Inequality
Amid Massive Pandemic Growth, A Major Educational Software Provider Broke The Ethics Code Of The Nation’s Second-Largest School District
School districts across the country spent unprecedented amounts of money on online learning products during the pandemic, with little oversight.
Caroline O'Donovan
The Taliban Have Started Searching People's Homes In Afghanistan
“The world is preoccupied with the Ukraine crisis," one activist said. "We have been relegated to the back-burner.”
Syed Zabiullah Langari
The “Future Of Work” Still Sucks. Just Ask Working Parents.
Millions of women left the workforce during the pandemic. Many of them are back and confront the same problems that drove them out in the first place.
Venessa Wong
These Strippers Are Planning To Unionize
The dancers at Star Gardens in Los Angeles would be the only unionized club in the country.
Otillia Steadman
College Football Referees Penalized Teams With Black Coaches More Often Than Those With White Coaches, A Study Suggests
College football teams with Black coaches average around five to seven more penalties per season than teams with white coaches, regardless of team or school quality.
Dan Vergano
This Is What It's Like To Leave Behind A Life Sentence In Prison And Start Over
“I basically went from living in a fishbowl, which is the prison yard, to swimming in an ocean.”
Pia Peterson
One Bullet Can Kill, But It Takes More Than 100 People To Save A Gunshot Victim’s Life
As homicide rates increase in some cities, doctors reveal the vast but largely hidden economic and psychological cost of gun violence.
Paige Skinner
11 Things You Need To Know About Our Investigation Into KKR, BrightSpring, And 600 Homes For People With Disabilities
BrightSpring Health Services, which KKR bought in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.” But some residents suffered neglect, abuse, or death. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
Kendall Taggart
To Find Out How This Private Equity Giant Runs Group Homes, BuzzFeed News Had To Do Some Serious Digital Sleuthing
BuzzFeed News built a unique database to examine how a private equity behemoth managed the care of thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
John Templon
Amazon Workers In New York Say They Were Fired For Union Organizing
In charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board, four workers say Amazon illegally terminated them for protesting job conditions.
Caroline O'Donovan
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
Ukrainians Are Risking Their Lives To Save Animals
The rescues have saved scores of pets and zoo animals left behind in the chaos of war.
Karla Zabludovsky
Russian Influencers Are Cutting Up Their Chanel Bags To Protest “Russophobia”
They're also spreading disinformation to their millions of followers.
Nishita Jha
Amazon Workers In New York Have Voted To Unionize
Meanwhile, the final result of a union election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama could be weeks away.
Caroline O'Donovan
These Strippers Are Protesting For Safer Work Conditions In Hollywood. Instagram “Mistakenly Removed” Their Account.
Strippers United had planned protests over unsafe working conditions and the firing of two dancers.
Otillia Steadman
Socks, Toilet Paper, And T-Shirts: How Unhoused People Manage Their Periods During COVID
“The problem is that tampons are $7 or $8 a box,” one advocate said.
Tannistha Sinha
A Russian Animator Is In Hiding After His Cartoon Was Banned By The Government
As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia has banned hundreds of news outlets and social networks.
Nishita Jha
Etsy Sellers Are Protesting New Fees On The Platform
Thousands of Etsy sellers and customers have signed an online petition demanding the company reverse its plans to raise transaction fees.
Caroline O'Donovan
17 Hilarious And On-Point Reactions/Tweets/Memes To "Bad Vegan" On Netflix
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryan Schocket
Violent Attacks On People Who Are Homeless “Are Happening All The Time”
The number of people experiencing homelessness in the US was rising even before the pandemic disrupted housing and work circumstances for many more — with no clear solutions in sight.
Venessa Wong
“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
Asian Sex Workers Want To Decriminalize Unlicensed Massage Work One Year After Atlanta Shootings
Chinese and Korean migrant women made up the majority of arrests for unlicensed massage in New York City.
Otillia Steadman
Jaxon Sales’ Family Says Authorities Ruled His Death An Accidental Overdose Because He Was Gay
A 20-year-old died of a GHB overdose in an older man’s home. For two years, his family has called on police to reopen their investigation.
Anthony Ocampo
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
This Man Drove 80 Hours To Help Ukrainians, While Police In Spain Beat African Immigrants
“I don’t have a tank, I don’t have weapons, but I have a car,” Héctor Pérez said.
Karla Zabludovsky
The Great Resignation Was Fueled By Workers Who Were Fed Up With Being Broke
People overwhelmingly quit jobs due to low pay, new research shows about people who left their jobs in 2021.
Venessa Wong
How An OnlyFans “Dick Rating” Request Wound Up In Court
Lawsuits from Sarah Stage and Jessica Quezada say they became targets of bullying and threats when they tried to leave Unruly.
Otillia Steadman
Amazon Workers In Alabama Are Worried A Union Victory Will Make Their Lives Worse
As workers mail in ballots for a second union vote in Bessemer, Amazon has convinced some that collective bargaining could worsen their circumstances.
Caroline O'Donovan
New York's Attorney General Is Calling For Emergency Alerts In More Languages
“Language should never be a barrier to critical information that could save lives,” New York Attorney General Letitia James wrote in a letter to federal officials.
Venessa Wong
The Housing Crisis Led Them to Basement Apartments. Climate Change Flooded Them Out.
As a growing number of intense storms batters the country, more Americans are at risk of losing everything as high rents push tenants below ground.
Venessa Wong
