Coffee, Decolonization, and the Future: The Conversation We Never Had I often wonder: what would happen if Spain embraced its role as the first global empire — not with nostalgia or shame, but with a…
Ethical technology is now a trend in the coffee industry — seen as a key ally for social change. But in practice, it often ends up excluding the very coffee growers it claims to help.How…
From Banana to Espresso: How Colonialism Gets Recycled in Your Cup In 1954, the United Fruit Company funded a coup d’état in Guatemala to protect its banana business interests. Today, companies like Starbucks and “ethical”…
From Purpose-Driven Coffee to Specialty Hypocrisy: My Chronicle as a Former Barista
