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
Luke O’Neil Thinks We’re Living in Hell
The writer’s new book is about the events of the past year.
Government
Biden Fired One of the Labor Movement’s Biggest Foes
This senior official has been called an “anti-union extremist.”
Justice
Sarah Jaffe Explains Why ‘Work Won’t Love You Back’
Hard work and sacrifice don’t make you any less disposable to employers.
Government
What the Labor Movement Wants From Joe Biden
Biden has promised to be “the most pro-union president.”
Politics
My 2020 Survival Tactic Was Getting Obsessed With Tea
“A cup of tea is never just a cup of tea.”
Government
This Infamous Anti-Labor Company Is Still Targeting Workers
The Pinkertons have a long, sordid history.
Government
Meet one of the Kindest Couples in U.S. Politics
Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and Second Lady are trying to make this country a better place.
Government
Lyft, Uber, and DoorDash Are Spending Big Money to Strip Worker’s Rights
California’s Prop 22 is “another new way to reinforce old systems of oppression.”
Government
Trump Has Made U.S. Workers Sicker, Poorer and Less Powerful
The President is nothing but a rotten scab.
History
The Post Office’s Crucial Role in Working-Class History
USPS has long had a strongly unionized, diverse workforce.
Politics
Everything You Need to Know About Capitalism
What it is, how it works, and who is for and against it.
History
What Leftist Members of ‘Conservative’ Unions Want You to Know
Nothing in labor is ever so black and white.
Government
This Transformative Book Shed Light on the Dark Lives of U.S. Workers
“Life In the Iron Mills” provoked questions we’re still grappling with today.
Government
Americans Don’t Have to Work Themselves to Death
We’ve got to “kill the capitalists in our heads.”
Justice
There’s No Room for Police Unions in the Labor Movement
No other union employees are allowed to kill other human beings.
History
Happy Birthday, Comrade Emma Goldman
“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be in your revolution.”
Politics
Everything You Should Know About Anarchism
It’s a complicated philosophy that’s more than just a punk rock phrase.
Justice
Class Solidarity Is Our Only Hope for Survival
No one is coming to save us. What we have is one another.
Justice
People Are Risking Their Lives So We Can Keep Eating Meat
"They didn’t want to believe that I was sick.”
Politics
What You Need to Know About the MOVE Bombing
And how Philadelphia became "the city that bombed itself."
