The Jeb Bush → Marco Rubio Donor Shift Is Real And It's Accelerating
Approximately 119 previous Bush donors who hadn't given to Rubio gave to him for the first time in December, per a BuzzFeed News data analysis of recent filings.
Why The Hell Is Corbin Bleu Such A Huge Deal On Wikipedia?
The High School Musical star has Wikipedia bios in more languages than anyone except Jesus and President Obama — and we have no idea why. Help us solve this baffling mystery!
A Few Things We Learned From Airbnb's NYC Data
At least 127 NYC listings earned their hosts more than $100,000 in revenue in a recent yearlong period. And at least 793 entire-home listings had been booked for more than 270 nights.
The Pied Piper Of North Carolina
Stan Eury turned an obscure bit of immigration law into a mammoth federal program — and a lucrative business empire, importing hundreds of thousands of Mexican workers for legal American jobs. Except that some of the jobs weren’t real jobs, and an untold number of those workers may never have returned to Mexico at all.
How Long Will The Golden State Warriors' Win Streak Last?
The Dubs have won 27 regular-season games in a row — tied for the second-best NBA streak of all time. Some math suggests they have a 40% chance of tying the 1971–72 Lakers' 33-game record.
These Three Americans Shared How It Feels To Lose A Job To Foreign Guest Workers
And one Mexican guest worker talks about how her dreams turned into a nightmare. Their stories are part of a larger BuzzFeed News investigation into how America's guest worker program can harm both U.S. and foreign workers.
The Jobs No Americans Can Get
A BuzzFeed News Investigation.
Senators Spar Over Proposal To Increase Foreign Workers In The U.S.
Senators, including Bernie Sanders, are fighting a proposal that could expand by more than 130,000 the number of foreign workers brought into the U.S. while limiting protections for foreign and American workers.
Trump Resort In Florida Relies On Foreign Guest Workers
Trump says it’s hard to find American workers for seasonal jobs in Palm Beach, but a local career center says it has “hundreds” of qualified candidates.
Here's How Little Time America Gets Between Mass Shootings
In one depressing chart.
"All You Americans Are Fired"
The H-2 guest worker program, which brought in 150,000 legal foreign workers last year, isn't supposed to deprive any American of a job. But many businesses go to extraordinary lengths to deny jobs to U.S. workers so they can hire foreigners instead. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
Are You More Likely To Lose Money On Daily Fantasy Or Mega Millions?
New York’s attorney general says nearly 90% of daily fantasy sports players lose money. How’s that stack up against the state’s lottery?
Where U.S. Refugees Come From — And Go — In Charts
More than 70,000 refugees arrived in America last year. Most came from Iraq and Burma. Since 2005, about 31% of arriving refugees have been Muslim.
So Where Did Scott Walker’s Donors Go After He Dropped Out?
We looked at four candidates — Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz — to see who exactly picked up the most Walker donors after the governor exited. The most (33) went to Rubio, the most money ($40,000) went to Bush — but really, it was pretty evenly split among those four.
Who Won The GOP Debate? Prediction Markets Say Jeb(!)
The debate also boosted Fiorina's (much lower) odds of snagging the nomination.
Social Decay: How Tweets Can Predict The Death Of An App
We used Twitter data to analyze the health of social apps and find out which ones might be in trouble — or, as we call it, in social decay.
The New American Slavery: Invited To The U.S., Foreign Workers Find A Nightmare
The H-2 visa program invites foreign workers to do some of the most menial labor in America. Then it leaves them at the mercy of their employers. Thousands of these workers have been abused — deprived of their fair pay, imprisoned, starved, beaten, raped, and threatened with deportation if they dare complain. And the government says it can do little to help. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
This Is How 23 Countries Around The World Feel About Abortion
The results of a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos poll are in, including a snapshot of the world’s views on abortion. Among the findings: seemingly popular support in Ireland for changing its abortion laws.
This Is How Many People Support Same-Sex Marriage In 23 Countries Around The World
The results of a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos poll are in, including a snapshot of the world's views on marriage equality. Among the findings: a surge of support for marriage equality in the Pope's home country.
#Talkpay Topped Twitter — But How Many People Tweeted Their Salaries?
About 1,300 people published salaries, according to a BuzzFeed News data analysis of Twitter data. #Talkpay may be starting a conversation, but it's a nascent one.