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.

Boycott McD's, Burger King for Participating in UK 'Workfare' Program Requiring Free Work to Get Gov't Assistance

Posted on: Feb 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some TSA Agents Allegedly Targeting 'Sexy' Passengers for Extra Screenings

Posted on: Feb 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Daily Show on PETA's Misguided, Racist Attempt to Free Orcas... By Claiming They're the Same as African Slaves

Posted on: Feb 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

6 Companies That Stand Up for Gay Rights (Now If They Only Had Good Labor Practices Too)

Posted on: Feb 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

These companies figured out that support for marriage equality is good for business. When will labor rights be good for business?

Ellen Degeneres Strikes Back at Anti-Gay Bigots Who Are Boycotting JC Penney Because She's Their New Spokesperson

Posted on: Feb 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Activists Gathering at Apple Stores Around the World Today to Protest Awful Treatment of Chinese Workers

Posted on: Feb 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Taibbi: 'Why Wall Street Should Stop Whining'

Posted on: Feb 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The 2 Most Dangerous Things Ron Paul Gets Wrong About "Honest" Rape (As in "Real" Rape?)

Posted on: Feb 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Bill Maher: "Atheism Is a Religion Like Abstinence Is a Sex Position"

Posted on: Feb 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch: Bill Moyers Discusses How Conservatives and Liberals See the World

Posted on: Feb 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

5 Important Lessons from the Komen/Planned Parenthood Fiasco (Don't Mess With Women's Health)

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The big win here is that an anti-choice power play failed in the court of public opinion.

Washington Poised to Become 7th U.S. State With Marriage Equality

Posted on: Feb 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"Move Your Money" Campaign Has Been a Huge Success: 5.6 Million Customers Ditched Their Corporate Banks

Posted on: Feb 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Komen Website Hacked, Planned Parenthood Rakes in Donations, and News Surfaces That Komen Official Resigned Over Decision

Posted on: Feb 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"Gasland" Director Josh Fox Fires Back at Republicans After His Unfair Arrest

Posted on: Feb 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The 5 Most Offensive Celebrity Endorsements

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Celebrities really should have turned down these endorsements, for our sake and theirs.

BofA Says it Will Work With Wronged Homeowners -- If They Delete Stuff They Said on Twitter, Then Shut Up Forever

Posted on: Jan 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Internet Users Up in Arms Over Google's Orwellian New Privacy Policy That it's Forcing on All of Us

Posted on: Jan 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

This Year's SOTU the First in Which Obama Said the Words "Rich" and "Poor"; Was Written at 8th-Grade Level

Posted on: Jan 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Newt Gingrich's Latest Campaign Promise? To Colonize the Moon for America (You Can't Make This Stuff Up)

Posted on: Jan 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Stephen Colbert to Host "Rock Me Like a Herman Cain" Rally in SC, With Cain Himself

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Irony Alert: On Day of SOPA Protests, Guy Who Authored the Bill Broke Piracy Laws on His Own Website

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The History of Gay Rights, in Seven Minutes

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart on SOPA: "It's Like Coming Up With a Plan to Prevent Teen Pregnancy That Includes Filling Penises With Cement"

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The 5 Most Outrageous Examples of Hidden Charges Companies Pass Off on Consumers -- And How to Fight Back

Posted on: Jan 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Americans pay hundreds of dollars each year in hidden fees. Here are the most egregious examples that every consumer should be aware of, plus ideas for fighting back.