Deaths and devastating injuries. A litany of labor violations. Drivers forced to urinate in their vans. Here is how Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitation, and danger to communities across America.Valdimar Gray was delivering packages for Amazon at the height of the pre-Christmas rush when his three-ton van barreled into an 84-year-old grandmother, crushing her diaphragm, shattering several ribs, and fracturing her skull.“Oh my god!” screamed Gray as he leaped out of his van. It was a bright, clear afternoon on Dec. 22, 2016, and the...…Deaths and devastating injuries. A litany of labor violations. Drivers forced to urinate in their vans. Here is how Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitation, and danger to communities across America.Valdimar Gray was delivering packages for Amazon at the height of the pre-Christmas rush when his three-ton van barreled into an 84-year-old grandmother, crushing her diaphragm, shattering several ribs, and fracturing her skull.“Oh my god!” screamed Gray as he leaped out of his van. It was a bright, clear afternoon on Dec. 22, 2016, and the...WW…

Once notorious for her racist and bigoted tweets, Katie McHugh saw the dark insides of the white nationalist movement.If you remember Katie McHugh, it’s probably because of the tweets.A short selection: “British settlers built the USA. ‘Slaves’ built the country much as cows ‘built’ McDonald’s. Amateur…”“The only way to strike a balance between vigilance, discrimination, (& terror) is to end Muslim immigration.”"Funny how Europeans assimilated, unlike Third Worlders demanding welfare while raping, killing Americans."There are many more examples, but this is the big one, the one that...…Once notorious for her racist and bigoted tweets, Katie McHugh saw the dark insides of the white nationalist movement.If you remember Katie McHugh, it’s probably because of the tweets.A short selection: “British settlers built the USA. ‘Slaves’ built the country much as cows ‘built’ McDonald’s. Amateur…”“The only way to strike a balance between vigilance, discrimination, (& terror) is to end Muslim immigration.”"Funny how Europeans assimilated, unlike Third Worlders demanding welfare while raping, killing Americans."There are many more examples, but this is the big one, the one that...WW…

Tony Robbins claims he has helped millions of fans overcome some of life’s darkest difficulties. But leaked records reveal he has used his fame to berate victims of rape and violence, while female former staffers and followers have accused him of inappropriate sexual advances.This is Part 1 of a BuzzFeed News investigation.To read the rest of the series .When Tony Robbins leaps onstage in arenas around the world, under strobe lights and pulsing speakers, he’s greeted by thousands of screaming fans. They clap with him, jump with him, and when he puffs his chest and lets out a primal roar,...…Tony Robbins claims he has helped millions of fans overcome some of life’s darkest difficulties. But leaked records reveal he has used his fame to berate victims of rape and violence, while female former staffers and followers have accused him of inappropriate sexual advances.This is Part 1 of a BuzzFeed News investigation.To read the rest of the series .When Tony Robbins leaps onstage in arenas around the world, under strobe lights and pulsing speakers, he’s greeted by thousands of screaming fans. They clap with him, jump with him, and when he puffs his chest and lets out a primal roar,...WW…

Dave Green has been trying to save GM’s plant near Youngstown. After Trump sniped at him on social media, he quickly scored a visit from Beto O’Rourke and a bunch of media.LORDSTOWN, Ohio — It was just past 2 p.m. Wednesday when Dave Green had to turn his tiny office at the United Auto Workers hall over to an impromptu news conference.National media had been calling since Sunday, when Donald Trump, president of the United States, unleashed a , president of the Local 1112.He’d heard from , , and “Chris Something” from MSNBC. (“Who’s the guy … Chris Matthews?”) And now there was international...…Dave Green has been trying to save GM’s plant near Youngstown. After Trump sniped at him on social media, he quickly scored a visit from Beto O’Rourke and a bunch of media.LORDSTOWN, Ohio — It was just past 2 p.m. Wednesday when Dave Green had to turn his tiny office at the United Auto Workers hall over to an impromptu news conference.National media had been calling since Sunday, when Donald Trump, president of the United States, unleashed a , president of the Local 1112.He’d heard from , , and “Chris Something” from MSNBC. (“Who’s the guy … Chris Matthews?”) And now there was international...WW…

