Derek Seidman
@derekseidman.bsky.social
writer + researcher • labor, corporate power, militarism, climate • contributor: truthout + littlesis • buffalo ny partisan
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Why Walmart Wants to See the Starbucks Barista Strike Fail
Corporations far beyond Starbucks want to keep baristas out of unions.
truthout.org
NEW: "Striking baristas are not merely up against the executives of a coffee store behemoth, but a broader constellation of corporate power fully networked into Starbucks’s top leadership."
On the corporate interlocks + alliances at the heights of SBUX's management + governance.
For @truthout.org.
On the corporate interlocks + alliances at the heights of SBUX's management + governance.
For @truthout.org.
I went on FAIR's Counterspin show (one of my favs!) to talk about powermapping Starbucks execs and board directors -- including the close ties between SBUX and Walmart -- amid the ongoing @sbworkersunited.org strike.
Listen here: fair.org/home/derek-s...
Listen here: fair.org/home/derek-s...
Derek Seidman on Starbucks Strike, Mitch Jones on AI vs. Environment
Even Forbes has to acknowledge that even as the Starbucks strike “drags” into a second month, “global support grows.”
fair.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I went on FAIR's Counterspin show (one of my favs!) to talk about powermapping Starbucks execs and board directors -- including the close ties between SBUX and Walmart -- amid the ongoing @sbworkersunited.org strike.
Listen here: fair.org/home/derek-s...
Listen here: fair.org/home/derek-s...
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Do you know who your local billionaires are?
We made this research guide to help you get started.
littlesis.org/reports/ever...
We made this research guide to help you get started.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Do you know who your local billionaires are?
We made this research guide to help you get started.
littlesis.org/reports/ever...
We made this research guide to help you get started.
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Shocked this appeared in a Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper.
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Shocked this appeared in a Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper.
Here's a map I made of the corporate (and some other) ties and interlocks on Starbucks' board of directors.
I wrote about it all here: truthout.org/articles/why...
I wrote about it all here: truthout.org/articles/why...
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Here's a map I made of the corporate (and some other) ties and interlocks on Starbucks' board of directors.
I wrote about it all here: truthout.org/articles/why...
I wrote about it all here: truthout.org/articles/why...
Reposted by Derek Seidman
"Starbucks’s leadership has a close alliance with another anti-union retail powerhouse: Walmart."
truthout.org/articles/why...
truthout.org/articles/why...
Why Walmart Wants to See the Starbucks Barista Strike Fail
Corporations far beyond Starbucks want to keep baristas out of unions.
truthout.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"Starbucks’s leadership has a close alliance with another anti-union retail powerhouse: Walmart."
truthout.org/articles/why...
truthout.org/articles/why...
Starbucks fashions itself as progressive on climate. But a longtime board director of Chevron recently joined Starbucks' board. She owns over $2M of stock in the Big Oil giant.
Climate activists + striking @sbworkersunited.org baristas have common opponents.
Read more: truthout.org/articles/why...
Climate activists + striking @sbworkersunited.org baristas have common opponents.
Read more: truthout.org/articles/why...
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Starbucks fashions itself as progressive on climate. But a longtime board director of Chevron recently joined Starbucks' board. She owns over $2M of stock in the Big Oil giant.
Climate activists + striking @sbworkersunited.org baristas have common opponents.
Read more: truthout.org/articles/why...
Climate activists + striking @sbworkersunited.org baristas have common opponents.
Read more: truthout.org/articles/why...
NEW: "Striking baristas are not merely up against the executives of a coffee store behemoth, but a broader constellation of corporate power fully networked into Starbucks’s top leadership."
On the corporate interlocks + alliances at the heights of SBUX's management + governance.
For @truthout.org.
On the corporate interlocks + alliances at the heights of SBUX's management + governance.
For @truthout.org.
Why Walmart Wants to See the Starbucks Barista Strike Fail
Corporations far beyond Starbucks want to keep baristas out of unions.
truthout.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NEW: "Striking baristas are not merely up against the executives of a coffee store behemoth, but a broader constellation of corporate power fully networked into Starbucks’s top leadership."
On the corporate interlocks + alliances at the heights of SBUX's management + governance.
For @truthout.org.
On the corporate interlocks + alliances at the heights of SBUX's management + governance.
For @truthout.org.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is also a board director of Walmart.
Another SBUX board member is also a Walmart director.
+ other close ties btwn the two anti-union behemoths.
Wrote about this + more for @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/why...
(Map made w @mapthepower.bsky.social oligrapher)
Another SBUX board member is also a Walmart director.
+ other close ties btwn the two anti-union behemoths.
Wrote about this + more for @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/why...
(Map made w @mapthepower.bsky.social oligrapher)
December 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is also a board director of Walmart.
Another SBUX board member is also a Walmart director.
+ other close ties btwn the two anti-union behemoths.
Wrote about this + more for @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/why...
(Map made w @mapthepower.bsky.social oligrapher)
Another SBUX board member is also a Walmart director.
+ other close ties btwn the two anti-union behemoths.
Wrote about this + more for @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/why...
(Map made w @mapthepower.bsky.social oligrapher)
Reposted by Derek Seidman
The rise of Starbucks Workers United has energized the labor movement, as the struggle to unionize the mega-chain represents far more than baristas pitted against managers: Starbucks is a global powerhouse. Current fights at places like Starbucks will shape the labor movement for decades to come.
Why Walmart Wants to See the Starbucks Barista Strike Fail
Corporations far beyond Starbucks want to keep baristas out of unions.
truthout.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The rise of Starbucks Workers United has energized the labor movement, as the struggle to unionize the mega-chain represents far more than baristas pitted against managers: Starbucks is a global powerhouse. Current fights at places like Starbucks will shape the labor movement for decades to come.
