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#podcast #politics #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #Economy #Tariffs #CorporateCorruption #Corruption #Government #GovernmentCorruption #GenX #Progressives #MinimumWage #Democrats #unions #WorkingClass #HamiltonNolan #LaborRights #Trump #ElonMusk #Republicans #Democrats #MAGA #LeftOfLansing 00:00-17:45: Protests/Tariff Con/Whitmer WH Visit Pat opens the show discussing Trump's Tariff Con, and how it's costing the working class. And while Democratic Party leaders still appear unable to fight back against MAGA Republicanism's embrace of corporate authoritarianism, Indivisible groups are leading the way with "Hands-Off" protests across Michigan and the country last weekend. Pat also has words for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's disastrous White House visit. 17:46-40:01: Hamilton Nolan Interview Labor Writer Hamilton Nolan joins Pat to talk more about why Trump's Tariff Con isn't about helping the working class. Hamilton describes the reasons why multinational corporations moved jobs overseas: to break unions. Hamilton also shares thoughts on how it's up to us to stop Republicans from redistributing wealth and power from the working class to the corporate class. Please visit Hamilton Nolan's site called, "How Things Work," to read all of his writings, and pick-up a copy of his book, "The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and The Struggle For The Soul Of Labor." 40:02-45:39: Last Call-What Happened To Gen X? Pat wonders what happened to Generation X as it continues to trend more right-wing while other generations are not. 45:40-47:45--Ending Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can! leftoflansing@gmail.com Left of Lansing is now on YouTube as well! leftoflansing.com NOTES: "They Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop Them." By Hamilton Nolan in How Things Work "An International Minimum Wage." By Hamilton Nolan in How Things Work "Trump surprise led to cringeworthy moment for Whitmer, Michigan in Oval Office | Opinion." By Nancy Kaffer of The Detroit Free Press "Gretchen Whitmer goes to Washington with a call for bipartisanship to grow the economy." By Alexandra Marquez of CNBC "Hands-Off" Rally Video in Lansing, MI. Courtesy Julia Pulver
On what it was like covering Donald Trump's recent inauguration. On why fools continue to believe Trump cares about them. On whether American democracy can survive. On his early journalism days at Gawker.
Labor reporter Hamilton Nolan joins the latest episode of The New Abnormal to discuss Trump's cryptocurrency venture—and what it portends for the future of his presidency. Plus! A conversation with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, whose office filed a challenge to Trump's executive order that would get rid of birthright citizenship in the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Joshua Frank and Erik Wallenberg talk with Kim Kelly and Hamilton Nolan about what to expect in the next four years of Trump and how to build labor power in a world dominated by billionaires. Kim Kelly is a writer and labor activist based in Philadelphia. She is the author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. His new book is The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. More The post Kim Kelly and Hamilton Nolan: Labor in the Age of Trump appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
Danny and Derek speak with journalist Hamilton Nolan about the current LA fires, how we contend with climate change under capitalism, the prospect for labor organizing to help move things in a more sustainable direction, and more. More of Hamilton's work: Read Hamilton's piece "Lifeboat Capitalism". Also take a look at his book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. Follow him on Bluesky. To help support people in LA: Los Angeles Tenants Union A comprehensive list of mutual aid resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“I did not start out as a writer interested in organized labor,” Hamilton Nolan writes in The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor; “I started out as a writer interested in why America was so fucked up. Why did we have such gargantuan levels of inequality? Why were thousands of homeless people living in the streets of cities where billionaires frolicked in penthouses? Why was it that certain classes of people worked hard their entire lives and stayed poor, just as their parents had been, and just as their children seemed doomed to be? Even while labor unions had fallen almost completely out of the public mind, it turned out that they were central to all our most fundamental problems.” In this live episode of Working People, recorded at Red Emma's cooperative bookstore, cafe, and community events space in Baltimore on Dec. 6, 2024, Max speaks with Nolan about his new book, what the ongoing war on workers' rights and unions tells us about the “fucked up” society we're living in, and what lessons labor can teach us now about how to fight and win, even in the darkest of times. Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL–CIO, also makes a special guest appearance in the second half of the episode. Additional links/info below… Hamilton's website, Facebook page, and X page Hamilton Nolan, Hachette Books, The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor Red Emma's website, Facebook page, and Instagram David Dayen, In These Times, “Meet the militant flight attendant leader who threatened a strike—and helped stop Trump's shutdown” Permanent links below… Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music… Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song Studio Production: Max Alvarez Post-Production: Jules Taylor
