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OPINION: Starbucks’ Legal Troubles Threaten Its Reset: Can New Leadership Clear the Path?
Starbucks, long synonymous with community connection and premium coffee, is facing mounting challenges that extend well beyond declining sales and customer dissatisfaction. Under the stewardship of new CEO Brian Niccol, the company has launched a “Back to Starbucks” initiative, aimed at reigniting its focus on handcrafted beverages and in-store experiences. But beneath this operational reboot lies a deeper issue that could derail any hope of a turnaround: unresolved legal disputes that threaten to sap resources and tarnish the brand’s reputation.
OPINION: The risks and constraints of Moldova’s EU accession
While the current Moldovan government presents the European Union only in terms of the political advantages it offers, which cannot be disputed, less is said about the risks and constraints that accession may bring.
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OPINION: Union’s history reveals a pattern of self-dealing practices
By Globe Banner | Jan 17, 2024
Unite Here Local 11, a part of the larger Unite Here union, has come under scrutiny for its alleged history of self-dealing actions that seem to prioritize its political agenda over the well-being of its members. Analysis conducted by Globe Banner identified several incidents and practices that have raised concerns about the union's commitment to fair negotiations, worker representation, and responsible financial management. As a result of these actions, workers represented by Unite Here filed a decertification position with the National Labor Relations Board in August, asking for Unite Here to be removed as the official worker representative.
Cvent expands trade show, conference capabilities with latest acquisitions
By Globe Banner | Jan 12, 2024
Cvent, a leading event marketing and management platform, has recently acquired Jifflenow and iCapture to enhance trade show experiences with improved lead capture and scheduling capabilities.
Corporate Wokeism: Q&A with the New Tolerance Campaign
By Federal Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
Gregory Angelo is the President of the New Tolerance Campaign. He is is the former President of the Log Cabin Republicans.
The utter nonsense of Alejandro Mayorkas
By Globe Banner Editorial Board | May 8, 2023
In April, "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas an important question about the flood of migrants across the U.S. southern border, "Why won't you say the word ‘crisis’?” His response was a dodge: "You know what? Because I have tremendous faith in the people of the Department of Homeland Security.”
Op-ed: 'Pandemonium–China’s Global Strategy to Cripple America' by Curtis Ellis, an American original
By Maxine Albert | Feb 27, 2023
Curtis Ellis was a prominent economic and trade expert, and a Trump adviser who exposed important truths about China.
Reciprocal Privilege: America's New Policy to Guide Relations with China
By Editorial Board | Feb 20, 2023
U.S. policy makers woke up to a new reality when citizens in Montana spotted what is now known to be a Chinese spy balloon drifting over their state.
Israel: Hinging an Unhinged Supreme Court
By MK Simcha Rothman and Edward "Coach" Weinhaus, Esq. | Feb 14, 2023
Americans need not be reminded of the preeminent power of the Supreme Court. Whether recognizing same-sex marriage or expanding states’ rights to restrict abortion, the Court recognizes the bounds of the Constitution that created it.
Why do moms work — their choice or financial need?
By Paula Faris | Mar 24, 2022
There are 35 million mothers showing up in the workforce. They’re sitting in boardrooms, standing in classrooms, hunching over tables in the or, blending drinks at coffee shops, and hunkering down in home offices.
Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR report on grave human rights violations in Xinjiang can wait no longer
By 21Wilberforce, et al. | Mar 9, 2022
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to follow up on your commitment last year to release a report on grave ongoing human rights violations by Chinese authorities targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
'Policymakers may need to react': IMF officials caution Fed may begin to tighten money supply
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 21, 2022
Policymakers in emerging economies should prepare for the U.S. Federal Reserve to start tightening its policies, International Monetary Fund officials cautioned recently.
A Christmas special: Interview with Santa Claus
By Staff | Dec 15, 2021
The North Pole may be the busiest place in the world at this time of year.
OPINION: Death by FDA
By Thomaz Burckhardt | Nov 4, 2021
On October 29, 2021, 2,025 Americans died from COVID-19.
Eversana named top place to work for third year in a row
By Steven Hughes | Oct 15, 2021
Eversana, a leading provider of global services to the life sciences industry, was named a 'Great Place to Work', by the global authority of workplace culture, for the third year in a row in the United States and the first time internationally.
OPINION: Is COVID-19 shaking up politics in Southeast Asia?
By Joshua Kurlantzick | Oct 11, 2021
Many Southeast Asian leaders’ pandemic responses have sparked public outrage and damaged their legitimacy. This could prompt the biggest political changes across the region since the 1990s.
OPINION: What’s happening to democracy in Africa?
By John Campbell and Nolan Quinn | Oct 11, 2021
This article was originally published on The Council of Foreign Relations website.A democratic decline, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is underway in sub-Saharan Africa.
OPINION: Protectionism and the development of the U.S. maritime industry
By Colin Grabow | Oct 11, 2021
By any measure, U.S. maritime protectionism is a failure, serving neither the United States’ broader economic interests nor those of the very industry whose fortunes the policy is meant to promote.
OPINION: 8 reasons for ending Joe Biden’s travel bans
By Ryan Bourne and Brad Subramaniam | Oct 11, 2021
Removing them isn’t just in the self-interest of whiny Europeans or H-1B visa holders, either. These bans are harming American families and businesses too.