Kevin A. Young

Kevin Young teaches history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is the author of Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements That Won (PM Press, 2024).

Op-Ed

12 Ways We Can Exploit Fossil Fuel Industry Vulnerabilities — Even Under Trump

Polluters are vulnerable. This was true during Trump’s first term and will be true in his second.

December 29, 2024

Interview

Carbon policies need to start mandating emissions reductions at power plants situated near urban low-income communities.

June 2, 2021

News Analysis

Economic backlash against Georgia’s voter suppression law may help reverse the tide of similar laws across the country.

April 9, 2021

News Analysis

All workers should join the Black freedom struggle, not just as “allies” but as partners in rebellion.

By: Megan L. Jordan ,; Joshua Murray ,; Michael Schwartz ,; Kevin A. Young ,; Truthout

December 24, 2020

Op-Ed

Direct resistance to fossil fuels is the shortest and surest path to a renewable energy transition.

December 10, 2020

Op-Ed

Social movements are most powerful when they threaten profits, as the victories of the 1930s and 1960s demonstrate.

November 21, 2020