“I did not start out as a writer interested in organized labor,” Hamilton Nolan writes in The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor; “I started out as a writer interested in why America was so fucked up. Why did we have such gargantuan levels of inequality? Why were thousands of homeless people living in the streets of cities where billionaires frolicked in penthouses? Why was it that certain classes of people worked hard their entire lives and stayed poor, just as their parents had been, and just as their children seemed doomed to be? Even while labor unions had fallen almost completely out of the public mind, it turned out that they were central to all our most fundamental problems.” In this live episode of Working People, recorded at Red Emma's cooperative bookstore, cafe, and community events space in Baltimore on Dec. 6, 2024, Max speaks with Nolan about his new book, what the ongoing war on workers' rights and unions tells us about the “fucked up” society we're living in, and what lessons labor can teach us now about how to fight and win, even in the darkest of times. Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL–CIO, also makes a special guest appearance in the second half of the episode.Additional links/info below…Hamilton's website, Facebook page, and X pageHamilton Nolan, Hachette Books, The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of LaborRed Emma's website, Facebook page, and InstagramDavid Dayen, In These Times, “Meet the militant flight attendant leader who threatened a strike—and helped stop Trump's shutdown”Permanent links below…Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter pageIn These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter pageThe Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter pageFeatured Music…Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme SongStudio Production: Max AlvarezPost-Production: Jules TaylorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Hamilton Nolan, labor writer at In These Times and author of the How Things Work newsletter on SubStack, to discuss his recent book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. First, Emma runs through updates on Harris' recent sit-down on Fox, Lina Khan's role at the FTC under Biden, polling, Israel's ongoing offensives and genocide in Gaza, US aid to Israel, Biden's EPA, Georgia's election shenanigans, Jimmy Carter's age 100 ballot, DeSantis' war on Florida's abortion ballot measure, and a landmark settlement over the LA Catholic Church's systemic sexual abuse, before diving a little deeper into assessments of Harris' antagonistic interview on Fox. Hamilton Nolan then joins, diving right into the tight-knit and interdependent relationship between social movements and the institutions that cement the progress these movements seek, unpacking the central role labor unions have played as a ground zero for channeling the energy of social unrest into concrete political progress. After expanding on the disintegration of the state of labor in the US over the last 70 years, with even Biden – perhaps the most pro-union president over that time – overseeing a one-point drop in union rates, and the factors that drove that drop (namely staunch anti-union, anti-organizing, and pro-corporation legislation), Nolan steps back to explore how the environment that this dearth of union power has created makes it exceedingly difficult to push back against it, creating a completely asymmetrical battle between workers and corporations, and why the recent renaissance of labor consciousness – bolstered by folks like Sarah Nelson, Shawn Fian, and Felix Allen – must be capitalized on not just through legislation, by but widening and organizing the millions of Americans that still exist outside of these institutions, something essential to maintaining the progress that these unions can cement. Hamilton and Emma also touch on the major role labor is playing in pushing back against the anti-democratic (and anti-labor) urges of US imperialism, wrapping up the interview by exploring the changing image of the American worker (and the American union member), and why that must be embraced. Emma also touches on Trump's egotistic and anti-social musings about the state of immigration under Biden-Harris. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton as they talk with El Connipción from San Antonio about Ethan Klein and the conflation of Zionism and Judaism, watch Ezra Klein respond truly horrendously to Ta-Nehisi Coates challenging his inherent biases, and discuss the hypocrisy of White Supremacist rhetoric with Todd from Raleigh. Elon and Tucker bond over being complete and utter charlatans, while Krystal Ball does her best to unpack exactly Saager Enjeti is an idiot, plus, your calls and IMs! 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We interview labor reporter Hamilton Nolan, author of The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor about the recent rise in union organizing, the trouble with the big unions, and the bizarre fact that Donald Trump enjoys strong support among union members.
