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affecting daily life in some way , but the government has been able to really smooth that affect their very few drastic changes. you know? yeah starbucks and mcdonald's are gone, but there's these new russian brands that have gone come in their place and you know , it's not to most people. it's just not that different. and economically, people still have jobs. people are still drawing salaries most people never traveled abroad to begin with in russia, so the fact that now it's become much harder to travel abroad as a russian doesn't really matter to most people, and you know the big shock was the draft last fall when 300,000 civilian men were were drafted to go into the war . um that was the one moment where you really felt that stability shake a little bit. but then things went back to normal, more or less. you know that draft ended and now what is really interesting to see is
extraordinary chilling effect for years, even more so since the war began, and now it's western journalists who are dealing with it. so give us a picture of what as far as you can tell, it's happening in russia. it does feel as though um you know, we hear some stories, but what i'm told by particularly other foreigners who go to russia is things are pretty normal. the sanctions do not seem to have affected the daily life of russians. um is that true? and if that's true, can putin you know? stand this for a long time? i think the most important thing about that is should sanctions are affecting daily life in some way, but the government has been able to really smooth that affect their very few drastic changes. you know? yeah starbucks and mcdonald's are gone, but there's these new russian brands that have gone and come in their place and you know, it's not to most people. it's just not that different. and economically, people still
stephanie rawlings blake urged to head home early instead the demonstrations tie up the city once again. coming up, we will look at why starbucks ceo howard shulz said he's expanding to ferguson missouri. more on that just ahead.
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that conversation. but other people have said this seems shameless or this isn't the right move. i don't know. where are you landing? >> i totally agree with you, the execution or lack of race. here's your vennti and talk about race. but if you're howard schultz, you think every problem deserves starbucks and tends to go off with white patrons, probably comports and doesn't mean he deserves more credit. maybe in an area not because it's the number one area that will have the best return in investment. it's something he wants to do and can do. i think if we're going to say the hobby lobby is allowed to do what it does with contraception, let's applaud howard schultz on the right side of an issue. >> outside of his core competency. we don't need to be looking to corporate america to heel our
proper. and looks more like kind of a typical midwestern suburb. so when i read the press release, my eyebrows kind of raised. >> okay. the choice of words aside, the idea of opening a starbucks in a neighborhood where race has been a central organizing focus not organized but central focus of the national news media, do you think that is a good idea? >> i don't think it's a, it's not bad. agnostic. yeah starbucks is fine. certainly, ferguson could use more outlets for all the reporters that are there. >> i want to ask you guys because i thought the race together initiative was questionable. >> goofy. >> but i do think it is nice that a ceo in america is trying to get his hands around the issue of race and trying to do whatever he can to be part of
branch in ferguson. ceo howard schultz announced as a way to increase employment. it was by the race together campaign. no date set for opening but the ferguson store is, quote part of our plan to build more stores in urban neighborhoods. a study found the density of starbucks stores generally increased with the community's whiteness. the podcast, mike sleska and erin karmon and jimel buie. i go to you first. what do you think of howard schultz's decision? >> starbucks is fine. i'm not the biggest fan of the coffee. i think it's odd to describe ferguson as an urban community. ferguson is relatively low density compared to most cities compared to st. louis city
national fissures around race. he's at a coffee shop that's great. >> and maybe dunkin donuts should have a competing coffee shop if you don't like the bitterness of starbucks. some may find the following offensive. in arguing the death penalty. boston marathon bombing trial, using this image showing dzhokhar tsarnaev was unchanged. the surveillance video released one day later provided more context. it shows the teen standing in jail cell three months after the bombing fixing his hair looking the camera and flashing a v sign before making the brief offensive gesture. this is one of the situations where context is everything right? because when that first middle finger image came out, the new york post has a cover and it is a typical new york post cover, no, f you and boston bomber.