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This class is not at all what I thought it would be. A lot of the information given to us I would look up after lecture and it is just false. Kelley has radical left wing beliefs and to get a good grade in this class you just have to write about how capitalism in the root of all evil and government intervention is good and everyone is racist.

There are little facts used to back up any information in this class. There are things you are told to think and say and get punished if you disagree. The course completely disregards economic facts or quite frankly, anything that is taught in classes that actually uses evidence.

This class is the definition of a "radial left social justice-oriented course".

In terms of grading
Just go to class for clicker questions.
Midterm grade and final paper grade depend on TA. My TA was awful - gave everyone in the class a B- on the first paper (we asked around) and then increased everyones final paper grade by 10%.

There is a stupid final project at the end where each discussion provides one project - everyone gets the same grade. Quite frankly the definition of communism. Some people work hard for 2 weeks while other sit on their ass and get the same grade.

Don't bother doing reading and only do relevant readings when given paper topics.

I am the friend of the first reviewer who signed them in. I went to almost every lecture, and tried to listen to Kelley. I can confirm that this class is stupid. A lot of the history Kelley spent hours talking about, I could have Googled and learned more effectively. All arguments Kelley made in class seemed like an exercise in brainwashing young minds against the principles of capitalism.
I can also confirm that the changes in the syllabus were annoying and inconsiderate of the students' schedules. Students, who were responsible for finishing these papers at the whims of their professor.
In addition, the group project is also stupid. Assigned groups, first of all, never work. I personally had to deal with a whiny, crybaby group mate, who made my life much more difficult than it had to be.
The entire grade depends on your TA, so if you end up with a shitty TA, god only can save you.
I hated every minute in this class, because attendance is required. But guess what, my TA revealed to us in 9th week, that lecture attendance might not have any weight in the final grade. And so continues this professor's rule of lying to his students.

One of the best classes I've ever taken! The reading is a little dense but the workload isn't too bad. There are two papers (first one was 5-7 pages, second was 4-5) that are graded by your TA and then a group project graded by Dr. Kelley. The papers aren't too difficult and he wants you to only use readings from the class, so stay on top of your readings! I just split the readings with one of my friends and we took good notes and just shared them, and I did well on the papers.

Workload aside, Dr. Kelley is passionate, engaging, and a really interesting person. I'd highly recommend taking a class with him. The subject material of this class is also really interesting and provides a unique perspective on the roots of inequality.

Taking History 12B with Kelley was honestly life-changing; I dropped accounting and decided to minor in history after taking this class. If you're interested in understanding the current political climate, I definitely recommend this class. There is a lot of reading but like another reviewer said, you can get away with skimming/skipping it if you pay attention in lecture. Most of the grading depends on the TA so make sure to communicate with your TA and find a TA, who doesn't grade too harshly.

Grade Breakdown:

20% Attendance
25% Paper 1
25% Paper 2
30% Group Project

Attendance counts for 20% and it's pretty easy to secure - you can get friends to sign in for you (although I would recommend attending class). Kelley's lectures are funny and eye opening but they can get boring at times. He assigns a lot of reading material but you can get away without doing it if you pay attention in class. You'd have to pick out 2-3 readings to do before your essay submission though, as essays are based on lecture/readings only. Overall, the material he covers is very interesting and I'd recommend it to anyone committed to understanding the current socio, economic and political order. It's an easy GE if you put in a little effort, and the knowledge you gain is definitely rewarding.

This is a great class, if you chose to take it you will learn a whole lot. Prof Kelley is so passionate and dynamic that you will not find lecture a drag. The two papers are very straight forward. As for the group project, I would say it is easy if you have group of dedicated people. Overall one of the best classes I have taken at UCLA.

This class isn't that hard to do well in, but it's so vague. Here are the pros and cons:
Pros: Not very hard to get a good grade. Class talks about many issues relevant to today (Flint, MI, Puerto Rico not having power, financial crisis of 08), no tests (just two papers), points for coming to class, Professor Kelley is passionate about the material.
Cons: This is class is very unclear in prompts. It was difficult to ascertain what the professor and TAs actually expected. The first paper was difficult because it was so hard to figure out what they actually wanted you to do. The group project was hard to navigate. Our group was our entire discussion section. So you have to coordinate with 20 people and make a website and write a 10 page paper. It was very frustrating to deal with.
That being said, at the end of the day this class did have a lot of material relevant to modern issues and Kelley really cared about the material. Most people get a pretty good grade, but get ready to ask a lot of questions to figure out what they actually want.

I loved this class. I learned so much from it, especially the last five weeks of this course. Professor Kelley is a great lecturer and the class has no tests, just a group project and two papers. Some of the reviewers are a little salty that Kelley changed the syllabus so many times, but he did that to shut up all the students who complained about how much readings we had .. so he decreased the amount of reading we had to do - and hey - I'm not complaining about that. Try to get TA Christopher Null if possible. He is really informative and makes you participate in class for points, but he is an easy grader on the essays. On my first essay, I thought I would get a 85% and instead ended up with a 94%. Overall, this is an easy GE that is very eye opening.

The class was pretty easy, the readings were sometimes a lot but you don't really have to do all of them just do enough to have arguments for your papers as the papers have to be written entirely from the readings. I thought the lectures were interesting but not entirely helpful for the essays (the readings are all you need for that). We watch two movies in lecture and I found both very interesting. The final project was odd in that it was a group project with the entire section as a group but not too bad in the end.