If we're talking about negotiating for higher income without talking about labor organizing, we're outright ignoring one of the most powerful determinants of how people are paid. This week on the show, you'll hear from two people: an anonymous 20-year veteran of publicly traded, multinational corporate human relations who believes the “at-will employment” structure in the US is the core of our systemic insecurity, as well as renowned labor journalist Hamilton Nolan, who advocates tirelessly for union density as the best way forward. Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: https://moneywithkatie.com/unions. Money with Katie's mission is to be the intersection where the economic, cultural, and political meet the tactical, practical, personal finance education everyone needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Labor journalist Hamilton Nolan on the labor movement past, present and future and his new book “The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor.” Recorded live at the eighth annual Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium on August 31 in Wheeling, West Virginia. Music by the Pittsburgh Labor Choir. On this week's Labor History in Two: The year was 1970; that was the day 350,000 GM workers kicked off a 67-day strike. Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Today's show recorded by Patrick Dixon and produced by Chris Garlock; photo by Garlock. @hamiltonnolan @FoundationWals #LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory
Walter Reuther's name is forever linked to Detroit, Michigan, where he and his brother Victor built the United Automobile Workers -- the UAW -- into one of the largest and most progressive labor unions in American history. In Wheeling, West Virginia, where he was born on September 1, 1907, Reuther is a hometown boy who made good. Each year for the last eight years, the Wheeling Academy of Law and Science Foundation (WALS) has organized the Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium on Labor Day weekend. The annual event also celebrates the life and work of local stogie maker -- and union supporter -- Augustus Pollack. LHT producers Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon drove out to Wheeling last Friday to cover the symposium, which included presentations by “Shift Happens” author J. Albert Mann, labor journalist Hamilton Nolan, West Virginia Mine Wars Museum co-founder Lou Martin and the Pittsburgh Labor Choir. We'll be sharing audio from those presentations in upcoming shows. West Virginia historian Hal Gorby led a walking tour on Saturday to statues of both Reuther and Pollack in a park along the Ohio River in downtown Wheeling. The noontime walk was interrupted by an intense but thankfully brief mountain thunderstorm, so you'll hear the rain and thunder in the background as we took shelter and the intrepid Dr. Gorby continued his local history talk beneath his oversized umbrella. On this week's Labor History in Two: the year was 1921. On that day the “Battle of Blair Mountain” raged in Logan County, West Virginia. Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. @FoundationWals @hamiltonnolan @JAlbertMann @WarsWV @UAW_Archivist @ReutherLibrary #LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory
Arielle Klagsbrun of the All Eyes on Yass Campaign sheds light on the insufficiently known right-wing funder Jeff Yass. Then Sohrab Ahmari and Hamilton Nolan debate the existence, real or imagined, of pro-worker Republicans.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Behind the News, 8/8/24 - guests: Arielle Klagsbrun on right-wing moneybags Jeff Yass • Sohrab Ahmari and Hamilton Nolan on the "pro-worker" GOP - Doug Henwood
Arielle Klagsbrun of the All Eyes on Yass Campaign on the insufficiently known right-wing moneybags Jeff Yass • Sohrab Ahmari and Hamilton Nolan debate the existence, real or imagined, of pro-worker Republicans The post Who's Jeff Yass, and more on those allegedly pro-worker Republicans appeared first on KPFA.
Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits today at a moment of enormous opportunity. In the wake of the pandemic, a highly visible wave of strikes and new organizing campaigns have driven the popularity of unions to historic highs. The simmering battle inside of the labor movement over how to tap into its revolutionary potential--or allow it to be squandered--will determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. In chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers the actual places where labor and politics meld. He highlights how organized labor can and does wield power effectively: a union that dominates Las Vegas and is trying to scale nationally; a successful decades-long campaign to organize California's child care workers; the human face of a surprising strike of factory workers trying to preserve their pathway to the middle class. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the fiery and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader, to try to fix what is broken. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hachette Books, 2024) draws the line from forgotten workplaces in rural West Virginia to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor solidarity can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. A labor journalist for more than a decade, Nolan helped unionize his own industry. The Hammer is a urgent on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits today at a moment of enormous opportunity. In the wake of the pandemic, a highly visible wave of strikes and new organizing campaigns have driven the popularity of unions to historic highs. The simmering battle inside of the labor movement over how to tap into its revolutionary potential--or allow it to be squandered--will determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. In chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers the actual places where labor and politics meld. He highlights how organized labor can and does wield power effectively: a union that dominates Las Vegas and is trying to scale nationally; a successful decades-long campaign to organize California's child care workers; the human face of a surprising strike of factory workers trying to preserve their pathway to the middle class. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the fiery and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader, to try to fix what is broken. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hachette Books, 2024) draws the line from forgotten workplaces in rural West Virginia to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor solidarity can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. A labor journalist for more than a decade, Nolan helped unionize his own industry. The Hammer is a urgent on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science
Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits today at a moment of enormous opportunity. In the wake of the pandemic, a highly visible wave of strikes and new organizing campaigns have driven the popularity of unions to historic highs. The simmering battle inside of the labor movement over how to tap into its revolutionary potential--or allow it to be squandered--will determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. In chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers the actual places where labor and politics meld. He highlights how organized labor can and does wield power effectively: a union that dominates Las Vegas and is trying to scale nationally; a successful decades-long campaign to organize California's child care workers; the human face of a surprising strike of factory workers trying to preserve their pathway to the middle class. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the fiery and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader, to try to fix what is broken. