League of Fans - Sports Fans Action!

Nader to DC Chief Financial Officer: Is stadium "cap" ironclad with no loopholes, or not? (2/15/06)
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Statement of Ralph Nader on the DC Council’s Baseball Stadium Giveaway (2/8/06)
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League of Fans, BetterDeal4DC: Council Action to Cap Stadium Costs is a Sham! (2/8/06)
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League of Fans, BetterDeal4DC urge DC Council to reject 'revised' stadium lease which continues giveaway to MLB (1/28/06)
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League of Fans' Washington Post letter to the editor on baseball stadium lease negotiations in DC (1/11/06)
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League of Fans signs open letter to DC Council Chair Linda Cropp urging a "NO" vote on baseball stadium lease (12/15/05)
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Ralph Nader - Testimony before the DC Council regarding stadium lease and financing (12/13/05)
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Ralph Nader - Testimony before the DC Council regarding stadium financing (11/28/05)
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Nader to Lurie, Tagliabue: Rescind Terrell Owens' Suspension and Inactive Designation (11/10/05)
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Nader Calls for DC Council Oversight on Stadium Project (10/24/05)
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Ralph Nader's Book Review of "What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States" (8/5/05)
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Ralph Nader Asks DC Mayor Anthony Williams to Renounce Backroom Stadium "Boondoggle," Urges "Openness and Candor" from "Preoccupied" Leader (7/19/05)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Fenway Park is Saved! - Statement by League of Fans (3/23/05)
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League of Fans' Statement on the NHL’s Cancellation of the 2004-05 Season and the Ongoing Lockout (2/18/05)
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League of Fans: Celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day (2/7/05)
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League of Fans' Position on the Use of Steroids and other Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sports (1/14/05)
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Ralph Nader's op-ed suggesting that if D.C. is going to pay for a new baseball stadium, D.C. should own the team (1/9/05)
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League of Fans’ 2nd Annual Proposal for 16-Team NCAA Div. I-A Football Tournament and Termination of BCS (12/22/04)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column: "Voters Should Be as Diligent as they are Sports Fans (11/12/04)
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League of Fans - Results of Election Day Votes on Subsidies for Sports Moguls (10/4/04)
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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)
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League of Fans urges citizens and fans to tell D.C. leaders: NO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR A STADIUM. BASEBALL OWNERS SHOULD PAY FOR A STADIUM, SO TAXES CAN BE USED TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS - October 1, 2004
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League of Fans supports Commercial Alert's campaign to protect Candlestick Park and to stop a corporate "Monster" naming rights deal (9/29/04)
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League of Fans Urges National Hockey League Commissioner Not to Lock-Out Players (9/2/04)
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League of Fans thanks sports fans and sportswriters who actively protested, reversing MLB’s plans to allow advertising on the field (5/7/04)
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Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig not to put ads on baseball uniforms (5/4/04)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on the anniversary of the Baseball Hall of Fame President's letter to Tim Robbins announcing the cancellation of a "Bull Durham" celebration due to Robbins' and Susan Sarandon's opposition to war (4/1/04)
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Ralph Nader's letter to the editor praising New Jersey Governor's stand against corporate welfare for greedy sports owners (2/15/04)
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League of Fans releases "Proposal for 16-Team NCAA Div. I-A Football Tournament and Termination of BCS" (12/19/03)
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League of Fans' "Good Sports, Bad Sports" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Performance-enhancing drugs and supplements; 2. Performance-enhancer prevention; 3. BCS (Big Cash Scheme) (11/19/03)
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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)
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League of Fans to Cavs' Owner: Don't Abandon the Rockers! (9/26/03)
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League of Fans endorses petition to Save the Cleveland Rockers! (9/26/03)
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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)
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League of Fans' testimony against a taxpayer-subsidized baseball stadium in Washington D.C. (6/12/03)
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League of Fans' testimony against a taxpayer-subsidized baseball stadium in Washington D.C. (4/2/03)
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League of Fans' letter to the editor regarding dirty play in the NFL (11/9/02)
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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)
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League of Fans endorses the petition to rename Ravens Stadium in honor of the late Johnny Unitas (9/02)
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Ralph Nader's letter to the New York Times' sports editor regarding the distortion of meaning of his letter to NBA Commissioner Stern (6/17/02)
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Ralph Nader and League of Fans' letter to NBA Commissioner David Stern regarding egregious officiating (6/4/02)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column on collective bargaining in Major League Baseball (10/17/01)
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Ralph Nader and Save Fenway Park! release economic report showing that the Red Sox are financially competitive at Fenway Park Press Release / Report (6/13/01)
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Ralph Nader's letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig urging him to reject uniform ads (3/31/99)
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Ralph Nader praises young fans who gave home run baseballs back to Mark McGwire (9/11/98)
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Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing the NFL's blackout rule (8/17/98)
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Ralph Nader's call for sports fans to unite (8/9/98)
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Ralph Nader's op-ed urging Cleveland Browns fans to organize (8/98)
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Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing MLB owners' decision to appoint Bud Selig as commissioner (7/16/98)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column exploring the benefits of the fan-owned Green Bay Packers (1/18/97)
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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)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column suggesting the formation of a consumer group for sports fans (6/8/77)
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(Complete List of Actions)

Media Coverage

Harry Jaffe, "Nader puts on his Washington baseball cap," Washington Examiner, February 17, 2006. (Letter)

"Ralph Nader to CFO on Baseball Cap," TheMail (DC), February 15, 2006. (Letter)

"City Caves to Baseball Moguls," Progressive Review, February 9, 2006. (Statement)

Michael Neibauer, "Critics pan reworked Nationals stadium deal," Washington Examiner, January 29, 2006. (Release)

Neil deMause, "Meet the new lease...," Field of Schemes, January 29, 2006. (Release)

Ron Agostini, " Let's all hope this weekend is better," Modesto Bee (CA), January 12, 2006. (Letter)

Shawn McCarthy, "Who's at Fault in the Stadium Standoff," Washington Post, January 11, 2006. (Letter)

Clark Judge, "2005 Whizzinators II: Here's the lowdown," CBS SportsLine.com, January 5, 2006. (Letter)

James Jones, "Play Ball," Washington City Paper, December 16–22, 2005. (Testimony)

David Nakamura and Thomas Heath, "Baseball Opposes Moving Stadium," Washington Post, December 14, 2005. (Testimony)

Derrill Holly, "Baseball won't support RFK site," Associated Press, December 13, 2005. (Testimony)

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)

"Ralph Nader: Testimony before the DC city council regarding baseball stadium financing," DC Watch, November 28, 2005. (Testimony)

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)

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)

"Nader Calls for DC Council Oversight on Stadium Project," Common Dreams, October 24, 2005. (Washington D.C.)

Adam Zagoria, "Comfort zone," Herald News (NJ), August 22, 2005.

"What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States," Common Dreams, August 6, 2005. (Book Review)

"Ralph Nader asks DC Mayor Anthony Williams to renounce backroom stadium "boondoggle," urges "openness and candor" from "preoccupied" leader," DC Indymedia, July 20, 2005. (Washington D.C.)

"Ralph Nader - Letter to Mayor Anthony A. Williams on baseball stadium," DCWatch, July 19, 2005. (Washington D.C.)

"RALPH NADER WRITES MAYOR WILLIAMS," Progressive Review, July 19, 2005. (Washington D.C.)

Petula Dvorak, "Residents at Second D.C. Hearing Reinforce Stance Against Stadium," Washington Post, May 17, 2005, p B04. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!)

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)

Joe Davidson, "Physical playoff defense attracts tutors and critics," Sacramento Bee, May 8, 2005. (David Stern letter)

"New York’s Proposed Stadiums and Arenas," Gotham Gazette, May 2, 2005. (Stadiums and Arenas)

"'Millions for Stadiums, Peanuts for Schools'," DCist, April 15, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!)

