Starbucks

U.K. Group Shines Light on the Piles of Sugar in Popular Drinks

When I was a young adult, unmarried, living at home, and trying to balance life as a night owl with a day job that started before 9 a.m., I regularly dumped 2 full spoonfuls of sugar into my coffee at a time, and my mother would look at me in horror and gasp, “That’s too much!” And she was right.
But that ain’t nuthin‘ compared to the amount of sugar you get in a Starbucks specialty drink – which, once upon a time, was a regular “treat” for me. 

Neil Young Boycotts Starbucks Over GMOs

Monsanto, the U.S. corporation that everyone loves to hate, is the target of Neil Young, one of the top composers of protest music of his generation.

“‘Rock Starbucks’ is reportedly set to be included on Young’s next album, a concept album called ‘The Monsanto Years’. Young is reportedly making the album with Willie Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah, with whom he played a surprise show in San Luis Obispo, California earlier this year.” [1]

Exposing Faux Capitalism with Jason Erb: March 21, 2015

On the March 21, 2015 episode of Exposing Faux Capitalism, I discussed the following issues: Stupid defense resulted in Via Rail terror plot conviction, 9/11, Parliament Hill shooting, Charlie Hebdo and the Israelization of Canada’s foreign policy and Americanization of its justice system, foreign worker program, and Starbucks’ (1-way) race conversation.

Is Starbucks’ Newly Offered Coconut Milk ‘Fake’?

If you don’t mind paying an extra 60 cents for a non-dairy alternative, Starbucks is now offering coconut milk as an additive for your daily coffee habit. But this coconut milk may not be so pure.
The mega-chain is hoping that the ‘certified vegan’ coconut milk they offer will please clients who have dairy intolerances, and can’t consume soy.