Tom Gara
Contact this reporter at tom.gara@buzzfeed.com
The Real Economic Catastrophe Hasn’t Hit Yet. Just Wait For August.
After a terrifying spring spent in lockdown and a summer of protests in the streets, things are going to get a lot worse in the fall.
Coronavirus Newsletter: An Exclusion Zone In New York
In today's edition of Outbreak Today: Sanders and Biden canceled tonight's planned rallies, French culture minister tested positive, and a guide to working from home.
Coronavirus Newsletter: Milan's Quarantine Is Extending To All Of Italy
In today's edition: The stranded cruise ship finally docks in Oakland, members of Congress announce self-isolation, and a Mr. Bean impersonator is trapped in Wuhan, China.
Your Gas Prices Are Likely Going Down Soon — That's Not Good
Why an old rule of thumb about the American economy no longer applies.
The Coronavirus Newsletter: First Cases In Maryland, SXSW Canceled
In today's edition of Outbreak Today: The University of Washington is closing its classrooms, South by Southwest is canceled, and how South Korea is leading the world in responding to the crisis.
Coronavirus Newsletter: First Cases In San Francisco, Nevada, And Tennessee
In today's newsletter: Health Secretary Alex Azar is being sidelined, Chinese trolls are spreading disinformation in Taiwan, and human-to-pup transmission is happening in Hong Kong.
The Coronavirus Newsletter: 9 Dead In Washington State
In today's edition: A disastrous lack of testing in the US, the growing economic impact, and the pope tests negative.
The Coronavirus Newsletter - Monday, March 2
We’re not about sensationalizing things or freaking people out. Every day, we’ll share what we know and what the experts are still figuring out.
Impeachment Today Podcast: A Republic, If You Can Keep It
In today's episode: Will John Bolton testify?
21 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2019
Some of these things may change your life. Or not.
The Honest Truth About Being Raised By An Extremely Online Parent
“He helped me create my Twitter account when I was 5.”
Ilhan Omar Is Learning The Wrong Lesson From The Trump Era
All those insults and vulgarities and rants and racisms piled up to produce a historically bad president. They mattered. And it's a dynamic the new generation of progressive leaders should learn from.
Howard Schultz, Go Back To Davos
The Starbucks CEO is what happens "when the guardians of an unsustainable status quo masquerade as change agents."
It's Not Fake Video We Should Be Worried About — It's Real Video
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the Syrian civil war, we've learned that a real video can be just as misleading as a fake one.
25 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2018
Some of these things may change your life.
Here’s How The Chief Palestinian Negotiator Described His Last Meeting With Jared Kushner
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: It’s possible that Jared Kushner may not successfully broker a Middle East peace deal.
The US Is “Working On” Extraditing Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Foreign Minister Says
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu also talked down the odds of a confrontation between Turkish and US forces in northern Syria, despite a Pentagon warning.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Says It’s Impossible For Iran To Repress Its Own People
Javad Zarif went from defiant toward the Trump administration’s pressure campaign to extremely defensive of accusations of repression during a talk at the Doha Forum.
Here Are The Big Midterm Election Races That Are Still Undecided
Somehow, the midterms aren’t over — there are a handful of big Senate and gubernatorial races that are still too close to call.
Scammers: They’re Just Like Us
Many successful people were once like Anna Delvey, in ways big or small. They just made it to the other side.