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hachette Books, 2024) draws the line from forgotten workplaces in rural West Virginia to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor solidarity can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. A labor journalist for more than a decade, Nolan helped unionize his own industry. The Hammer is a urgent on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits today at a moment of enormous opportunity. In the wake of the pandemic, a highly visible wave of strikes and new organizing campaigns have driven the popularity of unions to historic highs. The simmering battle inside of the labor movement over how to tap into its revolutionary potential--or allow it to be squandered--will determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. In chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers the actual places where labor and politics meld. He highlights how organized labor can and does wield power effectively: a union that dominates Las Vegas and is trying to scale nationally; a successful decades-long campaign to organize California's child care workers; the human face of a surprising strike of factory workers trying to preserve their pathway to the middle class. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the fiery and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader, to try to fix what is broken. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hachette Books, 2024) draws the line from forgotten workplaces in rural West Virginia to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor solidarity can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. A labor journalist for more than a decade, Nolan helped unionize his own industry. The Hammer is a urgent on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics
Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits today at a moment of enormous opportunity. In the wake of the pandemic, a highly visible wave of strikes and new organizing campaigns have driven the popularity of unions to historic highs. The simmering battle inside of the labor movement over how to tap into its revolutionary potential--or allow it to be squandered--will determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. In chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers the actual places where labor and politics meld. He highlights how organized labor can and does wield power effectively: a union that dominates Las Vegas and is trying to scale nationally; a successful decades-long campaign to organize California's child care workers; the human face of a surprising strike of factory workers trying to preserve their pathway to the middle class. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the fiery and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader, to try to fix what is broken. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hachette Books, 2024) draws the line from forgotten workplaces in rural West Virginia to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor solidarity can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. A labor journalist for more than a decade, Nolan helped unionize his own industry. The Hammer is a urgent on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics
Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits today at a moment of enormous opportunity. In the wake of the pandemic, a highly visible wave of strikes and new organizing campaigns have driven the popularity of unions to historic highs. The simmering battle inside of the labor movement over how to tap into its revolutionary potential--or allow it to be squandered--will determine the economic and social course of American life for years to come. In chapters that span the country, Nolan shows readers the actual places where labor and politics meld. He highlights how organized labor can and does wield power effectively: a union that dominates Las Vegas and is trying to scale nationally; a successful decades-long campaign to organize California's child care workers; the human face of a surprising strike of factory workers trying to preserve their pathway to the middle class. Throughout, Nolan follows Sara Nelson, the fiery and charismatic head of the flight attendants' union, as she struggles with how (and whether) to assert herself as a national leader, to try to fix what is broken. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hachette Books, 2024) draws the line from forgotten workplaces in rural West Virginia to Washington's halls of power, and shows how labor solidarity can utterly transform American politics--if it can first transform itself. A labor journalist for more than a decade, Nolan helped unionize his own industry. The Hammer is a urgent on-the-ground excavation of the past, present, and future of the American labor movement. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In OVERTIME, we talk to Hamilton Nolan talks to us about the UFCW, UNITE HERE, and his book: The Hammer. The NEA staff is striking AND we take your calls: 844-899-TVLR✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond.Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air!Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon:TVLR.FMPatreon.com/thevalleylaborreportVisit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fmFollow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_ALFollow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist✦ CONTACT US ✦Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show!✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦Support them if you can.The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.orgDo you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org 256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.netThe NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comIBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.orgENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama's transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.orgThe Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services, and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.infoThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.orgAre you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that's bigger than yourself? Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.orgUnionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure. Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more.Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.orgMembers of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We talk to Marisa about the fight over libraries in Alabama. Otis from the Ironworkers talks about their apprenticeship program. The UMWA is slamming republicans for trying to kill a life saving rule at the Mine Safety and Health Administration. In OVERTIME, we talk to Hamilton Nolan talks to us about the UFCW, UNITE HERE, and his book: The Hammer. The NEA staff is striking AND we take your calls: 844-899-TVLR ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond.Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air!Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon:TVLR.FMPatreon.com/thevalleylaborreportVisit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fmFollow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_ALFollow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist✦ CONTACT US ✦Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show!✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦Support them if you can.The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.orgDo you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org 256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.netThe NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comIBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.orgENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama's transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.orgThe Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services, and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.infoThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.orgAre you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that's bigger than yourself? Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.orgUnionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure. Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more.Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.orgMembers of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In his new book, Florida native Hamilton Nolan argues the cure to economic inequality is union solidarity.
