Kim Kelly
Kim Kelly is a freelance journalist and organizer based in Philadelphia. Her work on labor, class, politics, and culture has appeared in the New Republic, the Washington Post, the Baffler, and Esquire, among other publications, and she is the author of FIGHT LIKE HELL, a forthcoming book of intersectional labor history. Follow her on Twitter @grimkim.
Government
Workers Are Drawing on Labor’s Past to Fight for Their Futures
Previous moments of crisis saw mass strikes, too.
History
Jane Fonda Wants You to Do Something
“You’ll have to kill me. You will never cow me into stopping.”
History
Dolores Huerta Wants You to Fight for Your Rights
“People who aren't organizing don't have a voice!”
Government
Most Americans Don't Have the Luxury of Preparing for Coronavirus
Working from home? Stockpiling groceries? Yeah, right.
Justice
UCSC Grad Students Are Putting Everything on the Line for a Living Wage
They risk losing their jobs — and some even risk getting deported.
Government
The Women's March Wasn't the Only Early Anti-Trump Demonstration
The J20 protest led the fight against the far-right in early 2017 — and deserves to be remembered.
History
Prohibition Was America’s First War on Drugs
It was a product of xenophobia, racism, and classism.
Government
The Fight to Secure Labor Rights for Exploited Prisoners
“It’s time for incarcerated workers to be treated like workers."
Government
Bernie Sanders Shares His Plan for a Working Class Revolution
The 2020 candidate sat down with Teen Vogue.
Justice
Ride-Share Drivers Are Fighting to Make the Gig Economy Fairer
We’ll take health care and the right to unionize, please!
Justice
The Human Cost of a Cheap Manicure
Fed up with poor working conditions, nail salon workers are organizing.
History
Labor Day Is a Government Scam
Even if the holiday wasn’t always intended to be a rip-off, it sure is now.
Music
Vic Mensa Is Painting an Uncomfortable Picture of America
“I had to address that miseducation and decide my own heroes and villains — and that was Assata as the hero and Columbus as the villain.”
History
Appalachia’s Long, Proud Tradition of Labor Militancy
Coal miners in the area known as “Bloody Harlan” are currently blocking trains in a mass protest.
Justice
Female Athletes Are Using Labor Tactics to Try to Get Equal Pay
"Direct action gets the goods."
History
How American Workers Won the Eight-Hour Workday
Next time you clock out of work before dinner, thank your local union member, anarchist, or socialist.
Culture
Meet the Rock Star Who Created A Guide for Protecting Marginalized People at Concerts
War on Women vocalist Shawna Potter shares why she wrote a book to address unsafe music spaces.
History
America's Workplaces Aren't Often Safe for LGBTQ Employees
“Workers’ rights and LGBTQ rights — we can’t have solidarity unless we address all issues."
Environment
Climate Disaster Is a Labor Issue. Here's Why.
Few labor leaders deny that some kind of action needs to be taken, but it’s time to pick up the pace.
Government
Trump's Attack on Home Care Workers Will Also Hurt the Sick and Elderly
Millions of Americans depend on home care workers, the majority of which are women of color, and many of whom are immigrants.
Politics
Hollywood's Labor Force Has Always Had to Fight for Workers' Rights
The Oscars were actually started as a union-busting plot.