Kim Kelly
Kim Kelly is a freelance journalist and organizer based in Philadelphia. Her work on labor, class, politics, and culture has appeared in the New Republic, the Washington Post, the Baffler, and Esquire, among other publications, and she is the author of FIGHT LIKE HELL, a forthcoming book of intersectional labor history. Follow her on Twitter @grimkim.
The Horrifying History Behind a Beloved Skin-Care Ingredient
Retin-A was developed through tests on incarcerated people.
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Trump 2.0 Is Bad News for Workers — Here’s Why
Trump and his cronies want to make it harder for people to unionize.
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How California Fast Food Workers Won a $20 Minimum Wage
Workers throughout the state have protested and gone on strike.
Union-Friendly Gifts for the Pro-Labor Person In Your Life
From educational books to rat plushies here are 10 union-friendly for a union-curious friend of coworker.
The UAW Strike May Have Finally Set Us Up for a General Strike
With UAW’s successful strike, the union’s president Shawn Fain has an idea for a larger labor movement.
Why Are So Many People Still Injured and Killed at Work?
Our lives are worth so much more than this.
Why Have We Seen So Many Industrial Disasters This Year?
Including the East Palestine, OH, train derailment and water contamination in Philly.
A New Kind of Union Wants to Take Hold in the South
The United Southern Service Workers wants to organize low-wage workers across industries.
What It’s Like to Confront Death At Work Every Day
For funeral directors, gravediggers, and crime-scene cleaners, death is life’s work.
This 1930s Law Still Allows Disabled People to Earn Less Than the Minimum Wage
"People with disabilities should be treated as equal to other people.”
What Happens When It’s Too Hot to Work?
Millions of people have to work outside during dangerous heat waves.
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Inside the History of Sex Worker Organizing in the U.S.
The first known sex workers’ rights protest dates back to 1917.
Why the Book Industry Sucks for Workers
Bookstore and publishing workers are uniting in their demands for better.
A Young Chicana Garment Worker Led ‘the Strike of the Century’
Rosa Flores became a literal poster girl for the movement.
What Does the Word ‘Radical’ Mean Anyway?
“It’s demanding the impossible and believing we just might get there.”
What Mother Jones Has to Do With a Miners' Strike in Alabama
The legacy of the “grandmother of all agitators” lives on.
This One Bill Could Transform the U.S. Labor Movement
Passing the PRO Act would change the lives of American workers.
Luke O’Neil Thinks We’re Living in Hell
The writer’s new book is about the events of the past year.
Biden Fired One of the Labor Movement’s Biggest Foes
This senior official has been called an “anti-union extremist.”