Inequality
17 Hilarious And On-Point Reactions/Tweets/Memes To "Bad Vegan" On Netflix
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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
How Has The Pandemic Changed Work For Women? We Want To Hear From You.
BuzzFeed News is looking for stories both from women who left the workforce and decided to stay out, and women who eventually returned to work.
Venessa Wong
She Tried OnlyFans To Make More Money, But Subscribers Pushed Her Boundaries Instead
Though the site has tried to expand to include a wider range of creators, audience expectations for sex content has driven some performers off the platform.
Otillia Steadman
People Don’t Know What To Do With Their Money Anymore
“I'm genuinely not sure if I should be saving for retirement or if we're all gonna burn out before then.”
Shannon Keating
Eric Schneiderman Says He’s Changed. Is That Enough?
When New York’s attorney general was accused of abusing women, one friend decided that instead of cutting him out of her life, she would try to make him reckon with the harm he inflicted. The experiment they undertook underscores the tantalizing promise — and the painful limitations — of moral redemption for men outed by #MeToo.
Katie J.M. Baker
This Photographer Wants You To Remember The Orangeburg Massacre
Cecil Williams was a college photographer during the civil rights movement at a South Carolina HBCU. On Feb. 8, he was present for the Orangeburg Massacre where police killed three Black students and wounded dozens others.
Pia Peterson
“I Have Nowhere To Go”: This Woman Lost Her New Jersey Apartment Due To Ida’s Flooding. Government Officials Just Evicted Her From Her Temporary Housing.
Lataiyyah Washington is one of more than 600 people who lost their subsidized housing in Elizabeth, New Jersey, due to the storm.
Zahra Hirji
Most Children In Haitian Orphanages Aren’t Orphans — But US Missionaries Take Them Away From Their Families
Funded by millions of dollars in donations for their work in Haiti, Western church organizations operate scores of facilities in a shadowy but sprawling industry that often leaves children traumatized, abused — and sometimes dead.
Karla Zabludovsky
Black Officers Have Tried To Sound The Alarm On The Police Department Overseeing Lauren Smith-Fields' Case For Years
The Lauren Smith-Fields case is just the latest in a string of troubling incidents for the department.
Kavitha Surana
Why A Treatable Cancer Disproportionately Kills Black Women
Nearly half of Georgia’s counties lack an OB-GYN, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
Kavitha Surana
Peloton Employees Say The Company Owes Them Money
Workers across the country allege the company didn’t always pay them for breaks and overtime.
Caroline O'Donovan
I’ve Got Nothing Left To Give To End This Pandemic
I have done my part to prevent the pandemic from spiraling out of control — it didn’t matter. What more can you ask of us?
Venessa Wong
HelloFresh Workers Voted Against Unionizing Despite High Injury Rates, Low Wages, And A COVID Outbreak
The pandemic has lent momentum to the labor movement, but union losses at HelloFresh food-packing warehouses reveal the challenges of convincing some workers that the fight is worth the risks.
Caroline O'Donovan
“Can You Imagine Waking Up Next To Her Every Day?”: A Chicago Judge Disparaged An Attorney On A Hot Mic
The recording, the lawyer said, “shows what some of us already know: that there's this chumminess that goes on behind closed doors and makes you wonder whether cases are being heard on the merits or for some other reason.”
Melissa Segura
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
How Was Your Housing Impacted After A Weather Disaster?
If your housing situation has been impacted by a wildfire, hurricane, storm, flood, or another climate-related natural disaster, BuzzFeed News would like to hear your story.
Venessa Wong
“My Human Rights Are Being Violated”: Fighting A Family Guardianship
People with disabilities often must speak up for “dignity of risk”: the right to make choices freely, good and bad. This is Marie's story.
Katie J.M. Baker
8 Important Findings From BuzzFeed News’ Investigation Into Guardianships
Guardians who follow the rules can be very helpful for people with disabilities. But some people under guardianship have been abused, neglected, and killed.
Katie J.M. Baker
The Pandemic Brought Our Family’s Harasser Out Of Retirement. Here’s How We Finally Caught Him.
Our terrifying experience came to an end — but it took a lot of time and resources others might not have access to.
Tess Kessler
