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New York Passes Law to Protect Amazon Warehouse Workers

by Will Evans January 12, 2023July 15, 2023

The new law is the latest example of government officials taking action after years of mounting injuries from Amazon’s relentless drive for speed.

Behind the Smiles

A Reckoning at Amazon

by Will Evans, Jennifer Gollan, Katharine Mieszkowski, Chris Harland-Dunaway, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Brett Myers and Al Letson November 26, 2022December 2, 2022

Who is shipping out all those holiday season packages? As Amazon has made huge profits, their worker injury rates are higher than other companies.

Behind the Smiles

Amazon’s Warehouse Quotas Have Been Injuring Workers for Years. Now, Officials Are Taking Action.

by Will Evans May 16, 2022May 27, 2022

Regulators and lawmakers are changing the way they operate so they confront the injury crisis brought about by Amazon’s relentless pace.

Behind the Smiles

A Reckoning at Amazon

by Will Evans, Jennifer Gollan, Katharine Mieszkowski, Chris Harland-Dunaway, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Najib Aminy, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson May 14, 2022May 23, 2022

Workers at Amazon were getting hurt on the job more than at other companies. Those records were under wraps – until our reporting uncovered them.

Jeff Bezos speaks in front of a screen that reads, “The Climate Pledge, Paris, 10 years Early.”

Sustainability

Private Report Shows How Amazon Drastically Undercounts Its Carbon Footprint

by Will Evans February 25, 2022March 28, 2023

The company has marketed itself as a climate change leader, but a report obtained by Reveal highlights the pitfalls of relying on voluntary commitments.

A worker wearing a face mask moves between conveyor belts and carts that carry cardboard boxes.

Behind the Smiles

Lawmakers Call for Action on Amazon Security Failures

by Will Evans December 17, 2021December 17, 2021

In response to a Reveal/WIRED investigation, members of Congress are calling for a Federal Trade Commission investigation and privacy legislation.

An illustration shows small bandits breaking open a computer. Data is leaking out of the screen.

Behind the Smiles

Amazon Leaks

by Ike Sriskandarajah, Will Evans, Najib Aminy, Amy Mostafa, Nadia Hamdan, Queena Sook Kim, Andy Donohue, Taki Telonidis, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Claire Mullen, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez and Kevin Sullivan November 20, 2021November 24, 2021

Amazon knows a lot about you. Customers trust that their data and purchases are kept secret and secure, but internal documents show the tech giant’s inability to safeguard its own data.