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  1. taste test
    Starbucks’s Olive Oil Coffee Debuts in America. Is It Any Good?We went to our nearest Reserve Roastery to find out.
    By Zach Schiffman
  2. the picket line
    The National Labor Relations Board Takes On StarbucksFederal labor regulators are seeking a broad court order against the chain for its anti-union push.
    By Sarah Jones
  3. bathrooms
    Outsourcing Public Bathrooms to Starbucks Maybe Wasn’t the Best IdeaWhat Howard Schultz giveth, Howard Schultz may taketh away.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  4. labor
    The Woke Corporation Is Dead. Good.Workers are showing that a benevolent dictator is still a dictator.
    By Sarah Jones
  5. chains
    The Unavoidable Fight to Unionize Starbucks in New York“It’s tiring to be called a ‘partner’ and not be heard.”
    By Chris Crowley
  6. organized labor
    For the First Time Ever, a Starbucks Store Has Voted to Form a UnionThe new wave of labor activism has struck inside one of the country’s largest businesses and the fast-food industry.
    By Sarah Jones
  7. business
    A Union Is Brewing at StarbucksWorkers say the company doesn’t live up to its progressive promises and is trying to stop them from organizing.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. coronavirus
    These Are the Stores Requiring Customers to Wear MasksWalmart is joining Costco, Starbucks, and Best Buy in requiring shoppers to cover their faces to avoid spreading COVID-19.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  9. coronavirus
    Starbucks Bans Personal Cups Over Coronavirus FearsThe coffee retailer will also ban “for here” cups until further notice.
    By Nikita Richardson
  10. discrimination
    Study Finds Black Baristas Are Paid Less Than White Baristas at StarbucksLGBTQ and foreign-born employees also reported being discriminated against.
    By Nikita Richardson
  11. controversies
    A Police Officer Lied About Having ‘Pig’ Written on His Coffee CupNot to be confused with the police officer who actually did have ‘pig’ written on his coffee cup in November.
    By Nikita Richardson
  12. protests
    Are We at Peak Boycott?Social media coupled with an increasingly polarized populace has brought us to what feels like an apex. Or is this just the beginning?
    By Collier Meyerson
  13. controversies
    Everything You Need to Know About the Starbucks ‘Pig’ ControversyA barista wrote “pig” on a police officer’s coffee cup, but that’s only the beginning.
    By Nikita Richardson
  14. the chain gang
    Hey, Starbucks, WTF Is ‘Merry Coffee’?The chain’s new Christmas cups are madness.
    By Nikita Richardson
  15. decision 2020
    Howard Schultz Reminds Nation He Was Running for President by Dropping OutThe former Starbucks CEO won’t seek the Independent nomination after all.
    By Nikita Richardson
  16. game of gaffes
    Game of Thrones Showrunners Are Still Laughing at Their Coffee-Cup Gaffe“It’s kind of funny to us now.”
    By Devon Ivie
  17. true facts
    The Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew From Starbucks Is GoooooooodBack off, haters.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  18. the chain gang
    Get Ready for Pumpkin-Spiced Cold BrewIt’s the Pumpkin Spice Latte meets third-wave coffee.
    By Nikita Richardson
  19. make it happen
    Pumpkin Spice Lattes Should Just Always Be for SaleA new report says PSL Season starts on August 27. Maybe it should never end.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  20. culture
    Could You Live With Yourself Knowing You’d Ordered This?Starbucks is unveiling a new Tie Dye Frappuccino this week.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  21. controversies
    Starbucks Barista Asks Cops to Leave After They Make Customers ‘Uncomfortable’As you’d guess, the chain quickly apologized.
    By Nikita Richardson
  22. product placement
    Uh, Did You Catch That Coffee Cup on Game of Thrones This Week?HBO confirms … it was a latte!
    By Devon Ivie
  23. safety
    Starbucks Is Adding Needle-Disposal Boxes to Its BathroomsThe chain plans to install them wherever it is deemed necessary.
    By Chris Crowley
  24. the top line
    Why Starbucks Is Changing Its Reward Program, AgainThat free triple venti hazelnut soy latte with whipped cream just got a little tougher to earn.
    By Josh Barro
  25. the top line
    Everyone Is Right About StarbucksJust because somebody is out there giving advice that’s bad for you, that doesn’t mean they’re giving bad advice.
    By Josh Barro
  26. food fight
    Entire City of Philadelphia Turns on StarbucksCould this be the start of a movement?
    By Chris Crowley
  27. howard schultz
    Howard Schultz’s Deficit of HonestyHoward Schultz says he doesn’t “see color.” That doesn’t tell us much about him, but it does tell us something about racism in America.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  28. starbucks
    Please, Don’t Ask Your Barista About Howard SchultzStarbucks employees were given instructions on how to calmly answer customers who are angry about the billionaire’s potential 2020 run.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  29. howard schultz
    Howard Schultz’s Austerity Rhetoric Is a Bad Omen for Black AmericaHoward Schultz’s time at Starbucks was marked by his support for racial equality. But black Americans would suffer from the austerity he preaches.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  30. noise complaints
    How Starbucks Made Its Baristas Hate Hamilton“If I have to hear Hamilton one more time I’m getting a ladder and ripping out all of our speakers from the ceiling.”
    By Clint Rainey
  31. food fight
    Howard Schultz ‘Seriously Considering’ Running For PresidentThe former Starbucks CEO wants to bring Frappuccinomics to the White House.
    By Chris Crowley
  32. the chain gang
    You’ve Only Got a Few Months Left to Watch Porn at StarbucksNow you’ll have to go to the library to watch it.
    By Nikita Richardson
  33. taste test
    Is the New Dunkin’ Espresso Any Good?We convinced three experts to tell us if the chain’s new espresso is better than Starbucks’.
    By Nikita Richardson
  34. dumb controversies
    Starbucks Holiday Cups Are Here and They’re Fine This Year, They’re Totally FineImagine being the type of person who gets worked up about these.
    By Nikita Richardson
  35. long vs short
    Long vs. Short: Is Starbucks Still a Good Investment?Did recent controversies hurt the brand? Will the Chinese take a grande liking to coffee? Two food industry experts weigh in.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. the chain gang
    Starbucks Offends America With Early Pumpkin Spice Latte ReleaseIt’s almost 100 degrees in New York today, but autumn has officially begun at your nearest Starbucks.
    By Nikita Richardson
  37. the chain gang
    It’s Almost Time Again to Remind Yourself the Pumpkin Spice Latte SucksWith the end of summer comes the return of America’s worst coffee drink.
    By Chris Crowley
  38. the chain gang
    Starbucks Loses California Wage-Theft CaseThe coffee chain will now have to pay workers for any work they do after their shift ends.
    By Nikita Richardson
  39. environmental concerns
    Every New York City Restaurant That Will Eliminate Plastic StrawsThe entire Union Square Hospitality Group, Starbucks, Estela, and more.
    By Nikita Richardson
  40. the chain gang
    Starbucks Will Go Strawless by 2020In doing so, the coffee chain will keep an estimated 1 billion plastic straws out of landfills.
    By Nikita Richardson
  41. the chain gang
    Starbucks Barista Fired for Insulting Customer With a StutterThe barista wrote “SSSam” on the customer’s cup shortly after imitating his stutter.
    By Nikita Richardson
  42. the chain gang
    Starbucks Just Got More ExpensiveThe cost of the chain’s brewed coffee has gone up by 10 to 20 cents at most U.S. stores.
    By Nikita Richardson
  43. Democrats Must Reject Howard Schultz and His Radical Centrist IdeologyThe Starbucks CEO will never be the Democrats’ 2020 nominee. But he speaks for a powerful segment of the party’s donor class.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. the chain gang
    Howard Schultz Is Leaving Starbucks — and Remaining Coy About Politics“I intend to think about a range of options, and that could include public service.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  45. racism
    New Poll Reveals Starbucks’s Reputation Is Officially in the DumpsA respected survey puts its standing among consumers at a ten-year low.
    By Clint Rainey
  46. Starbucks Took the Wrong Approach to Anti-racism Training. Here’s the Right One.Closing its stores to train employees was a good first step, but focusing on unconscious-bias training was a mistake.
    By Christopher Petrella and Ameer Hasan Loggins
  47. implicit bias
    4 Starbucks Employees on What the Racial-Bias Training Was Really Like“It was a waste of four hours.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  48. racial discrimination
    How Black Café Owners Are Responding to Starbucks’s ‘Racial Bias’ Shutdown“Do you want to spend your dollars at a place where you can feel safe or a place where they’re going to call the police on you?”
    By Clint Rainey
  49. implicit bias
    3 Racial-Bias Trainers Reveal What They’ve Seen in American WorkplacesOn May 29, Starbucks is closing its 8,000 stores nationwide for a “racial-bias education” day.
    By Amanda Arnold
  50. racial discrimination
    Here’s How Starbucks’s ‘Racial Bias Training’ Is Going to WorkThe coffee chain has offered a preview that involves workbooks, group activities, and Common.
    By Clint Rainey
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