Older people play an outsized role in civic life. They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.FORT WASHINGTON, Maryland — It’s late morning and roughly 25 senior citizens are learning how to talk to Siri. They pick up their iPads and press the home button, and pings echo around the room as Siri asks what she can do to help.“Siri, what’s the closest coffee shop?” one woman asks.“Sorry I’m having trouble with the connection, please try again?” Siri says.A handful of employees with AARP, the national nonprofit focused on Americans age 50 and...…Older people play an outsized role in civic life. They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.FORT WASHINGTON, Maryland — It’s late morning and roughly 25 senior citizens are learning how to talk to Siri. They pick up their iPads and press the home button, and pings echo around the room as Siri asks what she can do to help.“Siri, what’s the closest coffee shop?” one woman asks.“Sorry I’m having trouble with the connection, please try again?” Siri says.A handful of employees with AARP, the national nonprofit focused on Americans age 50 and...WW…

Friday’s brief comes after the administration argued that federal law allows firing workers simply for being transgender.The Trump administration took its hardest line yet to legalize anti-gay discrimination on Friday when it asked the Supreme Court to declare that federal law allows private companies to fire workers based only on their sexual orientation.An filed by the Justice Department weighed in on two cases involving gay workers and what is meant by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination "because of sex.” The administration argued courts nationwide should...…Friday’s brief comes after the administration argued that federal law allows firing workers simply for being transgender.The Trump administration took its hardest line yet to legalize anti-gay discrimination on Friday when it asked the Supreme Court to declare that federal law allows private companies to fire workers based only on their sexual orientation.An filed by the Justice Department weighed in on two cases involving gay workers and what is meant by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination "because of sex.” The administration argued courts nationwide should...WW…

“My whole life I’ve been told these stories by my community,” said one young Jewish activist. “Those alarms are going off in my head.”In a messy Airbnb in northeast Washington, DC, Alyssa Rubin, 25, and Ben Doernberg, 30, passed a stale loaf of challah back and forth on Monday as they planned how they were going to shut down ICE.“Okay, let’s all share whatever updates we have aaand...your favorite ice cream flavor!” said Rubin, introducing an impromptu icebreaker during one of their regular video conference calls with other organizers.Surrounded by open suitcases, an air mattress, at least...…“My whole life I’ve been told these stories by my community,” said one young Jewish activist. “Those alarms are going off in my head.”In a messy Airbnb in northeast Washington, DC, Alyssa Rubin, 25, and Ben Doernberg, 30, passed a stale loaf of challah back and forth on Monday as they planned how they were going to shut down ICE.“Okay, let’s all share whatever updates we have aaand...your favorite ice cream flavor!” said Rubin, introducing an impromptu icebreaker during one of their regular video conference calls with other organizers.Surrounded by open suitcases, an air mattress, at least...WW…

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A fierce battle over the regulation of the internet was riddled with millions of fake comments in the most prolific known instance of political impersonation in US history.Sarah Reeves sat on her couch in Eugene, Oregon, staring at her laptop screen in furious disbelief. She was reading the website of a government agency, where her mother appeared to have posted a weighing in on a bitter policy battle for control of the internet. Something was very wrong.For a start, Annie Reeves, who loved to lead children’s sing-alongs at the Alaska Zoo, had never followed wonky policy debates. She barely...…A fierce battle over the regulation of the internet was riddled with millions of fake comments in the most prolific known instance of political impersonation in US history.Sarah Reeves sat on her couch in Eugene, Oregon, staring at her laptop screen in furious disbelief. She was reading the website of a government agency, where her mother appeared to have posted a weighing in on a bitter policy battle for control of the internet. Something was very wrong.For a start, Annie Reeves, who loved to lead children’s sing-alongs at the Alaska Zoo, had never followed wonky policy debates. She barely...WW…

“A single man standing there with a camera who never got hit and never hit back before in his life.”Late last month, the conservative media personality Andy Ngo sent me a video made by Popular Mobilization, a group of anti-fascists who organize protests in response to right-wing rallies in Portland, Oregon. Set to Kelis’s “Milkshake,” the video implored local leftists to turn out on June 29 to demonstrate against a march planned by the Proud Boys, the infamous right-wing fraternity. “Antifa promises violence,” Ngo about the video.“Joe I’m concerned,” he wrote me. “How would you keep...…“A single man standing there with a camera who never got hit and never hit back before in his life.”Late last month, the conservative media personality Andy Ngo sent me a video made by Popular Mobilization, a group of anti-fascists who organize protests in response to right-wing rallies in Portland, Oregon. Set to Kelis’s “Milkshake,” the video implored local leftists to turn out on June 29 to demonstrate against a march planned by the Proud Boys, the infamous right-wing fraternity. “Antifa promises violence,” Ngo about the video.“Joe I’m concerned,” he wrote me. “How would you keep...WW…