Caroline O'Donovan

Amazon Has Defeated The Union Drive In Alabama

Around 3,200 Amazon workers cast ballots in the pivotal election, which marked the closest that one of the company’s US warehouses has come to unionizing.

7 days ago

The US Labor Board Isn’t Strong Enough To Protect Workers From Amazon. Some Union Organizers Want To Go Around It.

In the lead-up to the biggest union vote in Amazon’s history, the company has already shown it can break the rules and get away with it.

17 days ago

After Defending Its Low-Cost Internet Offering, Comcast Agrees To Increase Speeds

The company faced criticism from families who said its low-cost internet plan was too slow for online learning.

2 months ago

A Former Comcast Employee Explains Why Low-Income WiFi Packages Aren't Helping Students

A viral tweet by a former Comcast employee supports high school students’ claims that the company’s low-cost internet plan isn’t always fast enough for remote learning.

2 months ago

Twitter Threatened To Permanently Suspend Donald Trump

The president has earned a timeout, but hasn’t been banned — yet.

3 months ago

Pro-Trump Protests Took Place Across The Country As Rioters Stormed The US Capitol

"We wanted to stand with our patriot brothers and sisters that are standing in DC."

3 months ago

This Fired Worker Said Amazon Retaliated Against Her. Now The Company Is Facing Charges.

One of the half-dozen Amazon employees fired following worker protests during the height of the coronavirus pandemic will get a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board.

4 months ago

Uber And Lyft Spent Hundreds Of Millions To Win Their Fight Over Workers’ Rights. It Worked.

At the start of the year, it looked like the labor movement was gaining ground in its fight for gig workers’ rights. The tech industry spent big to defeat them.

4 months ago

Despite Demonstrations In Some Cities, There Was No Widespread Election Unrest

Pro-Trump demonstrators chanted to “stop the count” in Michigan, while in Arizona, armed supporters of the president yelled, “Count the votes!”

5 months ago

The US Postal Service Said It Can't Track 300,000 Ballots Sent In The Mail, But That Doesn't Mean They’re Lost

During an ongoing trial, Postal Service officials said the ballots weren't being tracked so that they could be delivered more quickly.

5 months ago

Prop 22 May Hurt Drivers, But Uber Wants it to Pass

There is another vital vote taking place on Nov. 3 in California that could decide whether the gig economy can continue in the same format to which we’re all addicted.

5 months ago

A Judge Ordered The Postal Service To Take “Extraordinary Measures” With Election Mail

The decision comes as USPS is struggling to maintain on-time mail delivery and courts are making last-minute decisions about whether ballots that arrive after Nov. 3 will be counted.

5 months ago

It’s Basically Too Late To Vote By Mail Now

In many states, Tuesday was the last recommended day by which to drop your ballot in a mailbox. From now, voters are being encouraged to leave them in official drop boxes or vote in-person.

5 months ago

Don't Assume That Lots Of Early Voting Means Joe Biden Is A Lock

Democrats have shown strong enthusiasm in early voting, coming out in the millions, but Republicans can still catch up.

5 months ago

In Defiance Of A State Order, California Republicans Say They Plan To Keep Collecting Ballots Via Unauthorized Boxes

Ordered to pull its unauthorized ballot boxes from locations in at least four California counties earlier this week, the state GOP says it plans to continue collecting ballots via the unofficial drop boxes.

6 months ago

California Republicans Have Put Out "Unauthorized" Boxes To Collect Mail-In Ballots

Republican Party officials have not said how many ballots were collected or how they were handled.

6 months ago

State Health Officials Say They Aren’t Getting Contact Tracing Information From The White House

The system is “definitely not working like it's supposed to,” one contact tracing expert told BuzzFeed News.

6 months ago

Despite The White House Coronavirus Outbreak, These Trump Supporters Still Won’t Mask Up

“When you tell Americans they have to do something, they are going to push back.”

6 months ago

The Election Could Be In Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Hands. To Understand How He Got There, Look To His Wife.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s wife — now Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada — held public office long before he ever did. And just like her husband, her small government approach to governance brought chaos and disarray.

6 months ago

Online School Is Highlighting Silicon Valley’s Gaping Income Inequality

An entire semester of remote learning isn’t ideal for any student, but adjusting to this new reality will be much more difficult for some families than for others — even in Silicon Valley, the world’s technology capital.

8 months ago