Coffee & Politics
Coffee is political. There's no getting away from it, no matter how much the industry would like to ignore its connection to the wider world.
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What We Say When We Say Nothing
Who the coffee industry chooses to support, and who it ignores, speaks volumes.
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Defiance and Gay Frog Donuts: How Strange Matter Coffee is Navigating the Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash
“We're here and we're going to do this and we're going to support people and we're not going to be afraid because that's what they want."
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The Accidental Coffee Farmer
When respected coffee farmer Andres Magaña Ortiz was deported from Hawaii after 30 years, his daughter Victoria had no choice but to take over.
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Media Critic Adam Johnson on Starbucks, Crime, and Store Closures
The writer and podcast host on how the "crime" and "safety" justifications used by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz hide the real reasons for the closures.