2016, the Year the Good-Ol’-Boy Brand of Sexual Harassment Took a Big Hit

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 3, 2016 Somewhere over the course of this utterly peculiar political year, there have been glimmers of a sea change in American sexual politics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American Apparel Cuts Controversial Founder Dov Charney Out of His Company

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2014 There was a time, around a decade ago, when American Apparel's brand seemed to be enhanced, at least on the business side, by the pervy sensibility of its founder and charismatic leader, Dov Charney. Those days have apparently passed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is 2014 the Year Demeaning Attitudes Toward Female Body Hair Will Finally Shift?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2014 With public figures such as actress Cameron Diaz standing up for pubic hair, and American Apparel adding tufts beneath its mannequins' underwear, scholar and Guardian writer Emer O'Toole proclaims this will be "the year of the bush." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American Apparel Uses the B-Word

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2011 Troubled clothing maker American Apparel -- its racy ads and its CEO under fire -- has announced that it may be forced to file for bankruptcy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Apparel Unraveling

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2010 American Apparel, the paradoxical clothing firm that weaves together good labor practices with ridiculous acts of misogyny, is hanging by the proverbial economic thread as its stock plunges to an all-time low and industry experts begin to seriously doubt the company's future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Body Politics, American Apparel Style

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 We've always been a little skeeved out by the American Apparel phenomenon, what with the eco-conscious, "sweatshop free," hipster-friendly company's glaring omission of any sense of enlightened politics when it comes to (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New, Softer Approach to Illegal Workers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2009 The immigration raids of the Bush years that have carried over into the Obama administration may be changing. The era of federal agents busting into shops and rounding up undocumented workers for deportation is being replaced by a new effort to use fines and civil sanctions, making employers responsible, rather than the workers themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Woody Allen Strips American Apparel of $5 Million

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2009 Woody Allen walked away with $5 million American Apparel dollars on Monday in a settlement of his lawsuit against the hipster-magnet clothing company. The actor-director had sued American Apparel for $10 million after the company put up billboards with an ad showing Allen dressed as a rabbi -- an image taken from a scene from "Annie Hall" -- without his permission. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surprise Sale for Progressive Clothing Maker

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 American Apparel's controversial founder has sold the clothing company to an investment firm for $382.5 million. The company made a name for itself by manufacturing guilt-free clothes in downtown Los Angeles, where it pays workers double the minimum wage and offers them healthcare, free meals and English lessons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )