THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSep 6, 2019
Howard Schultz said there wasn't enough support for an independent candidate to run in the next presidential election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 22, 2019
Like so many billionaires of our new Gilded Age, the former Starbucks CEO doesn't care about the consequences of his political escapades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sharmini Peries / The Real News NetworkFeb 18, 2019
Contrary to what Michael Bloomberg and Howard Schultz might have you believe, the plan could save taxpayers upward of $1.5 trillion. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 7, 2019
The media is covering it, Republicans hate it, and Democrats won't commit to it. But what is most important is that the public wants it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jacob Bacharach / TruthdigJan 30, 2019
The former CEO’s self-importance is matched only by his cluelessness. If Democrats are smart, they’ll bring him up every chance they get. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigJan 29, 2019
A new report suggests the financial industry is eager to be rid of Trump but wary of seeing a true progressive in the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jacob Bacharach / TruthdigJun 8, 2018
Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s political prospects may have dimmed, but his genre of bogus austere responsibility lives on in his party of choice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
BLANKJul 17, 2016
By pulling a little more compensation out of his employer for himself and his colleagues via a petition, Prater showed that deliberate, collective action still can help working people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 11, 2016
In a letter to employees on Monday, CEO Howard Schultz said the coffee chain will increase base pay for U.S. employees and managers at company-operated stores by at least 5 percent starting Oct. 3. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 22, 2015
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has asked his U.S. employees to talk with customers about race relations in a campaign the company calls #RaceTogether -- and many of them aren’t thrilled about it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 5, 2013
The coffee company's chief executive, Howard Schultz, conscripted "countless low wage workers into the austerity army" in asking his Washington, D.C.-area employees to promote the billionaire-backed Fix the Debt campaign by scrawling the words "Come Together" on customers' cups. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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