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Hamilton Nolan is a labor writer for In These Times. He has spent the past decade writing about labor and politics for Gawker, Splinter, The Guardian, and elsewhere. More of his work is on Substack.
You can reach him at Hamilton@InTheseTimes.com.
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Labor
A Quiet Frenzy of Union Organizing Has Gripped the Nonprofit World
Hamilton Nolan
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Feature
Time for Progressives to Seize the Means of Production of House Relief Bills
Pelosi’s bill proves Democratic leadership won’t do what needs to be done.
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Year of Magical Thinking
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Long-Neglected Online Labor Organizing Space Is Getting More Crowded
Hamilton Nolan
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Feature
The Disconnect Between the Stock Market and the Real Economy Is Destroying Our Lives
Stocks are the wall that protects the rich from the consequences of this crisis
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Amazon Labor Activism Goes International as European and U.S. Workers Combine Forces
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Bernie Lost Because America Doesn’t Have a Strong Labor Movement
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Amazon’s Unlimited Unpaid Time Off Ends May 1, and Workers Say That Could Be Deadly
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
VA Workers Say Southern States Reopening Too Soon Puts Veterans’ Lives At Risk
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Amazon Will Not Change Without a Union
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Head of the Postal Workers Union Says the Postal Service Could Be Dead in Three Months
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Furloughed Disney Workers “Can’t Wait” For Help, But Florida’s Unemployment System Is Broken
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
McDonald’s Workers Charge Grotesque Sexual Harassment in New $500 Million Lawsuit
Hamilton Nolan
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Feature
A Scholar of Pandemics and Inequality Peers Into America’s Future
If the financial downturn proves to be intractable, "all bets are off," says scholar Walter Scheidel.
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Striking McDonald’s Workers Say Their Lives Are More Essential Than Fast Food
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Plan Is to Save Capital and Let the People Die
Hamilton Nolan
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Feature
If You Can’t Support Medicare For All by Now, Become a Republican
Is anyone brave enough to change their positions to fit reality?
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Here’s What a General Strike Would Take
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Fatalistic Grocery Workers Demand Hazard Pay, Saying “Infection Is Inevitable”
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Working or Unemployed, Construction Workers Are Screwed
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Back to Work? You First.
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Worried Call Center Workers Do Not Understand Why They Are Risking Their Lives for Customer Service
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Sara Nelson: Our Airline Relief Bill Is a Template for Rescuing Workers Instead of Bailing Out Execs
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Call Center Workers Fear For Their Health as They Work in “One Big Germ Pool”
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
You and Your Boss Have the Same Interests Right Now. That Is a Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity.
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Culinary Union Faces Its Biggest Test as Coronavirus Shuts Down Vegas
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Unions Across America Are Screaming For Paid Sick Leave and Healthcare
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
Never Forget: Anti-Union Attorneys Also Love Joe Biden
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Young Turks Union Fight Gets Nastier With Charges of Retaliatory Firing, Withholding Raises
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
New York City Council Staffers Close In On a Remarkable Union Built From Scratch
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
As Unions Read the Tea Leaves, Retail Workers Union Locals Rush to Endorse Biden
Hamilton Nolan
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Viewpoint
Elizabeth Warren, Please Drop Out for the Sake of a Better World
Warren has no path to the Democratic nomination, but by dropping out and endorsing Bernie Sanders she can still help make her egalitarian vision a reality.
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
New England UAW Workers Join Parade of Local Unions Endorsing Bernie Sanders
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Culinary Workers Run Vegas. The Politicians Are Just Visiting.
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Next Big Grocery Strike Is Knocking on Safeway and Giant’s Door
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
More Than 1,200 IBEW Members Call on Union Leadership to Retract Biden Endorsement
Hamilton Nolan
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Labor
The Longest Strike in America Needs a Political Savior
Hamilton Nolan