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A white man in a white suit sipping coffee while dark-skinned workers pick coffee beans in the heat.

The War on Coffee

The history of caffeine and capitalism can get surprisingly heated.
by Adam Gopnik via The New Yorker on April 20, 2020
An engraving of a Native American group featuring a chief speaking to a group of men as women prepare cassina next to him and Europeans spectate on the other side.

The Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

Yaupon tea, a botanical cousin to yerba maté, is now almost unknown.
by Ben Richmond via Atlas Obscura on March 28, 2018
Old picture of Union soldiers holding a pot of coffee.

How Coffee Helped the Union Caffeinate Their Way to Victory in the Civil War

The North’s fruitful partnership with Liberian farmers fueled a steady supply of an essential beverage.
by Bronwen Everill via Smithsonian on June 27, 2024
Cups of coffee on a tray photographed from above to look like pills on a foil sheet.

Capitalism’s Favorite Drug

The dark history of how coffee took over the world.
by Michael Pollan via The Atlantic on March 15, 2020
A boy holding a bottle of Coca-Cola
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Extracting Coca-Cola: An Environmental History

In its early days, Coca-Cola established key relationships in the supply chain ranging from natural resources to pharmaceuticals to achieve market dominance.
by May Wang, Bart Elmore via JSTOR Daily on December 1, 2023
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