If The U.K. Was As Diverse As The U.S., Brexit Might Have Lost
The Brexit coalition was — like Donald Trump’s — older and whiter than the population at large. A 4% difference, roughly speaking.
Here’s What Uber Doesn’t Say About Price Cuts
Uber claims seasonal fare cuts mean more money for drivers. But internal company documentation provided to BuzzFeed News suggests that isn't always the case.
How Much Uber Drivers Actually Make Per Hour
Uber data suggests that drivers overall in three major U.S. markets — Denver, Detroit, and Houston — earned less than $13.25 an hour after expenses in late 2015, according to calculations based on more than a million trips.
Methodology For Estimating Uber Drivers’ Hourly Net Earnings
A description of the data, assumptions, and calculations behind the numbers.
Trump’s New York Golf Course Seeks Foreign Workers
Trump National Golf Course told the Department of Labor there just weren’t enough American servers to hire
Employers Abuse Foreign Workers. U.S. Says, By All Means, Hire More.
Abusing foreign “guest workers,” stealing their wages, even threatening their lives: There is almost no workplace abuse so extreme that the U.S. government will not reward employers with the chance to do it again.
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.