Angela Kaufman

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James Connolly Upstate NY Branch of the IWW Releases New Album

Drawing on the ideals of syndicalism, the James Connolly Upstate NY Branch of the IWW created an album to inspire Fellow Workers…

May 20, 2022

James Connolly Upstate NY Branch of the IWW Releases New Album

May 20, 2022

Still Weaponizing Mental Illness After All These Years

Most of my focus was on the conference call with my neighbors, a state agency, and nonprofit organization, as we went back and forth over…

Nov 12, 2021

Still Weaponizing Mental Illness After All These Years

Nov 12, 2021

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In Lieu of Flowers: End of Life Planning for Those of Us Likely to Lose the Class War

Though the title of this piece may strike some as funny, know that I write this with the utmost sincerity and seriousness. This is not…

Jul 13, 2021

In Lieu of Flowers: End of Life Planning for Those of Us Likely to Lose the Class War

Jul 13, 2021

My Community May Be Losing Our Homes- Help Me Protect Others From Ending Up Like Us

My name is Angela Kaufman. I live in a mobile home park. I moved into this affordable mobile home park community in Saratoga county in…

Jul 12, 2021

My Community May Be Losing Our Homes- Help Me Protect Others From Ending Up Like Us

Jul 12, 2021

Want to Reduce Pet Surrenders? Protect Affordable Housing

Scrolling through Facebook this morning, I saw a meme posted in a local pet advocacy group:

Jun 21, 2021

Want to Reduce Pet Surrenders? Protect Affordable Housing

Jun 21, 2021

A Tale of Two Occupations

When writing about the South Station Occupation and events that have transpired in Albany since April 14, 2021, I have up until now made a…

Apr 27, 2021

The Summer People is the Perfect Story for the Age of Amazon-style Worker Exploitation

Though it was about five years before the pandemic, Kelly Link’s highly acclaimed short story The Summer People bears an uncomfortable…

Apr 19, 2021

Celebrating a Socially Distanced Valentine's Day in 2021

Valentine’s Day has been heavily commercialized over the centuries, like every holiday that has been watered down in service of the white…

Feb 8, 2021

Celebrating a Socially Distanced Valentine's Day in 2021

Feb 8, 2021

What if My Writing Sucks?

“You don’t like Gordon Lightfoot?” I asked him.

Dec 24, 2020

Dec 24, 2020

I’m a Writer, Do I Also Have to be an Entrepreneur?

Maybe you just want to write out of a love of the craft. Maybe you take great joy in story-telling. Maybe you want to tell your unique…

Dec 24, 2020

I’m a Writer, Do I Also Have to be an Entrepreneur?

Dec 24, 2020