| Nike pulled a special Fourth of July sneaker from stores that featured the Betsy Ross version of the American flag, in which 13 stars form a circle. The company said it had received complaints that the flag had been used as a symbol for far-right groups. According to the Wall Street Journal, Nike made the decision after Colin Kaepernick objected that the 1770s-era flag evoked a period of American history when slavery had been legal. Nike's decision angered some conservatives, and the governor of Arizona said he would withdraw incentives to help the company build a factory in his state. Nike said it would build the factory anyway. The controversy has just made the shoes even more popular: they were selling for $2,500 on sneaker exchange StockX.—Jeff Green Did you see this? Three dozen current and former Republicans will file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to rule that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ people from discrimination.
More than 200 companies will do the same. The economy has grown for 121 straight months. Black and Hispanic women have seen the largest employment jump. Amazon's Twitch is taking extra steps to carve out a safe space for LGBTQ streamers. Polish officials are investigating Ikea for firing an employee who posted an anti-gay comment on the company's intranet. More than 1 billion people are expected to have viewed the Women's World Cup by the July 7 final, making it the most watched women's tournament ever. We love charts Christine Lagarde is set to swap the helm of the International Monetary Fund for that of the European Central Bank, becoming the first woman to run euro-area monetary policy just as the bloc's economy looks in need of fresh stimulus.  Bordering on chaos The condition of migrants at the southern U.S. border was in stark focus this week as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, during a visit to two Texas facilities, recounted stories of people forced to drink water from a toilet. The same day, ProPublica uncovered a Facebook page where U.S. Border Patrol officers posted derogatory comments about immigrants and made sexual jokes about Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. The controversy comes days after Congress passed an emergency $4.5 billion aid package, which President Trump signed July 2.
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