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Infecting Nike, Initiating Obama: An Interview With Saul Williams

Scott Thill | Posted 09.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Child Labor, Sellout, Saul Williams, Nike, Barack Obama, Economy, Dick Cheney, George Bush, 2008 Election, Civil Rights, Entertainment News
Scott Thill

Williams:"At the end of the day, I think its a dangerous decision for Nike to popularize a song like "List of Demands." My belief in the power of music tells me that it could possibly work against them."

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Olympic Sponsors: For the Chinese, Winners and Losers

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Ge, Coca-Cola, Li Ning, Visa, Nike, Olympic Sponsorship, Beijing Olympics, Budweiser, Coke, Olympic Marketing, Yang Yuan Xiang, McDonald's, Business News, Adidas, Olympics, Anta, Business News
Tom Doctoroff

As the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing has come to a close, all eyes are on return on investment. Were the millions of dollars forked out by both international and local brands worth it?

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The Power of Nau

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Reinvent, The Body Shop, Nelson Mandela, John Lennon, Einstein, Apple, Nike, Yoko Ono, Patagonia, Branding, New Radicals, Portland, Think, Reimagine, Nau, Living News
Julia Moulden

Remember Apple's "Think Different" advertising campaign? "Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the...

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Life Cycle: Green Shoe Fetish

Simran Sethi | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Chuck Taylor, Jesus, Kicks, Green, Run, Shoe Fetish, Pollution, Green Living, Tennis Shoes, Workout, Environmental, Nike, Exercise, Impacts, Manolos, Environment, Cobbler, Birkenstocks, Shoe Shopping, Green News
Simran Sethi

In terms of Mama Earth, your walking shoes definitely walk all over her. They have plastic components that produce emissions when manufactured AND during their decomposing process.

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The Commercial Games: How Commercialism is Overrunning the Olympics and Why It Matters

Robert Weissman | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Junk Food, Nike, Sudan, Olympics, Speedo Lzr Racer, Commercialism, Adidas, Sweatshops, Business News
Robert Weissman

Sports, of course, remain centerstage, but commercialism has overwhelmed whatever other values the Olympics hope to embody.

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Corporations' Plea for Climate Legislation Ignored

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Barbara Boxer, Newscorp, Mitch McConnell, Nike, World Wildlife Fund, The Environmentalist, Zimbabwe, Johnson & Johnson, Politics, Bali Conference, Green, Global Warming, Business, Climate Change, Shell Oil, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Environment, Fox News, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Wwf, Robert Mugabe, Levi Strauss, United Technologies, Green News
Janet Ritz

The need for the United States to lead by example through legislation has never been greater. Unfortunately, the need for change in Washington may have superseded that consideration.

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Nike Founder Phil Knight Pockets Over $1 Billion In Less Than A Month

Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Nike, Phil Knight, Billionaires, Business News

It's good to be Phil Knight. Today the NY Post reports: Nike sneaker billionaire Philip Knight is leading the pack in the tycoon cash-out sweepstakes...

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Workers Strike at Nike Contract Factory

AP | VU TIEN HONG | Posted 04.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Work Meals, Minimum Wage, Ching Luh Plant, Vietnam Strike, Inflation, Nike Workers, Nike, Nike Factories, Long an Province, Taiwan Strike, Work Lunches, Strike, Nike Strike, Business News

HANOI, Vietnam — More than 20,000 Vietnamese workers have walked off the job at a Taiwanese-owned plant that makes shoes for Nike Inc., demandin...

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Nike, Adidas Woo Chinese Shoppers With Customized Gear

Wall Street Journal | Sky Canaves | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Chinese National Pride, Adidas, Lucky Cloud, Beijing Olympics, Nike, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese Consumers, Chinese Style, Sportswear, Business News

The latest battle in the global sneaker wars is figuring out what a "Chinese" style looks like. In efforts to woo China's consumers, Nike Inc., the c...

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NIke Releases 23rd Edition Of Air Jordans

AP | Sarah Skidmore | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Nike, Air Jordan, Basketball, XX3, Air Jordan XX3, Michel Jordan, Business News

No other basketball shoe has changed the face of business, athletics and marketing like the Air Jordan. This month, Nike releases the 23rd edition, an...

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Shoe Industry Wants To Stomp Out Import Tax

AP | Dibya Sarkar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Endtheshoetax.org, Nike, Shoe Industry, Nike Inc, Affordable Footwear Act of 2007, Footwear Makers, Shoe Tax, Columbia Sportswear, Payless, Business News

Footwear makers and retailers are trying to stomp out a Depression-era U.S. government shoe tax, a move they say could save American consumers hundred...

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Ex-Nike CEO Knight Goes Back To School. Literally.

Wall Street Journal | Nicholas Casey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Stanford, Nike CEO, Knight Stanford, Nike, Knight Back to School, Phil Knight, Business News

Late one spring afternoon last year, a mystery man sat in the back of a creative-writing seminar at Stanford. Evidently a student, he was much older t...

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Facebook Courts Nike, Apple, Sony, And Others For New Ad Platform

Radar | Neel Shah | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Chase, Sony, Conde Nast, General Motors, Apple, Nike, Coke, Verizon, Landmark Partners, Cbs, Facebook, Media News

With the November 6 D-Day of Facebook's new advertising platform approaching, speculation is mounting as to what, exactly, the Palo Alto-based company...

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Nike Scores Soccer-Shirt Maker Umbro For $580 Mil

Bloomberg | Loveday Morris | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Soccer Apparel, Adidas, Soccer Jerseys, Umbro, Nike, World Cup, Business News

Nike Inc., the world's biggest maker of athletic shoes, will pay 285 million pounds ($580 million) for Umbro Plc, the maker of England's national socc...

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Nike Designs Shoe Specifically For Native Americans

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Native Americans Sneakers, NIke, Air Native N7, Nike Sneakers, Business News

Nike on Tuesday unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in ...

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