29, 2005. (Letter) David Zirin, "Sports: Which Side Are You On? My Response to Dr. Christian Christensen," Political Affairs Magazine, November 25, 2005. (Letter) James Paton, "Up and Down 17th Street: Invesco may go, but stadium name will sell," Rocky Mountain News, November 23, 2005. (Naming Rights) "Grapevine Whine - Defending Terrell?," News Hounds, November 22, 2005. (Letter) Garth Woolsey, "More questions than answers for T.O.," Toronto Star, November 20, 2005. (Letter) Dan O'Neill, "Thanks, especially for the memories," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 19, 2005. (Letter) Mark Kiszla, "Lure of Super Bowl hooks 'em," Denver Post, November 18, 2005. (Stadiums) Dave McKenna, "An Individual Talent," Washington City Paper, November 18-24, 2005. (Letter) "COMMENTARY: Terrell Owens' talent wasted due to lack of character," Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA), November 18, 2005. (Letter) David Rothenberg, "Terrell Owens: Bigger than Football," The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College), November 18, 2005. (Letter) Phil Sheridan, "Smart thing for McNabb is to have the surgery," Philadelphia Inquirer, November 17, 2005. (Letter) "Good Morning Lowcountry," The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), November 17, 2005. (Letter) Larry O'Rourke, "NFL to conduct Owens arbitration hearing at Eagles' facility," Allentown Morning Call (PA), November 16, 2005. (Letter) Nancy Gay, "Moss-T.O. duo 'wouldn't work'," San Francisco Chronicle, November 16, 2005. (Letter) Tom Knott, "It's not all about you, T.O.," Washington Times, November 16, 2005. (Letter) Gil Spencer, "Lawmakers scrambling to save their jobs," The Delaware County Times (PA), November 16, 2005. (Letter) Dave Zirin, "P.O'd About T.O.," AlterNet, November 15, 2005. (Letter) Mark Eckel, "Owens release highly unlikely," Trenton Times, November 15, 2005. (Letter) Bob Grotz, "Everything’s in line for T.O.’s hearing," The Delaware County Times (PA), November 15, 2005. (Letter) Phil Sheridan, "McNabb was back - right until the end," Philadelphia Inquirer, November 15, 2005. (Letter) Sam Donnellon, "Owens won't go away quietly," Philadelphia Daily News, November 15, 2005. (Letter) "NFL insider: T.O.'s strange allies," Associated Press, November 15, 2005. (Letter) Dan O'Neill, "O'Neill's Hit & Run: Tuesday Edition: TAG TEAM," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 15, 2005. (Letter) Erin Nusbaum, "Sports, real world colliding," The Daily (University of Washington-Seattle), November 15, 2005. (Letter) Dan Steinberg and Desmond Bieler, "The Starting Lineup: Say My Name," Washington Post, November 14, 2005. (Letter) "Suspended disbelief," Associated Press, November 13, 2005. (Letter) Ed Wiley III, "Jackson, Nader Calls T.O.'s Punishment Unfair," BET.com, November 13, 2005. (Letter) Jon Saraceno, "Eagles eager to prove they don't need T.O. to win," USA Today, November 13, 2005. (Letter) Andrew Tavani, "Interview With The Great Ralph Nader," 500 Words (blog), November 12, 2005. (Letter) Bob Brookover, "Jesse Jackson defends T.O.," Philadelphia Inquirer, November 12, 2005. (Letter) Jeff Schultz, "Take T.O. timeout, Pack and 9," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 12, 2005. (Letter) "NFL notebook: Eagles turn to replacements," Associated Press, November 12, 2005. (Letter) "Nader thrusts himself into T.O. drama: Consumer advocate says Eagles trampling on free speech, ticket-holders," NBC 10 (WCAU-Philadelphia), November 11, 2005. (Letter) "Nader chides Lurie, Tagliabue, says putting T.O. on ice cheats fans," Philadelphia Daily News, November 11, 2005. (Letter) Alex Marvez, "Ephraim says Owens was a good teammate," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, November 11, 2005. (Letter) Bob Brookover, "Eagles Notes: Consumer/T.O. advocate," Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 2005. (Letter) John Ryan, "McNabb a class act: Nader backs T.O.," San Jose Mercury News, November 11, 2005. (Letter) Pete Alfano, "Cowboys bit players in Eagles saga," Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, November 11, 2005. (Letter) Ray McNulty, "Union needs to stand up for what's right, not Terrell Owens," Scripps Newspapers, November 11, 