E. Tammy Kim
E. Tammy Kim is a contributing writer at The New Yorker who covers labor and the workplace, arts and culture, and the Koreas. She is also a co-host of the podcast “Time to Say Goodbye,” a contributing editor at Lux, a 2022 Alicia Patterson fellow, and a fellow at Type Media Center. In 2016, she co-edited “Punk Ethnography,” a book about contemporary world music. Her first career was as a lawyer.
The Supreme Court’s Damper on the Right to Strike
In a near-unanimous opinion, the Justices made it easier for employers to sue labor unions for damages caused by a work stoppage.
The Debt-Ceiling Fight’s Collateral Damage
Last week, dozens of members of ADAPT, the disability-rights group, forced their way into Kevin McCarthy’s office to protest his proposed cuts to the social safety net.
When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library
A Montana county’s battle shows how faith in public learning and public space is fraying.
The Starbucks Union Fight Comes to Congress
A hearing on illegal union-busting pitted Howard Schultz, the coffee company’s former C.E.O., against Bernie Sanders.
The Self-Taught Artist Whose Work Tells the History of Modern Korea
Oh U-Am’s paintings depict working-class life in this century and last, yet seem to exist in the timeless space of allegory.
Surfing Through Korea’s War Games
Every fall, U.S. and South Korean forces conduct drills in waters shared by North Korea and China. This year, I saw the exercises up close.
As Pro-Union Sentiment Reaches a Fifty-Year High, U.S. Law Remains Pro-Management
A contract forced on railroad workers, and anti-labor conduct by Starbucks and Amazon, showed the difficulty of organizing in 2022.
In Itaewon, Another Betrayal of Young Koreans
Why have politicians and bureaucrats, of both major parties, failed so radically at the basic provision of public safety?
Inflation Is Obscuring Biden’s Pro-Labor Achievements
The most pro-union President since F.D.R. has struggled to explain his vision for American workers.
China and the Lore of American Manufacturing
In Ohio’s Senate race, both candidates are employing anti-Asian rhetoric and neglecting to hold corporations to account.
The Upstart Union Challenging Starbucks
Baristas nationwide are remarkably organized. Is the company’s C.E.O., Howard Schultz, using firings, store closures, and legal delays to thwart them?
The Abortion Surge Engulfing Clinics in Pennsylvania
Patients are travelling to the state from Ohio, Kentucky, and even Louisiana, but how long will that option last?
How BTS Became One of the Most Popular Bands in History
In an age of despair and division, a boy band from South Korea remixed the rules of pop and created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania.
Amazon’s Campaign to Derail a Second Staten Island Union Drive
Meetings with management, job improvements, and Krispy Kreme doughnuts persuaded many workers to vote no.
How to Unionize at Amazon
On Staten Island, it made all the difference that the union was independent and led by workers from the warehouse, not managed by a large, outside organization.
A Welcome Unfreedom
Quarantining with my mother in her homeland, I questioned the U.S. approach to the pandemic and public health.
Trump’s Final Cruelty: Executing Prisoners
Despite losing the election, the Administration plans to put Brandon Bernard and four other federal prisoners to death.
The Montana Voters Who Could Decide Control of the Senate
In a race that may end with a vanishingly thin margin of victory, the state’s Native Americans and union members are playing a central role.
The Perils of “People of Color”
Rejecting the term may be of little consequence, but rejecting the solidarity it implies can result in an inaccurate and unduly limiting world view.
The Messy Reality of Personalized Learning
Untangling the mixed record of the latest big-fix educational trend promoted by Silicon Valley.
The Supreme Court’s Damper on the Right to Strike
In a near-unanimous opinion, the Justices made it easier for employers to sue labor unions for damages caused by a work stoppage.
The Debt-Ceiling Fight’s Collateral Damage
Last week, dozens of members of ADAPT, the disability-rights group, forced their way into Kevin McCarthy’s office to protest his proposed cuts to the social safety net.
When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library
A Montana county’s battle shows how faith in public learning and public space is fraying.
The Starbucks Union Fight Comes to Congress
A hearing on illegal union-busting pitted Howard Schultz, the coffee company’s former C.E.O., against Bernie Sanders.
The Self-Taught Artist Whose Work Tells the History of Modern Korea
Oh U-Am’s paintings depict working-class life in this century and last, yet seem to exist in the timeless space of allegory.
Surfing Through Korea’s War Games
Every fall, U.S. and South Korean forces conduct drills in waters shared by North Korea and China. This year, I saw the exercises up close.
As Pro-Union Sentiment Reaches a Fifty-Year High, U.S. Law Remains Pro-Management
A contract forced on railroad workers, and anti-labor conduct by Starbucks and Amazon, showed the difficulty of organizing in 2022.
In Itaewon, Another Betrayal of Young Koreans
Why have politicians and bureaucrats, of both major parties, failed so radically at the basic provision of public safety?
Inflation Is Obscuring Biden’s Pro-Labor Achievements
The most pro-union President since F.D.R. has struggled to explain his vision for American workers.
China and the Lore of American Manufacturing
In Ohio’s Senate race, both candidates are employing anti-Asian rhetoric and neglecting to hold corporations to account.
The Upstart Union Challenging Starbucks
Baristas nationwide are remarkably organized. Is the company’s C.E.O., Howard Schultz, using firings, store closures, and legal delays to thwart them?
The Abortion Surge Engulfing Clinics in Pennsylvania
Patients are travelling to the state from Ohio, Kentucky, and even Louisiana, but how long will that option last?
How BTS Became One of the Most Popular Bands in History
In an age of despair and division, a boy band from South Korea remixed the rules of pop and created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania.
Amazon’s Campaign to Derail a Second Staten Island Union Drive
Meetings with management, job improvements, and Krispy Kreme doughnuts persuaded many workers to vote no.
How to Unionize at Amazon
On Staten Island, it made all the difference that the union was independent and led by workers from the warehouse, not managed by a large, outside organization.
A Welcome Unfreedom
Quarantining with my mother in her homeland, I questioned the U.S. approach to the pandemic and public health.
Trump’s Final Cruelty: Executing Prisoners
Despite losing the election, the Administration plans to put Brandon Bernard and four other federal prisoners to death.
The Montana Voters Who Could Decide Control of the Senate
In a race that may end with a vanishingly thin margin of victory, the state’s Native Americans and union members are playing a central role.
The Perils of “People of Color”
Rejecting the term may be of little consequence, but rejecting the solidarity it implies can result in an inaccurate and unduly limiting world view.
The Messy Reality of Personalized Learning
Untangling the mixed record of the latest big-fix educational trend promoted by Silicon Valley.