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Welcome to Solidarity Saturday, your weekly highlight reel and your shortcut to staying plugged in.

First things first: no matter what you hear from anyone, don't buy Starbucks, delete the app, and don't cave to the Spring menu. Tell everyone you know. Baristas are demanding fair pay, hours, staffing, and protections and Starbucks could make it happen for less than one day's sales. Keep pushing! See the full breakdown here. And take a scroll for good news and receipts.

Extracted from NY Times article, China's Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables, 3/14/26:

Over the last few years, China has transitioned the world’s largest automobile market from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles faster than any other major global economy. China sold more electric vehicles in 2025 than the rest of the world combined.

Half of the new cars sold in China are electric vehicles or hybrids that run on both electricity and gas. Around one-third of all new heavy-duty trucks are purely electric, according to the latest available data from the China Passenger Car Association.