2005. (Letter) Dan Gelston, "McNabb says Eagles ready to move on without Owens," Associated Press, November 10, 2005. (Letter) Curtis Eichelberger, "Banned NFL Receiver Owens Finds Friend in Ralph Nader," Bloomberg News, November 10, 2005. (Letter) "Full Text Of Ralph Nader Letter," NBC 10 (WCAU-Philadelphia), November 10, 2005. (Letter) "Nader to Lurie, Tagliabue: Rescind Terrell Owens' Suspension and Inactive Designation," Common Dreams, November 10, 2005. (Letter) "What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States," Common Dreams, August 6, 2005. (Book Review) Daniel McGraw, "An End to Sports Welfare?," Budget & Tax News, July 1, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas) Kevin J. Shay, "Name game: Companies say stadium deals well worth cost," The Gazette (MD), June 24, 2005. (Naming Rights) James M. Odato, "Jets stadium in Manhattan: Boon or boondoggle for state," Albany Times Union, May 15, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas) Daniel McGraw, "Demolishing Sports Welfare," Reason, May, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas) "New York’s Proposed Stadiums and Arenas," Gotham Gazette, May 2, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas) Ray Buck, "Fans want players to come clean," Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, April 3, 2005. (Performance-Enhancing Substances) Patrick Linsey, "Ass-Backwards Advertising," Fairfield County Weekly, February 10, 2005. (In the Public Interest) Ralph Nader, "On Alcohol Advertising at Super Bowl," BigAlcohol.com, February 7, 2005. (In the Public Interest) Jay Weiner, "The sports biz: Are those Super Bowl commercials worth the price?," Star Tribune (Minneapolis), February 4, 2005. (In the Public Interest) Ralph Nader, "Superbowl Advertising," The Progressive Trail, January 31, 2005. (In the Public Interest) Ralph Nader, "Super Blitz," Common Dreams, January 29, 2005. (In the Public Interest) Ralph Nader, "If Only there were the Outrage for Super Bowl Commercial Assaults on Children's Health as for the "Wardrobe Malfunction"," Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, January 28, 2005. (In the Public Interest) Chris Isidore, "Firing team owners?," CNN/Money, December 16, 2004. Ralph Nader, "On Tuesday, Communities Can Say 'No More!' to Owners of Sports Franchises," Common Dreams, October 31, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," St. Louis Indymedia Center, October 29, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," San Francisco Independent Media Center, October 29, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," KC Indymedia Center, October 29, 2004. (action) Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," North Texas Indy Media Center, October 29, 2004. (action) Thaddeus Herrick, "Scared of the Dark," The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2004, p. R5. (action) Bobby Ross Jr., "Arlington voters to decide whether Cowboys stadium worth expense," Associated Press, August 24, 2004. (action) Harvey Araton, "Newark Should Step Back From Dance With Devils," New York Times, June 9, 2004. (action) John McGrath, "Name sponsor for Seahawks Stadium isn't that qwazy," The News Tribune (Takoma, WA), June 2, 2004. (action) John Hassell, "Nader running against the political system," Star-Ledger, May 30, 2004. (action) "State taxpayers shouldn't pay corporate bills," Editorial, The Record (Troy, NY), May 26, 2004. (action) Daniela Gerson, "Nader Sees ‘American Fascism’ In Plans for New City Stadiums," New York Sun, May 25, 2004, p 2. (action) Errol A. Cockfield Jr., "Nader blasts stadium plans," Newsday, May 25, 2004. (action) "Nader: Make Jets, Nets Owners Pay For Arenas," Infinity Broadcasting, May 25, 2004. (action) Karen Matthews, "Nader weighs in against Nets, Jets NYC stadium proposals," Associated Press, May 24, 2004. (action) Deborah Kolben, "Nader to rail against arena," The Brooklyn Papers, May 22, 2004. (action) Dave McKenna, "Deep in the Heart of Taxes," Washington City Paper, April 16, 2004, p 14. (action) Bernard Hibbitts, "Lawsuit says NFL coerced team cities into building costly stadiums," JURIST's Paper Chase (University of Pittsburgh School of Law), March 5, 2004. (action) Mitchell Schnurman, "Cowboys shouldn't brush off