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

Occupy Wall Street News Round-Up: New York Times Shifts Blame for Mass Arrests, Occupations Spread Worldwide

Posted on: Oct 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Boston Bank of America Sit-In Draws Thousands of Foreclosure Victims, Supporters

Posted on: Oct 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Mayor Bloomberg Says Occupy Wall Street Poses "Societal Concerns," We Should "Help the Banks"

Posted on: Oct 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Why We Need SlutWalk (NYC Protest Is SATURDAY): NYPD Suggests That Wearing Skirts Leads to Rape

Posted on: Sep 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Democrats: Clarence Thomas Should Be Investigated for Nondisclosure

Posted on: Sep 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

BofA to Charge for Debit Card Use -- Just One Reason to "Move Your Money" From Wall Street Banks

Posted on: Sep 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Glenn Greenwald on Killing of al-Awlaki: "The Due-Process-Free Assassination of U.S. Citizens Is Now Reality"

Posted on: Sep 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart on What American Democracy Looks Like: Cops Pepper-Spraying Peaceful Protesters

Posted on: Sep 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Here's the 6-Foot-Tall Rick Perry Chia Pet You Never Wanted

Posted on: Sep 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Cop Caught Macing "Occupy Wall Street" Protesters a Second Time, NYPD Launches Investigation

Posted on: Sep 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Carl Hiaasen on Maddow: Don't Drug Test Welfare Recipients in FL, Drug Test the Lawmakers Instead

Posted on: Sep 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart to Bill O'Reilly: Raising Taxes on the Rich Would Put Them Out of Business? "That's Crazy Talk, and You Know it"

Posted on: Sep 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Bay Area Faith Leaders to Divest Church Funds From Big Banks That Have Destroyed Their Communities

Posted on: Sep 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rachel Maddow Talks to Victim of Anti-Choice Bullying Who's Bravely Fighting Back

Posted on: Sep 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Bill Maher, Michael Moore Defend Tony Bennett for Saying That U.S. Foreign Policy Helped Cause 9/11

Posted on: Sep 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Following the Murder of Troy Davis, Keith Olbermann and Liliana Segura Discuss the Death Penalty

Posted on: Sep 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Lawyer in News Corp. Phone-Hacking Case Looking Into Class Action Lawsuit Against Rupert and James Murdoch

Posted on: Sep 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Pro-Business Types Respond to #OccupyWallStreet by Organizing "Anti-Hippie Protester Champagne Toast"

Posted on: Sep 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Change.org Acquires European Campaigns Platform, Creating World's Largest Social Activism Platform

Posted on: Sep 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Stephen Colbert Discusses the NASA Satellite That May or May Not Fall on You Sometime Today

Posted on: Sep 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

This Week, Another Racist Execution Is Set to Take Place in TX Under Rick Perry

Posted on: Sep 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Ron Paul Wasn't Joking About Letting Uninsured People Die -- His Uninsured Staffer Died of Pneumonia

Posted on: Sep 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart: CNN's Tea Party Republican Debate Was an "Amerigasm"

Posted on: Sep 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In Special Elections, Republicans Win House Seat Vacated by NY's Anthony Weiner, Plus Seat in NV

Posted on: Sep 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Report: Post-9/11 Counterterrorism Policies Pose Major Threat to American Freedom

Posted on: Sep 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Terror Threat Update: Suspects May Be U.S. Citizens, At Least One May Be Identified

Posted on: Sep 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Everything You Need to Know About Obama's Jobs Speech in 35 Seconds

Posted on: Sep 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Our Homophobic World: Christian School Pressures Student to Drop Out Because She's Gay

Posted on: Sep 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Colbert: "Mentioning Executions to Republicans Is Like Saying 'Pot' to the Audience of the Daily Show"

Posted on: Sep 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

WikiLeaks Publishes Full Archive of Unredacted Documents; Glenn Greenwald Weighs in on What it Means

Posted on: Sep 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Pedestrians, Motorists Snatch Up Free Bags of Weed From Crashed Truck

Posted on: Sep 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Oops? Report Finds 16,000 Guns "Lost" From Manufacturing Plants Since 2009

Posted on: Sep 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rachel Maddow on the Nation's "Terror Threat Obsession" Since 9/11

Posted on: Sep 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Nurses' Imaginative Tactics Breathe Life into Progressives: Make Wall Street Pay for the Crisis It Created

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Street theater, soup kitchens, and a giant talking Michele Bachmann were just part of the vibrant protests around the country calling for a new tax on Wall Street.

With Steve Jobs' Resignation, Apple Has "World's Most Powerful Gay Man" in Charge

Posted on: Aug 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

"Age of Greed" Author: The GOP's War on the Poor Could Very Well Backfire

Posted on: Aug 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Maddow on How Americans Dislike the Tea Party More Than Gay People, Muslims, Atheists, and Liberals

Posted on: Aug 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Today: Rally in NYC to Support DSK Accuser

Posted on: Aug 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

"West Memphis Three" Set Free After 18 Years in Prison -- Still, "This Was Not Justice"

Posted on: Aug 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Sarah Palin's Husband Admits on Video That His Wife Quit Being Governor So She Could Make More Money

Posted on: Aug 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

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