Anställda pratar om utrensningar av fackligt aktiva. Konflikt följer vägen till ett kollektivavtal och det som hände sen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Betaltjänstföretaget Klarna tillhör de som blomstrat i den svenska tech-branschen. Där möter krav på snabba teknikskiften krav på trygghet för de anställda. Techbolagen testar gränserna på arbetsmarknaden nu och det här är bara början, det tror både företagsledare och forskare. Medverkande: Fackligt engagerade på Klarna, Benjamin Dousa, vd för Företagarna, Charlotta Brynger som forskar kring hur affärskulturer skiljer sig mellan branscher och mellan länder, författaren och journalisten Hamilton Nolan. Programledare: Kajsa Boglindkajsa.boglind@sr.seReporter: Lotten Collinlotten.collin@sr.seProducent: Ulrika Bergqvistulrika.bergqvist@sr.se
Pour faire le point sur l'actu des médias en mai 2024, j'ai reçu à mon micro mon compère et désormais habitué, Cyrille Frank : fondateur de Médiaculture, directeur de la formation chez Cosavostra, et éditeur de la newsletter Mediarama. L'occasion de féliciter The Atlantic pour son million d'abonné•es et sa rentabilité atteinte. Cyrille nous partage les 4 conditions pour réussir à convertir ses lecteurs en abonnés. Mais on ne s'arrête pas là et notre conversation se poursuit sur la victoire des médias français contre X à propos des droits voisins, le nouvel outil “web eraser” d'Apple et l'IA. Au programme de la Pastille Actu du jour : # Les 4 conditions pour réussir à convertir ses lecteur•rices en abonné•es : produire des contenus qualitatifs ; “bien” écrits et “bien” présentés ; utiles et, finalement, exclusifs # The Atlantic a atteint la rentabilité financière grâce à son million d'abonné•es payant•es. Un succès que Nicholas Thompson (PDG) explique par : une focus pour convertir les lecteurs en abonnés, un journalisme de haute qualité une diversification des sources de revenus. # Le 23 mai 2024, la justice a donné raison au groupe Le Figaro dans un litige concernant les droits voisins contre le réseau social X (anciennement Twitter). Ce jugement fait suite à l'assignation en référé par plusieurs médias qui reprochaient à X de refuser de négocier une rémunération pour l'utilisation de leurs contenus. # Le nouvel outil d'Apple « web eraser » prévu dans la prochaine version d'iOS 18, qui bloque les publicités dans Safari, menace la viabilité financière du journalisme. # NewsCorp signe un deal de 250 millions de dollars sur 5 ans avec OpenAI, critiqué par le journaliste Hamilton Nolan. # Paris Match sera cédé à LVMH. # C8 perd de l'argent malgré de bons chiffres d'audience en raison, notamment, d'un choix éditorial tourné vers l'actualité et d'un vieillissement de son audience. # De nouveaux médias, comme L'Express, Ouest-France ou encore Le Media, ont présenté leur candidature à l'ARCOM pour la réattribution des fréquences de la TNT, d'ici la fin de l'année 2024. Pour aller plus loin : # La newsletter de Mediarama # Pour participer à notre 200ème épisode, ça se passe ici. # Rejoignez la communauté WhatsApp juste ici. # Abonnez-vous à la chaîne YouTube ici. Pour découvrir tout ça, c'est par ici si vous préférez Apple Podcast, par là si vous préférez Deezer ou encore là si vous préférez Spotify. Et n'oubliez pas de laisser 5 étoiles et un commentaire sympa sur Apple Podcast si l'épisode vous a plu. Mediarama est un podcast du label Orso Media produit par CosaVostra. Retrouvez Mediarama sur : Apple Podcasts | Spotify |Deezer
The labor movement is in a state of flux. Support for unions is the highest it's been in decades, including the explict support of the Biden administration, yet actual union membership has plummeted to a historical low. With only 10% of the workforce unionized, is the labor movement missing its best chance to organize more workers? This week Adam sits with Hamilton Nolan, labor journalist and author of The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor, to reconcile the popular support of unions with the grim reality of declining membership. They discuss what led to the current moment we find ourselves in, and the best strategies for workers to find solidarity no matter their trade. Find Hamilton's book at at factuallypod.com/booksSUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/adamconoverSEE ADAM ON TOUR: https://www.adamconover.net/tourdates/SUBSCRIBE to and RATE Factually! on:» Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/factually-with-adam-conover/id1463460577» Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw4ffMc2NWydBlDyJAbout Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at https://www.headgum.com.» SUBSCRIBE to Headgum: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub_confirmation=1» FOLLOW us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/headgum» FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/headgum/» FOLLOW us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum» Advertise on Factually! via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ralph welcomes labor journalist Hamilton Nolan to discuss his latest book, "The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor". They'll get into why some of the biggest names in organized labor have gotten so bad at organizing labor, and they'll highlight the labor organizers who are effectively wielding power. Then, Ralph is joined by child advocate and original Nader's Raider Robert Fellmeth to discuss the dangers of online anonymity. Plus, a creative call to action from Ralph!Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. His new book is The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor.A quality of the labor movement that I think makes the labor movement special and distinct from other movements and other political parties is that the labor movement acts to give people power. The labor movement does not necessarily tell people what to do. The labor movement instills people with power. Hamilton NolanMore and more non-unionized workers know that a lot of what they get positively in the workplace is due to the few workers who are unionized. And the companies—wanting to avoid being unionized—up the wages, improve the working conditions, maybe fulfill more of the pension reserve requirements. So the second–order effects of unionism—which has been so long misunderstood, largely due to propaganda— has been sinking in the minds of more and more non-union workers, and the approval of unions and the number of American workers who want to join unions has resurged. Ralph NaderYou know, it turns out that a half century of rising inequality does in fact piss people off at a certain point. And causes tens of millions of American workers to say that they want something better—that they want what the labor movement has to offer.Hamilton NolanFor many, many years, organized labor has had a very unhealthy relationship with electoral politics. You're in a two-party system and the [Republican] Party wants to destroy unions and crush them off the face of the earth. And the Democratic Party's attitude has basically been—we're the only game in town and so give us money, and we won't try to kill you, but we won't really do too much to help you either. Hamilton NolanAnother thing unions can do with their money is— instead of sending it to Joe Biden's campaign—use it to organize workers. The choice is not just between Democrats and Republicans. We can take those resources and use it to organize workers, which will increase our political power in its own right.Hamilton NolanRobert Fellmeth is the Price Professor of Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego and the Executive Director of the Center for Public Interest Law. He is also Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Institute, which authored The Fleecing of Foster Children: How We Confiscate Their Assets and Undermine Their Financial Security.The First Amendment is not just the right of the speaker to belch whatever…the audience has some rights there. The audience has a right to hear, to listen, to understand, and to know something about the speaker, because the idea behind speech is not simply making noise. It's to advance understanding, to advance knowledge. And therefore there should be a requirement that speakers identify who they are. And that allows the audience who are listening to decide whether they want to listen. Robert Fellmeth Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Labor journalist Hamilton Nolan joins Bad Faith to discuss the left's shifting attitude toward immigration with respect to the concerns about the impact of immigrant workers on domestic wages. Does defending domestic workers have to come at the expense of immigrants? And does the shift on this issue reflect a larger rightward shift among online left commentators? The conversation broadens to include a debate on whether labor is disempowered by endorsing Biden, the efficacy of the Squad/DSA's electoral strategy, and whether labor organizing can be successful in the absence of true American labor party. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)
In conversation with Kim Kelly A labor journalist who regularly contributes to In These Times magazine and The Guardian, Hamilton Nolan has written about inequality, politics, and class war for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Gawker, and Splinter, among other publications. He also regularly contributes articles about boxing to Defector. A member of the Writers Guild of America, East, Hamilton led the 2015 effort to unionize Gawker Media, where he was the longest-serving writer in the organization's history. In The Hammer, he offers a comprehensive overview of the contemporary American labor movement and highlights specific actions and organizations where politics and workers combine to affect change. Kim Kelly has worked as a labor columnist for Teen Vogue since 2018, and her writing on labor, class, and politics has appeared in The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Esquire, among other places. Also a video correspondent for More Perfect Union, The Real News Network, and Means TV, she formerly served as the heavy metal editor at VICE's ''Noisey'' imprint. She was an original member of the VICE union, is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World's Freelance Journalists Union, and is a member and elected councilperson for the Writers Guild of America, East. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep our podcasts free for everyone. THANK YOU! The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees. (recorded 3/18/2024)
