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Ken Bensinger

Business

The Cost of Next-Day Delivery

How Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitation, and danger to communities across America.

Caroline O'Donovan, Ken Bensinger Buzzfeed Aug 2019 35min Permalink

Politics

Planting the Seed

On millionaire Forrest Lucas and his propaganda machine.

Anne Helen Petersen, Ken Bensinger, Salvador Hernandez Buzzfeed Jul 2018 30min Permalink

Business Sports

Mr. Ten Percent

A profile of Chuck Blazer, “the man who built — and bilked — American soccer.”

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Blazer died this week at 72.

Ken Bensinger Buzzfeed Jun 2014 30min Permalink

Business

The Frequent Fliers Who Flew Too Much

In the early ’90s, American Airlines began selling lifetime passes for unlimited first-class travel. It hasn’t worked out well for the airline.

Ken Bensinger The Los Angeles Times May 2012 Permalink