The Baristas’ Rebellion - May 16, 2022 Issue

May 16, 2022 Issue

Starbucks Baristas Are Unionizing, and Even Howard Schultz Can’t Make Them Stop

Starbucks Baristas Are Unionizing, and Even Howard Schultz Can’t Make Them Stop

By Josh Eidelson

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

To Hobble Putin, Accelerate the Brain Drain

By The Editors

RUSSIA-HEALTH-VIRUS

Remarks

Remarks

The Investing Party May Be Over, But Markets Might Make Sense Again

By Michael Mackenzie

The Investing Party May Be Over, But Markets Might Make Sense Again

Germany Comes to Grips With Its Hard-Power Role in Europe

By Alan Crawford

Germany Comes to Grips With Its Hard-Power Role in Europe

Business

Business

CEOs Feel the GOP Squeeze for Weighing In on Social Issues

By Jeff Green

CEOs Feel the GOP Squeeze for Weighing In on Social Issues

Business Travel Rebounds as Execs Choose (Real) Face Time Over Zoom

By Angus Whitley and Danny Lee

Business Travel Rebounds as Execs Choose (Real) Face Time Over Zoom

Technology

Technology

China’s Massive Community-Buying Industry Is Collapsing

By Jane Zhang

China’s Massive Community-Buying Industry Is Collapsing

Venture Capitalists Are Aiming to Disrupt Fish Farming

By Priya Anand

Venture Capitalists Are Aiming to Disrupt Fish Farming

Crypto’s Fall, in Three Charts

By Joshua Brustein

Crypto’s Fall, in Three Charts

Finance

Finance

What Happened When a Wall Street Investment Giant Moved to Nashville

By Annie Massa

What Happened When a Wall Street Investment Giant Moved to Nashville

Crypto, Meme Stocks, and SPACs: Charts From a Market Rout

By Bloomberg Businessweek

Crypto, Meme Stocks, and SPACs: Charts From a Market Rout

Economics

Economics

Inflation Is So Bad Democrats Want Biden to ‘Do More’ for Midterms

By Nancy Cook and Laura Litvan

Inflation Is So Bad Democrats Want Biden to ‘Do More’ for Midterms

Don’t Expect Chinese Stimulus to Save the Global Economy

By Enda Curran and Tom Hancock

Don’t Expect Chinese Stimulus to Save the Global Economy

Solutions/New Economy - Latin America

Solutions/New Economy - Latin America

Mexico’s Hottest Resort Towns Struggle With Covid Travel Boom

By Maya Averbuch

Mexico’s Hottest Resort Towns Struggle With Covid Travel Boom

Bolsonaro Woos Rural Brazil With Land and Guns to Catch Lula

By Simone Preissler Iglesias

Bolsonaro Woos Rural Brazil With Land and Guns to Catch Lula

Latin America’s Unicorns Face a Reckoning as VCs Flee Risk

By Felipe Marques, Vinicius Andrade and Carolina Gonzalez

Latin America’s Unicorns Face a Reckoning as VCs Flee Risk

Features

Features

Starbucks Baristas Are Unionizing, and Even Howard Schultz Can’t Make Them Stop

By Josh Eidelson

Starbucks Baristas Are Unionizing, and Even Howard Schultz Can’t Make Them Stop

On Japan’s Front Lines

By Yoshiaki Nohara

On Japan’s Front Lines

How Gillette Embraced the Beard to Win Over Scruffy Millennials

By Thomas Buckley

How Gillette Embraced the Beard to Win Over Scruffy Millennials

Pursuits

Pursuits

At the Venice Biennale, Art Begins to Leave Identity Politics Behind

By James Tarmy

At the Venice Biennale, Art Begins to Leave Identity Politics Behind

Akhnaten Opera Star Is Offered an Egyptology Fellowship at Oxford

By James Tarmy

Akhnaten Opera Star Is Offered an Egyptology Fellowship at Oxford

Suffs Creator Shaina Taub Takes On the Legend of Miranda Priestly

By James Tarmy

Suffs Creator Shaina Taub Takes On the Legend of Miranda Priestly

The 10 Best Books for Your Summer Reading List

By James Tarmy

The 10 Best Books for Your Summer Reading List

After a Pandemic Lull, Prices Soar for Blue Chip Art at Auction

By James Tarmy

After a Pandemic Lull, Prices Soar for Blue Chip Art at Auction

Last Thing

Last Thing

Major League Soccer Threatens to Replace the NHL as One of the Big Four US Sports

By Alex Webb

Major League Soccer Threatens to Replace the NHL as One of the Big Four US Sports