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Claire Valdez Wants to Bring the Labor Movement Into Congress
Government funding of union organizing? Yes.
20 hrs ago • Hamilton Nolan
Three Years of How Things Work
A brief annual update on this nice place.
Apr 27 • Hamilton Nolan
Notes on Access Journalism
Why are they so happy to see you?
Apr 22 • Hamilton Nolan
Grievance Poisoning in the First Degree
Is "I am so great" an actual philosophy?
Apr 19 • Hamilton Nolan
In California, It's Either Tax the Billionaires or Face a Health Care "Catastrophe"
An interview with the union leaders pushing a state wealth tax.
Apr 17 • Hamilton Nolan
Two Visions
Politics of love, or politics of fear?
Apr 14 • Hamilton Nolan
How To Put Money Directly Into Union Power
Union Now is here.
Apr 11 • Hamilton Nolan
Unions, or David Duke?
Two basic paths for American politics.
Apr 6 • Hamilton Nolan

March 2026

Go Ahead and Use AI. It Will Only Help Me Dominate You.
A message of support for my fellow writers
Mar 31 • Hamilton Nolan
Christian Nationalism Is Thriving, and "We Should Be Concerned"
An interview from the front lines of the fight for separation of church and state.
Mar 30 • Hamilton Nolan
You Work For the Bad Boss You Have, Not the Good Boss You Wish You Had
Leave the military.
Mar 27 • Hamilton Nolan
The Consequences of Bad Labor Law
Savage inequality and long TSA lines.
Mar 23 • Hamilton Nolan
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