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.

Maddow on Why Citizens United Must Go: "If You Are Outspent 8-to-1, Then You Are Going to Lose"

Posted on: Jun 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch: Netroots Nation Livestream

Posted on: Jun 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Homeowners, Renters Launch "Home Defenders League" to Demand Action on Housing Crisis

Posted on: May 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Huge: Walmart, the Biggest Gun Seller in the U.S., Dumps ALEC Amid Anti-"Stand Your Ground" Law Activism

Posted on: May 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart Begs Donald Trump to Get Back in the Race, for the Sake of Comedy

Posted on: May 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The "POM" Pomegranate Scam: The Truth Behind the Company and Its Billionaire Owners

Posted on: May 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The FTC says POM Wonderful has engaged in deceptive advertising. Now the company is doubling down on its false claims.

DNC Finally Helps Scott Walker Opponent Raise Money for Recall Election

Posted on: May 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

OWS Librarians Sue Mayor Bloomberg, NYPD, and City of New York Over November 15 Middle-of-the-Night Raid

Posted on: May 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

LA Becomes Nation's Largest City to Ban Plastic Bags; Also Requiring Fee for Paper Bags

Posted on: May 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

You May Not Agree With Conservative Pundit S.E. Cupp, But Hustler Photoshopping an Explicit Image of Her Is Not OK

Posted on: May 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

NC Pastor Take Homophobia to the Extreme, Says Gay People Should Be "Detained in Camps" Until They Die

Posted on: May 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Anti-NATO Activists Charged With "Providing Material Support for Terrorism" in Apparent Retaliation for Calling Out Police Intimidation

Posted on: May 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

On Bill Maher Show, Dan Rather Slams Corporate Media: "To Put it Bluntly, Big Business Is in Bed With Big Government"

Posted on: May 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Bill Moyers Talks to Tom Morello, a "Troubadour for Justice"

Posted on: May 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

TED: Even More Elitist Than We Thought

Posted on: May 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

TED curator Chris Anderson seemed most concerned that "business managers and entrepreneurs would feel insulted" by some remarks about income inequality.

Pregnant Woman With Child in the Car Tased Three Times After Being Pulled Over for Speeding

Posted on: May 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Organizers of TED, Which Costs Thousands to Attend, Deem Talk on Income Inequality Too "Politically Controversial" to Share

Posted on: May 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Taibbi: Embarrassing Documents Surface Showing How Goldman, Other Mega-Banks Engaged in "Naked Short Selling"

Posted on: May 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Forget Flowers This Mother's Day: 11 Ways to REALLY Help Mothers

Posted on: May 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Recent battles against reproductive rights and unions, and the gender wage gap, make it clear that this country doesn't support mothers.

House Responds to Obama Marriage Equality Statement by Moving to Reinforce Homophobic DOMA

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obama Says He Made Decision to Support Marriage Equality Before Joe Biden's Remarks

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Day After Obama Marriage Equality Move, Story Emerges of Teenage Romney Tackling, Cutting Hair of Boy He Believed to Be Gay

Posted on: May 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Are Self-Defense Laws "Whites Only"?

Posted on: May 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"African Americans are caught," says Rev. William Barber. "On one hand, we fight against stand-your-ground laws, but once the laws are on the books they aren't applied to us."

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.