This episode is brought to you with the help of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. When scheduled guests canceld interviews, I turned to them for content help for this episode. They brought us interviews with two titans of Labor writing. Follow the network at the link above and learn more about the voices of Labor around the world today. Special thanks to Chris Garlock! First we hear from Les Leopold a co-founder of The Labor Institute.org. A non-profit organization that designs research & educational programs on ocupational safety & health, the enviornment & economics for Unions. Among a host of other great stuff, check out the link above for more. In his latest book Wall Street's War On Workers: How Mass Layoffs & Greed Are Destrying The Working Class & What To Do About It. Les gives us the top five reasons Labor is under attack and the research they have done proves it. Chris Garlock spoke with Les, that is the interview you hear. The music in that piece is from the legendary Anne Feeney she wrote the song in 1969 War On Workers - She can be found at Anne Feeney.com On Twitter find Les Leopold @Les_Leopold Les Leopold has writings regularly available to read between books. He can be found on Substack by following this link Les Leopold Substack Order his latest book from a Union represented staff bookstore, Powell's Books in Oregon. Follow this link to find his latest writing Wall Street's War on Workers He is the author of five books on Working Americans. Powell's Books employees are represented by ILWU Local 5. Next we hear from Labor writer and Author Hamilton Nolan. His most recent book is The Hammer: Power, Inequality & The Struggle For The Soul of Labor - we here him check in last week with the Labor Radio Podcast Network & Chris Garlock interviews him for the team. We also hear from other Network members and their questions for Hamilton. You can find Hamilton Nolan's writings on Substack, by following this link Hamilton Nolan Substack @howthingswork. On Twitter he is @hamiltonnolan He can be found writing for The Guardian and In These Times respectively. You can also order his latest book from the team at Powell's Books, Follow the link here - The Hammer Power, Inequality & The Struggle For The Soul of Labor Special Thanks to the Communications Workers of America CWA-Unions.org for their support of My Labor Radio. Find out more about organizing in your workplace by visiting the link we have here, CWA-Unions.org/Organize Union Workplace. A Special Thank You to UAW Local 2209 in NE Indiana for their support of this programming also. They help over 4,000 UAW members with representation and support of an amalgemated membership full of diverse people working in varied industries in NE Indiana. You can find us on Twitter @mgevaart On TikTok we are @MyLaborRadio On Instagram we are @My_Labor_Radio On Facebook we are @MyLaborRadio On the web we are MyLaborRadio.org Thanks for listening.
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Hamilton Nolan – Labor journalist Hamilton Nolan joins Tavis to discuss his new book, The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Battle for the Soul of Labor.
In episode 387, journalist Hamilton Nolan joins the show to talk about his new book, The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and The Struggle for the Soul of Labor. Hamilton Nolan is a labor journalist who writes regularly for In These Times magazine and The Guardian. He has written about labor, politics, and class war for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, Splinter, and other publications. He was the longest-serving writer in Gawker's history, and was a leader in unionizing Gawker Media in 2015. Hamilton is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, East. He lives in Brooklyn. You can view clips from this episode on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@bradleyhartmannandco This episode is brought to you by The Simple Sales Pipeline® which will organize and value any construction sales rep's roster of customers and prospects in under 30 minutes. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd sincerely appreciate it if you left a review on Apple Podcasts. The feedback helps improve the show and helps with our visibility as well. The more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it to make it even better. Since we're asking for things . . . we'd also love it if you recommended this show to your friends and colleagues. Your network looks to people like you to learn where to invest their time and attention.