Bryan Bender, "In nation's capital, baseball reaches home," Boston Globe, April 15, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!)

Steve Ginsburg, "Big-League Baseball Finally Returns to U.S. Capital," Reuters, April 14, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!)

Ray Buck, "Fans want players to come clean," Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, April 3, 2005. (Performance-Enhancing Substances)

"Washington is ready for some baseball - but is everybody?," San Jose Mercury News, April 2, 2005. (No DC Taxes for Baseball!)

"Fenway Park is Saved!," Boston Independant Media Center, March 23, 2005. (action)

"From Hubbard to Hutchison, Ohioan is at home in politics," The Vindicator (Youngstown, OH), March, 21 2005. (action)

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)

Jonathan P. Kuehlein, "Jays cash in on naming trend," Metro (Toronto), February 4, 2005. (Naming Rights Action!)

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)

Ralph Nader, "Green Bay on the Potomac: Why D.C. Should Own the Nationals," Washington Post, January 9, 2005. (action)

Chris Graham, "The BCS tide is turning ... slowly," Augusta Free Press (Augusta County, VA), December 28, 2004. (BCS action)

Chris Isidore, "Firing team owners?," CNN/Money, December 16, 2004.

Selena Roberts, "Don't Forget to Bring Your Own Truth Serum," New York Times, December 8, 2004. (more on performance-enhancing drugs)

Ralph Nader, "If Only Voters Were as Diligent as Sports Fans," CounterPunch, November 15, 2004. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Why Can’t Voters Be as Diligent as they are Sports Fans?," Common Dreams, November 14, 2004. (action)

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)

Patrick Hruby, "Not so pure and simple:," Washington Times, October 28, 2004. (Commercialism Action!)

David Nakamura, "Coalition Vows to Fight Stadium: Education, Homelessness Are More Pressing Priorities, D.C. Group Says," Washington Post, October 6, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action)

S.A. Miller and Eric Fisher, "Protesters decry ballpark plan," Washington Times, October 6, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action)

"Council Majority Backs Proposal -- With Reservations," Associated Press, October 5, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action)

"Opposition Vows To Fight D.C. Ballpark Deal," Associated Press, October 5, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action)

Anne Keisman, "Eastern gateway has hazy future," Loudoun Times-Mirror, October 5, 2004. (No DC Taxes for Baseball Campaign) | (action)

S.A. Miller, "Groups unite to oppose stadium in DC," Washington Times, October 5, 2004. (action)

"RALLY AND CALL-IN TO FIGHT $440 MILLION GIVEAWAY FOR A BASEBALL STADIUM," DC Indymedia, October 1, 2004. (action)

Lyle Richardson, "SPECTOR: NHL math doesn't add up," FOXSports.com, September 27, 2004. (action)

Thaddeus Herrick, "Scared of the Dark," The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2004, p. R5. (action)

"League of Fans Urges National Hockey League Commissioner Not to Lock-Out Players," Common Dreams, September 2, 2004 (action)

"League of Fans to NHL Commissioner: NO LOCKOUT!," Ontario Independent Media Center, September 2, 2004 (action)

"League of Fans Urges National Hockey League Commissioner Not to Lock-Out Players," New York City Independent Media Center, September 2, 2004 (action)

"Are steroids ruining sports, and should cheating athletes be held accountable?," Hi (Arabic language monthly magazine), August, 2004. (Performance-Enhancing Drugs)

Phil Tatman, "Sport/fan dynamic comes to paperback," Orlando Sentinel, August 15, 2004. (action)

Adam Schrager, Interview with Ralph Nader, 9News (KUSA-TV, Denver), July 9, 2004.