Mary Kay," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 8, 2004. (action) Tom Murphy, "Packers rank 4th in the battle of the covers," Green Bay News-Chronicle, December 1, 2003. (action) "Nader, group urge Packers to contribute to retain Lambeau name," Associated Press, November 4, 2003. (action) "Nader to Packers, NFL: Pay up," Green Bay News-Chronicle, November 4, 2003. (action) Karen Rauen, "Nader joins Save Lambeau campaign," Green Bay Press-Gazette, November 4, 2003. (action) "Nader Group Fights To Save Lambeau Field," SportsFan Magazine, November 3, 2003. (action) "Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Leaders to Take Real Action Against Ephedra and Dietary Supplement Law," Common Dreams, March 11, 2003. (action) Ralph Nader, "How Corporations Drain the Defenseless: Protecting Public Education from Corporate Tax Giveaways," CounterPunch, January 27, 2003. (action) Lawrence Hajna, "Eagles' new stadium has most modern facilities," Courier-Post, December 23, 2002, p 1A. Shawn McCarthy, "Cleaning Up Dirty Football," Washington Post, November 9, 2002, p A24. (action) Michael McCarthy, "Dot-coms are dead, but not forgotten, at stadiums," USA Today, August 20, 2001. (action) Ralph Nader, "Whose Stadium is it Anyway?," Rocky Mountain News, January 28, 2001. (action) Ralph Nader, "Lessons To Be Learned From Patriots Debacle," Hartford Courant, May 10, 1999. (action) Zoe Konovalov, "Critics dampen Patriots stadium excitement," Yale Herald, February 19, 1999. (action) / (action) "Nader The Critic Stands In Good Company," Hartford Courant, January 12, 1999. (action) / (action) Ralph Nader, Letter to the Editor: no title, Hartford Courant, January 6, 1999. (action) Janice Battista, "Nader Blasts the Patriots Deal," Litchfield County Times, January 1, 1999. (action) / (action) Keith C. Burris, "Nader speaks too little, too late," Journal Inquirer, December 31, 1998. (action) / (action) Keith M. Phaneuf, "Nader, others line up against deal," Journal Inquirer, December 29, 1998. (action) / (action) Cosmo Macero Jr., "Nader aims to defeat Pats' Conn. deal," Boston Herald, December 29, 1998. (action) / (action) "Activist skeptical of Conn. stadium," Associated Press, December 29, 1998. (action) / (action) Mark Pazniokas, "Nader Out To Sack Stadium Deal," Hartford Courant, December 29, 1998. (action) / (action) "New Stadium for Patriots Won't Be Built, Nader Says," New York Times, December 29, 1998, p A15. (action) / (action) "Nader Fights Stadium," Washington Post, December 29, 1998, p D2. (action) / (action) Ralph Nader, "No Taxpayer Funded Stadium for the Patriots in Hartford!," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, December 21, 1998. (action) John Breen, "Patriots' hustlers turn state motto into 'How about me?'," Manchester Journal Inquirer, December 15, 1998. (action) / (action) Dan Shaughnessy, "Kraft goes to Conn., keeps con going," Boston Globe, December 11, 1998. (action) Ralph Nader, "Who Are We Kidding With This Sweetheart Deal?," Hartford Courant, December 6, 1998. (action) Mike Swift and Matthew Daly, "Nader Calls Pats Plan 'Corporate Socialism'," Hartford Courant, December 1, 1998. (action) Don Michak, "Nader: Rowland trying to rush Patriots deal," Journal Inquirer, November 30, 1998. (action) Ralph Nader, "Let's run defense vs. Bills' blackout," Democrat and Chronicle, August 17, 1998, p 5A. (action) Ralph Nader, "Let's give fans a voice on the Browns," Cleveland Plain Dealer, August, 1998. (action) Ralph Nader, "Roldo Bartimole's Point of View," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, July 21, 1997. (action) Ralph Nader, "Welfare for billionaire Pual Allen," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, May 28, 1997. (action) Ralph Nader, "Green Bay Packers Owned By Their Fans," Liberal Opinion Week, January 27, 1997. (action) Ralph Nader, "NFL defeats Cleveland 200 million to 1," San Jose Mercury-News, April 9, 1996. (action) Ralph Nader, "Artificial Turf Is Taking Heavy Toll," Oklahoma Observer, February 1, 1994. (action)
Ralph Nader, "When the Redskins made all barriers collapse in Washington D.C.," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, February 3, 1983. (action)
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