Albert Samaha
How Amazon Exported American Working Conditions To Europe
After Amazon workers in Germany began striking, the company expanded eastward, where looser labor laws brought record productivity.
Albert Samaha
After Working In Fast Food For 16 Years, She Went On Strike For The First Time
Her employer, a fast-food franchise owner, is living the American dream, having risen from fry cook to business mogul. But has his success come at the expense of his workers?
Albert Samaha
“I Had To Return My Vehicle”: Rideshare Drivers Are Struggling To Pay Their Bills Amid Rising Gas Prices
Many drivers were barely making ends meet even before the cost of gas began to skyrocket. Now some are looking for new jobs.
Andrea Klick
Congress Has Closed The Loophole That Allowed Federal Officers To Claim Sex With A Detainee Is Consensual
After BuzzFeed News reported that the loophole existed in 35 states in 2018, six states changed their police sexual misconduct laws and the federal bill was first proposed.
Albert Samaha
They Fed America During Lockdown. Nearly Two Years Later, Many Grocery Workers Can’t Make Ends Meet.
Current wage rates for people in hourly jobs leave some unhoused, unable to buy food, or collecting cans to pay the bills.
Albert Samaha
A Black Man Charged With Murder Said He Shot At A Group Of White Teens in Self-Defense
For Kyle Rittenhouse, George Zimmerman, and others in high-profile homicide cases, claims of self-defense led to acquittals. Will the same be true for a young Black man who killed a white teen in Georgia?
Albert Samaha
My Family Moved To The US For A Better Life. But What Does That Really Mean?
In this excerpt from Concepcion: An Immigrant Family's Fortunes, a Filipino family grapples with the meaning of the American dream.
Albert Samaha
How I Lost My Mom To QAnon
Because she sees me as a member of “the liberal media,” it’s impossible to persuade her.
Albert Samaha
Some Black Officers Say Their Departments Ignored Their White Colleagues’ Radicalization
At least 28 off-duty law enforcement officers joined Trump in Washington, DC, last week to call for the election to be overturned. “A lot of these officers were obsessed with him,” one longtime cop said.
Albert Samaha
How One Company Made It Easier For An Autocrat To Crack Down, Then Lobbied Trump — And Won
Congo suffered under the rule of Joseph Kabila, but an audacious lobbying campaign helped him get what he wanted out of the Trump administration.
Albert Samaha
The Coronavirus Outbreaks In Meatpacking Plants Were Likely Much Worse Than Official Numbers Show
Of the 45 JBS, Smithfield, Tyson, and Cargill facilities around the country that recorded at least 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases, only 20 ordered full-scale testing for all employees, according to a BuzzFeed News investigation.
Karen Wang
Two Republican Members Of The Electoral College Have A Message: Biden Won
BuzzFeed News spoke to 11 members of the Electoral College in swing states — including two Republicans — who do not buy the GOP’s baseless efforts to undermine Biden’s victory.
Albert Samaha
We Asked Americans For Their Messages To Biden After He Won
"Thank you. Just thank you for winning."
David Mack
"What Is Your Message To Donald Trump?"
"You're fired!"
David Mack
The Nation Is Watching Pennsylvania As Joe Biden Is On The Cusp Of Winning The Election
As Joe Biden increases his lead, Philadelphia's mayor has told President Trump to "put his big boy pants on" and prepare to concede defeat.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
There Are Several Swing States That Could Determine The Next President. Here's The State Of Play In Each.
Here is the current state of play. Final results could take days and may come down to absentee and mail-in ballots that officials are still counting.
Albert Samaha
What Happens If There Is A Recount In Wisconsin?
With the critical state going down to the wire, here are the rules for how such a scenario could unfold.
Albert Samaha
Voters In Battleground States Are Getting Robocalls Discouraging Them From Going To The Polls
“It definitely hit on the anxieties my family has had about the election.”
Albert Samaha
These Two Lawyers Face Up To Life In Prison For Allegedly Burning An Empty Cop Car
The federal case against the lawyers Colin Mattis and Urooj Rahman is a stark example of how the Trump administration is cracking down on Black Lives Matter protesters.
Albert Samaha
Portland And Kenosha Could Be America's Violent Future
“What happened in Kenosha was entirely predictable. Unfortunately, I think we’ll see more of it.”
Albert Samaha