Reposted by Derek Seidman
Big Tech and Wall Street barons have changed their tune and toned down criticism as they seek to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom.
Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis
Corporate actors have shed any pretense of climate action and now openly back Trump’s doubling down on fossil fuels.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Big Tech and Wall Street barons have changed their tune and toned down criticism as they seek to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom.
Moog's new quarterly earnings report shows record sales driven by its military business.
Buffalo/WNY's top war profiteer.
www.moog.com/content/dam/...
Buffalo/WNY's top war profiteer.
www.moog.com/content/dam/...
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Moog's new quarterly earnings report shows record sales driven by its military business.
Buffalo/WNY's top war profiteer.
www.moog.com/content/dam/...
Buffalo/WNY's top war profiteer.
www.moog.com/content/dam/...
James Carville a few months ago: "Roll over and play dead."
James Carville now: "The Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression."
Genius! If only someone had thought of this before!
James Carville now: "The Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression."
Genius! If only someone had thought of this before!
Opinion | James Carville: Out With Woke. In With Rage.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
James Carville a few months ago: "Roll over and play dead."
James Carville now: "The Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression."
Genius! If only someone had thought of this before!
James Carville now: "The Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression."
Genius! If only someone had thought of this before!
Private equity giants like BlackRock and Apollo are gobbling up and bundling local roofing companies and cutting wages, and of course it's bad for everyone except private equity.
How Private Equity’s Vision for a Roofing Conglomerate Went Bust
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Private equity giants like BlackRock and Apollo are gobbling up and bundling local roofing companies and cutting wages, and of course it's bad for everyone except private equity.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol raked in over $95 million last year.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol raked in over $95 million last year.
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"The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet." ✍️ @derekseidman.bsky.social for @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/dat...
truthout.org/articles/dat...
Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In.
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.
truthout.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet." ✍️ @derekseidman.bsky.social for @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/dat...
truthout.org/articles/dat...
Asset management and private equity giants like BlackRock and Blackstone buying up our utilities to - among other things - cash in on the data center boom. What could go wrong?
My latest, for @truthout.org.
My latest, for @truthout.org.
Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In.
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Asset management and private equity giants like BlackRock and Blackstone buying up our utilities to - among other things - cash in on the data center boom. What could go wrong?
My latest, for @truthout.org.
My latest, for @truthout.org.
Reposted by Derek Seidman
Many of the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom have direct business interests that his administrations decisions will impact. Currently, the donors benefit from at least $279 billion in federal contracts.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers
The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.
truthout.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Many of the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom have direct business interests that his administrations decisions will impact. Currently, the donors benefit from at least $279 billion in federal contracts.
ICE profiteers, genocide enablers, Wall Street oligarchs: the bankrollers of Trump's White House ballroom.
My latest for @truthout.org.
My latest for @truthout.org.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers
The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.
truthout.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
ICE profiteers, genocide enablers, Wall Street oligarchs: the bankrollers of Trump's White House ballroom.
My latest for @truthout.org.
My latest for @truthout.org.
It's very alarming and very bad that Trump is resuming US nuclear weapons testing.
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's very alarming and very bad that Trump is resuming US nuclear weapons testing.
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
"The labor movement could conceivably do things like this today around Israeli apartheid."
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"The labor movement could conceivably do things like this today around Israeli apartheid."
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
Reposted by Derek Seidman
In an over 2-mile walk, hundreds of students made their way from Little Village Lawndale High School to the Little Village Arch, denouncing recent ICE action and supporting immigrant communities.
Students walk out of Little Village schools, hold march in protest of recent ICE activity
Little Village high school students walked the streets calling for an end to ICE and deportations in Chicago.
trib.al
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
In an over 2-mile walk, hundreds of students made their way from Little Village Lawndale High School to the Little Village Arch, denouncing recent ICE action and supporting immigrant communities.
I interviewed @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social about his fantastic new book - out today from @haymarketbooks.org - on the US labor movement, Zionism, and the struggle for Palestine. It's really a must-read for anyone who cares about labor organizing and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org.
For @truthout.org.
The Future of Palestine Solidarity in US Labor Will Come From the Rank and File
Palestine has always been a labor issue — but until recently, many top US union leaders have been on the wrong side.
truthout.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I interviewed @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social about his fantastic new book - out today from @haymarketbooks.org - on the US labor movement, Zionism, and the struggle for Palestine. It's really a must-read for anyone who cares about labor organizing and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org.
For @truthout.org.
Billionaire Marc Rowan, who led the anti-Palestine donor revolt at Penn and is behind Trump's "compact" with universities, recently gave big to Tim Walberg, whose overseeing "antisemitism" hearings to attack unions, higher ed and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
October 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Billionaire Marc Rowan, who led the anti-Palestine donor revolt at Penn and is behind Trump's "compact" with universities, recently gave big to Tim Walberg, whose overseeing "antisemitism" hearings to attack unions, higher ed and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
Tim Walberg is the Michigan GOP rep who said Gaza "should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima.” He's now weaponizing antisemitism charges to investigate labor unions and higher ed. I mapped out some of his major donors whose agendas are benefiting from these show trials. For @truthout.org.
Anti-Union, Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Behind Tim Walberg and His Show Trials
Rep. Tim Walberg’s weaponization of antisemitism neatly fulfills his donors’ agenda against unions and public education.
truthout.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tim Walberg is the Michigan GOP rep who said Gaza "should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima.” He's now weaponizing antisemitism charges to investigate labor unions and higher ed. I mapped out some of his major donors whose agendas are benefiting from these show trials. For @truthout.org.