Don Farmer, "Close to home," Naples Daily News (FL), July 2, 2004. (action)

Eric Fisher, "'Spider-Man 2' promotion whiffs," Washington Times, June 13, 2004. (action) / (action)

Eric Fisher, "Webbing youth," Washington Times, May 18, 2004. (action) / (action)

Chuck Finder, "Commercialism is here to stay in sports world," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 13, 2004. (action) / (action)

Jeff Blair, "Corporate march has been stalled, not stopped," Globe and Mail, May 11, 2004, p S3. (action) / (action)

Rupert Cornwell, "US Sports: Ice hockey heading for big freeze," Independent (UK), May 10, 2004. (action)

Gersh Kuntzman, "Values for Sale," Newsweek, May 10, 2004. (action)

Jonah Bloom, "Reversal On 'Spider-Man' Baseball Ads was Ridiculous," Advertising Age, May 10, 2004. (action)

Suresh Raman, "Advertising absurdity," California Aggie, May 10, 2004. (action) / (action)

David Whitley, "Maybe Nader is right," Orlando Sentinel, May 9, 2004. (action) / (action)

Art Spander, "Almighty dollar strikes out after fans’ pressure," Sunday Herald (UK), May 9, 2004. (action) / (action)

Jose de Jesus Ortiz, "Politicians don't need to meddle in baseball," Houston Chronicle, May 9, 2004. (action)

"Washington Whispers," U.S.News & World Report, May 8, 2004. (action)

"Baseball's movie pitch strikes out," The News Journal (DE), May 7, 2004. (action)

Joe Biddle, "Baseball brainstorm tests even truest fans," The Tennessean, May 7, 2004. (action)

"Ad creep turns consumers off," Financial Times (UK), May 7, 2004. (action)

"Diamond not an advertiser's best friend," Financial Times (UK), May 7, 2004. (action)

Chris Isidore, "Signs of the times," CNN/Money, May 7, 2004. (action)

Ed Waldman, "Baseball fans score victory over Spider-Man's reach," Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2004. (action)

"The Branding Of Sports," Hartford Courant, May 7, 2004. (action)

Mike Lopresti, "For sale: baseball's integrity," Gannett News Service, May 6, 2004. (action)

"Spider-Man ads off bases after complaints," Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2004. (action)

Mike Bianchi, "Fans extricate baseball from insidious web of commercialism," Orlando Sentinel, May 6, 2004. (action)

Ryan Slabaugh, "This column is not sponsored by Spider-Man 2 or Sony," Summit Daily News, May 6, 2004. (action)

"Baseball has really tangled up this one," Arizona Republic, May 6, 2004. (action)

Jeff Blair, "Spider-Man spins web of controversy," Globe and Mail, May 6, 2004. (action)

Steve Wilstein, "MLB is going too far with ads scheme," Associated Press, May 6, 2004. (action)

Carl Hulse, "Rep. Nethercutt Goes to Bat Against Spiderman Ads," New York Times, May 6, 2004. (action)

Eric Fisher, "'Spider-Man 2' ads on deck and on base," Washington Times, May 6, 2004. (action)

Jose de Jesus Ortiz, "A different kind of pitch at ballparks," Houston Chronicle, May 6, 2004. (action)

"Baseball weaving a tangled web with Spider-Man promo," San Jose Mercury News, May 6, 2004. (action)

"Spider ads don't bug immune columnist," San Jose Mercury News, May 6, 2004. (action)

Garth Woolsey, "Good advertising or simply greed?," Toronto Star, May 6, 2004. (action)

"Bases logoed," Kansas City Star, May 6, 2004. (action)

"Major League Teams Covering Their Bases," Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2004. (action)

Ronald Blum, "Baseball sells 'Spider-Man' ads on bases," Associated Press, May 5, 2004. (action)

Darren Rovell, "MLB caught up in Spider-Man ads,"ESPN.com, May 5, 2004. (action)

"MLB Log: 5/5/04 - THE FINAL PITCH," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 5, 2004. (action)

