Kim Kelly

Philadelphia

Writer and Journalist at Freelance

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Trump Just Escalated His War on Coal Miners. Their Unions Are Fighting Back.

1 week ago | inthesetimes.com | Kim Kelly

President Donald Trump unveiled a new barrage of executive orders last week aimed at revitalizing the nation’s “beautiful clean coal” industry. But in reality, it’s already clear that his empty words will do no such thing.
Protests and a Lawsuit Confront DOGE as It Targets Labor Department

2 months ago | inthesetimes.com | Kim Kelly

Kim Kelly February 5, 2025 This is a breaking story and will continue to be updated. Five unions are asking a federal court to block far-right billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the internal systems of the Department of Labor (DOL), after In These Times broke the news that the tech billionaire is planning a “kickoff meeting” with the agency today.
We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid

Jan 21, 2025 | lithub.com | Kim Kelly |Dean Spade |Ruth Gilmore

For all of humanity’s many, many flaws, one of our most redeeming characteristics as a species is an almost-universal desire to connect with one another. When terrible things happen and communities find themselves under threat, people invariably step up and offer to help. Beloved children’s television star Fred Rogers famously told us to “Look for the helpers” after a tragedy, because he knew we’d see them.
The World’s Northernmost Coal Mine Closing Is Good News… Right? | Atmos

Jan 14, 2025 | atmos.earth | Kim Kelly

As Norway shutters its last coal mine, locals who remain in Svalbard fear they’re being left helpless against an emboldened, encroaching Russia. Svein Jonny Albrigtsen has been a coal miner for as long as he can remember. He and his family moved to Longyearbyen when he was 9 years old, back when it was a thriving mining settlement.
Julie Su Is Still Optimistic About the Future of Labor

Jan 9, 2025 | inthesetimes.com | Kim Kelly

There have been 29 Secretaries of Labor since President Woodrow Wilson tapped Scottish coal miner William B. Wilson to lead the fledgling department in 1913, and while less than 25% have been women, it’s still more than any other post. The incoming Trump administration may add another if Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is confirmed.
Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon

Dec 3, 2024 | progressivehub.net | Kim Kelly

By Kim Kelly, In These TimesWith a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market.
Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon

Nov 25, 2024 | portside.org | Kim Kelly

Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon Published November 25, 2024 With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market.
Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon

Nov 23, 2024 | popularresistance.org | Kim Kelly

Above photo: Fresh fruit on display in a Whole Foods in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images. Workers in Philadelphia say they’re tired of being treated like robots. With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market.
How the Christian Right Is Hijacking America

Oct 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Kim Kelly

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." During his keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference this past summer, Missouri senator Josh Hawley delivered an unapologetic screed titled “The Christian Nationalism We Need.” It called on his listeners to defend and strengthen the “common religion” upon which the U.S. was allegedly founded, and to “revive” their devotion to its cause.
‘Being alive is kind of painful’: the bleak vision of noise rockers Chat Pile

Oct 11, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kim Kelly

A few weeks ago, a new billboard appeared in downtown Oklahoma City. Positioned atop a nondescript Mexican restaurant advertising “OKC’s Best White Queso and Margaritas,” the advert featured a fisheye photo of a group of scruffy-looking men standing in front of an enormous cross. White letters spell out a cryptic message about the impending release of Chat Pile’s new album, Cool World.