Stories by Lauren Kelley

Lauren Kelley is the activism and gender editor at AlterNet and a freelance journalist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Salon, Time Out New York, the L Magazine, and other publications. Follow her on Twitter. subscribe to Lauren Kelley's feed

Be Subversive: Move Bush's Memoir to the Crime Section at Your Local Bookstore

Posted on: Nov 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Courageous Myanmar Pro-Democracy Leader Is Freed From Prison

Posted on: Nov 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet

George W. Bush Allowed Texas Man to Be Put to Death Because of Someone Else's DNA

Posted on: Nov 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet

When You're Forced to Cheer for the Man Who Raped You

Posted on: Nov 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The story of a high school cheerleader from Texas who was forced to cheer for her rapist has become a horrifying Rorschach test for how our culture views rape and rape victims.

Senator Who Believes God Won't Allow Global Warming Seeking to Head Energy Committee

Posted on: Nov 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Media Watchdog Group Pays $86,000 to Have Lunch With Archnemesis Rupert Murdoch

Posted on: Nov 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Watch: The Epic Rachel Maddow Interview of Jon Stewart

Posted on: Nov 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Nov. 24 Declared "Opt-Out Day" for Intrusive Airport Body Scanners

Posted on: Nov 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Horrifying: Woman Forced by Police to Say Officer Didn't Rape Her

Posted on: Nov 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Michele Bachmann Drops Leadership Bid After GOP Balks at the Idea

Posted on: Nov 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Hilarious Bushism Reveals He Didn't Want to Vote for McCain, Would've Endorsed Obama

Posted on: Nov 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet

U.S. Government Thuggishly Harassing Supporters of WikiLeaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning

Posted on: Nov 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Shocker: Sarah Palin Still Doesn't Read Newspapers

Posted on: Nov 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Watch: The Obamas Dance Adorably, Awkwardly With Indian School Children

Posted on: Nov 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Anti-Abortion "Wanted" Poster Wingnut Faces Trial

Posted on: Nov 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Watch: Rand Paul Has No Idea How He'll Cut Government Spending

Posted on: Nov 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Victory for Keith Olbermann Fans: The Host Will Return on Tuesday

Posted on: Nov 8, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Video: LGBT Advocates Protest Ouster of Iowa Judges Who Legalized Gay Marriage

Posted on: Nov 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Cop Caught on Tape Beating, Tasing Man -- Gets Off

Posted on: Nov 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Sarah Palin Complains About Loss of Privacy While Being Filmed for Reality TV Show

Posted on: Nov 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Employers Can Now Spy on You on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Other Sites

Posted on: Nov 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

GOP Senators Blaming Tea Party for Failure to Capture Senate

Posted on: Nov 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The Four Candidates Who Died Before Election Day -- And Won

Posted on: Nov 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Watch Jon Stewart Congratulate Fox News on Re-Taking Control of the House

Posted on: Nov 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

With New-Found Subpoena Power, Issa Says He'll Investigate George W. Bush

Posted on: Nov 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity and O'Reilly Are at the Apex of Newsweek's Most Powerful/Highest Paid Pundits and Politicians List

Posted on: Nov 3, 2010, Source: AlterNet

What does it mean that right-wing blowhards have been deemed the most powerful people in the country?

FBI: Woman Received Death Threats After Being Name-Checked by Glenn Beck

Posted on: Nov 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Updated: ABC Drops Breitbart

Posted on: Nov 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

5 Scenarios That Could Help Democrats at the Polls Today

Posted on: Nov 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

It's a "Womancession" Out There

Posted on: Nov 1, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Race-Baiting Andrew Breitbart Bringing His Lies to ABC News This Election Night

Posted on: Nov 1, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Janitors With Ph.D.s: Why We're Spending Way Too Much on Higher Education

Posted on: Oct 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Some 17 Million Americans have college degrees but don't need them. Should we be encouraging even more people to pursue degrees when their economic futures are far from certain?

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