Starbucks U., the Ivory Trade, and Tastemakers

Starbucks has announced that it will offer free tuition for employees who take classes at Arizona State University’s online program. More than 20,000 African elephants were killed for their tusks last year. We discuss the status of poaching and the ivory trade. In our weekly TV roundup: Fargo, Game of Thrones, and Alex Trebek. We also talk to David Sax, the author of the new book Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue. And we talk to L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer who has sued some of LA’s biggest banks for predatory and racist lending practices and their role in the mortgage crisis.

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