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.

Stunning Photography Captures Essence of May Day in NYC

Posted on: May 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Bill Maher: "For the Sake of Black America, [Obama] Needs a Second Term"

Posted on: May 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch: Bill Moyers Discusses "Life on the Border" With Mexican-American Novelist Luis Alberto Urrea

Posted on: May 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Shooter in Grisly Murder-Suicide IDed as Neo-Nazi Tied to Recalled AZ State Sen. Russell Pearce

Posted on: May 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Hilarious May Day Moment: NYC's "Hipster Cop" Hates Your Hipster Music

Posted on: May 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart: Romney Won't Pursue Racist Policies Because He's a Mormon -- He'll Do So Because He's a Republican

Posted on: May 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Right-Wing ALEC in Damage Control, While Activists Launch Campaign to Expose 'ALEC Democrats'

Posted on: Apr 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

ALEC has made some concessions, but activists are keeping the pressure on, expanding their focus beyond corporations to target elected officials who align themselves with ALEC.

Under Pressure From Activists, ALEC Drops Task Force Behind Voter ID, "Stand Your Ground" Laws

Posted on: Apr 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Penguin Bites Newt Gingrich

Posted on: Apr 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

High-Ranking NYPD Officers Allegedly Told Detectives to Treat Black People Like "Animals," Used N-Word

Posted on: Apr 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart to Fox News: "War on Women" Isn't OK Terminology, But "War on Christmas" Is?

Posted on: Apr 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obama Secret Service Agents Pulled From Colombia Over "Involvement With Prostitutes"

Posted on: Apr 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Maher on Rosengate: "I Think What She Meant Was That Romney's Never Gotten Her A** Out of the House to Work"

Posted on: Apr 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch: Bill Moyers Talks With Angela Blackwell, "An Optimist for Our Time"

Posted on: Apr 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Activists Push for More Corporations to Dump ALEC

Posted on: Apr 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"Fox Mole," We Hardly Knew Ye! In One Day, Fox Finds Employee Hired by Gawker, Fires Him, Threatens Legal Action

Posted on: Apr 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Mothers, Don't Fall for Ann Romney's Stay at Home Mom Bait -- Her Husband Still Supports a War on Women

Posted on: Apr 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Meet ALEC's Equally Despicable Anti-Choice Cousin -- AUL

Posted on: Apr 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Think the anti-choicers in statehouses around the country are coming up with abortion bans all by themselves? Think again.

Corporations Flee Right-Wing ALEC: Yet Another Win for Progressives

Posted on: Apr 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Recently there have been several instances in which the public spoke out loud enough that a major organization or company had to back down, David and Goliath-style.

Connecticut Moves Toward Repealing the Death Penalty

Posted on: Apr 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Idiot Alert: RNC Chair Reince Priebus Says War on Women Is as Made Up as a "War on Caterpillars"

Posted on: Apr 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

What Decade Is This? Major Golf Tournament Held at "No Girls Allowed" Club

Posted on: Apr 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Colbert: Republicans' "Current Strategy of Capturing Latinos" Not Going to Be Helpful in Capturing Latino Vote

Posted on: Apr 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Beyond Robo-Signing: 3 Other Ways Bank of America Is Screwing Americans

Posted on: Mar 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

As outraged as Americans are about robo-signing (and they should be), the use of foreclosure mills doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of Bank of America's dastardly deeds.

Occupiers, Other Activists, and Union Members Chain Open NYC Subway Stations for "Fare Strike"

Posted on: Mar 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart Takes on "Pink Slime" Found in Most Beef: "It's Too Disgusting for McDonald's?!"

Posted on: Mar 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Police Surveillance Video Shows No Blood, Bruises on Trayvon Martin's Shooter, George Zimmerman

Posted on: Mar 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

7 Ways Citizens Are Using Humor and Creativity to Protest Injustice

Posted on: Mar 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

While not a new concept, creative activism does seem to be having a "moment" right now as activists look for ways to draw attention to the recent attacks on our rights.