Leela Yellesetty

Leela Yellesetty is an activist in Seattle, a writer for Socialist Worker and a contributing author to 101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History.

Op-Ed

Reproductive Rights

How Will We Defend Choice After Kavanaugh?

Don't depend on a “blue wave” to defend reproductive rights.

By: Leela Yellesetty &; Elizabeth Schulte ,; SocialistWorker

October 20, 2018

Op-Ed

How Free Is “Free” Labor?

Leela Yellesetty explains why exploitation is the secret behind the inequality built into capitalism.

By: Leela Yellesetty ,; SocialistWorker

July 1, 2017

News Analysis

Prisons & Policing

Executed by the Seattle Police Department

The calls from activists for accountability for police murder continue to grow in Seattle after another fatal police shooting.

By: Leela Yellesetty &; Chris Mobley ,; SocialistWorker

March 3, 2016

Interview

Prisons & Policing

“A Wound That Will Never Heal”: Organizing After the Death of Daniel Covarrubias at the Hands of Police

Daniel's family has been marching and organizing tirelessly to win justice.

By: Leela Yellesetty ,; SocialistWorker

July 26, 2015

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House Again Moves to Pass “Nonprofit Killer” Bill Giving Trump “Unchecked Power”

COP29 Activists Demand $5 Trillion in Annual Climate Financing From Global North

Trump Picks Project 2025 Coauthor to Lead the FCC

Pentagon’s Budget Is Nearly $1 Trillion. It’s Now Failed 7 Audits in a Row.

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