"Nader upset over uniform ads," Associated Press, May 4, 2004. (action)

"Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Not to Put Ads on Baseball Uniforms," Common Dreams, May 4, 2004. (action)

"Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Not to Put Ads on Baseball Uniforms," NYC Indymedia Center, May 4, 2004. (action)

Lisa Napoli, "What's in a Name? Money," Marketplace (Public Radio), April 2, 2004. (action)

Ralph Nader, "A Chill Wind Blows Through Cooperstown," Common Dreams, April 2, 2004. (action)

"Nader: Candidate of the Fans?," SportsFan Magazine, February 23, 2004. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Courage to say 'no'," Star-Ledger, February 15, 2004. (action) / (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)

Shawn McCarthy, "Cleaning Up Dirty Football," Washington Post, November 9, 2002, p A24. (action)

Capital Research Center, "Briefly Noted," Organization Trends, July, 2002. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Distortion Noted," New York Times, June 23, 2002. (action)

Bill Livingston, "When will NBA whistle refs?," Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 17, 2002. (action)

Gersh Kuntzman, "Nader's on the Ball," Newsweek, June 10, 2002. (action)

Harvey Araton, "Conspiracy Theorists Miss One at the Line," New York Times, June 10, 2002. (action)

Ray Ratto, "Nader and League of Fans are on the case," ESPN.com, June 9, 2002. (action)

Seth Sandronsky, "A Hoop Dream?," Common Dreams, June 8, 2002. (action)

Ken Peters, "Unsafe at Any Series," Associated Press, June 7, 2002. (action)

Tim Keown, "This Week's List," ESPN The Magazine, June 7, 2002. (action)

"Nader urges Stern to review officiating," USA Today, June 6, 2002. (action)

Maria Recio, "Nader wants whistle to be blown on NBA," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 6, 2002, p 1. (action)

Mark Kreidler, "Forget the conspiracy and hit the free throws," Sacramento Bee, June 6, 2002, p C7. (action)

"Nader urges NBA to review officiating," San Francisco Chronicle, June 5, 2002, p C-2. (action)

"Nader requests Game 6 review," San Jose Mercury News, June 6, 2002. (action)

"Nader blows whistle," Sacramento Bee, June 5, 2002, p C6. (action)

"Nader wants NBA to review West's Game 6," Associated Press, June 5, 2002. (action)

"Nader encourages Missouri House to oppose stadium bill," St. Louis Business Journal, May 15, 2002. (action)

"Ralph Nader Weighs in on Stadium-Funding Bill," St. Louis Indymedia Center, May 14, 2002. (action)

Ralph Nader, "No Work Stoppage for Baseball!," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, October 17, 2001. (action)

Ron Kampeas, "Sports Fans Organizing to Protest 'Corporate Welfare'," Associated Press, April 27, 2001.

Ralph Nader, "No Ads on Baseball Uniforms," Austin American Statesman, April 12, 1999. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Let's run defense vs. Bills' blackout," Democrat and Chronicle, August 17, 1998, p 5A. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Nader Uniting Fans," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 9, 1998, p D2. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Let's give fans a voice on the Browns," Cleveland Plain Dealer, August, 1998. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Baseball really better without a commissioner," USA Today, July 16, 1998, p 14A. (action)

Jamie Trecker, "We're Mad as Hell, and ... You Know the Rest," Inside Sports, October, 1997. (action)

"After 20 years, Nader says now might be right time for FANS," Washington Times, February 24, 1997, p B9.

Ralph Nader, "Green Bay Packers Owned By Their Fans," Liberal Opinion Week, January 27, 1997. (action)

Ralph Nader, "When the Redskins made all barriers collapse in Washington D.C.," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, February 3, 1983. (action)

Ralph Nader, "A Consumer Group for Sports Fans," syndicated column: In the Public Interest, June 8, 1977. (action)
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(Complete List of Media Coverage)

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