Sorry... I work in an industry where race comes WAY behind profit as a consideration for how to do business. In fact, as far as I can tell, it's not part of the picture at all at the company in which I work. Because that's not part of my world, it didn't occur to me that I should prefer to believe that Starbucks is racist.
Sorry about that. I'll mend my thinking.
No, it has nothing to do with them being Leftist, it has to do with their decision not to locate any stores in Black areas. The decision is clearly based on race.
One simply has to look at the outcome.
That charge is so serious no other evidence should be considered.