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In this episode, journalist Hamilton Nolan shares about his upcoming book The Hammer, a deep dive into the current tattered state of unions in the US and the prospects for their future. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe
December 6, 2023Labor writer Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) stops by the program to discuss recent union success stories and talk about how the labor movement might just be our best available tool in the fight against injustice and inequality in America.Check out his Substack page at: https://www.hamiltonnolan.com Don't miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TVFind us on:· DirecTV (Channel 348)· Dish (Channel 9415)· Sling· Roku· Apple TV· Amazon Fire TV· Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did you miss last night's show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com.Want Merch? Check out our store HERE.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week I'm joined by labor and politics journalist Hamilton Nolan.Hamilton joins me to discuss the American social contract. We dig into what the hell a CEO does, to how workers' livelihoods have been affected by the gig economy, outsourcing, and now, AI.The 15 Minutes In Hell Theme is written and performed by Eve6.If you've enjoyed this podcast, subscribe free to Ed's newsletter Where's Your Ed At, or join us at the Where's Your Ed At Discord. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wheresyoured.at
This week we take a closer look at the writers and actors strikes and what the impact will be for film-making and cinemas. We also pick our must-see movies from the Venice Film Festival. Donate here to emergency financial assistance writers, performers and people in support roles affected by the strikeDonate here to SAG-AFTRA's emergency fundReferencesSAG proposalsWGA proposalsDeadline Strike Talk - podcast by Hollywood strikers about the strikes'The 2023 Hollywood strikes for dummies' by Jason P Frank for Vulture 'The unions of Hollywood are trying to save it from itself' by Emma Roth for theverge.com'The Hollywood strike can and must win – for all of us, not just writers and actors' by Hamilton Nolan for The Guardian'Inside The Shifting Theatrical Release Dates: How Studios Changed Up The Movie Calendar As WGA Strike Clocks 100 Days' by Anthony D'Alessandro and Justin Kroll for Deadline'‘Barbenheimer' Fever… and Then What? How Major Film Delays Amid the Strikes Could Damage the Movie Business' by Rebecca Rubin for VarietyAI writing a scriptOur Picks from Venice Aggro Dr1ft trailer Scene from One From The HeartMichel Gondry's music video for The Chemical Brothers' Let Forever BeMichel Gondry's music video for Bjork's BacheloretteMichel Gondry's Cibo Matto's Sugar WaterPoor Things trailerPriscilla trailerOrigin trailerFilm PharmacyBardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) dir. by Alejandro González IñárrituThe Saragossa Manuscript (1965) dir. by Wojciech Has-----------If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review!Produced and edited by Lily AustinMusic and sound by James BrailsfordLogo design by Abby-Jo SheldonFollow usEmail us
Julio and guest co-host Fernanda Santos discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis' alarming amendments to the Florida school curriculum regarding slavery. They also discuss the newest indictment against former President Donald Trump. In our roundtable, Lauren Kaori Gurley, labor reporter for the Washington post, and Dani Fernandez, writer and actor on strike, join Julio to talk about the Hollywood strikes and the labor movement in the United States. ITT Staff Picks: “If you're wondering how Trump has survived as a candidate for office, you can look squarely at the conservative elites in politics and media,” writes Adam Serwer in this piece about Trump's indictment, for The Atlantic. “The history we teach to students in the present is as much about the country we hope to be as it is a record of the country we once were. A curriculum that distorts the truth of past injustice is meant, ultimately, for a country that excludes in the present,” writes Jamelle Bouie in this opinion piece for The New York Times. Hamilton Nolan writes about how the writers and actors participating in the Hollywood strikes are fighting a battle that all Americans will benefit from, in this article for The Guardian. Photo credit: AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey
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On the Working People podcast -- a podcast by, for, and about the working class today, produced in partnership with In These Times magazine -- three UPS drivers talk about 150 degree heat conditions and what their demands are. From the TWU Air Division Podcast -- updates and current news about what's happening in the Transport Workers Union Airline Division -- Brian and Gary Peterson discuss the Jetblue-Spirit acquisition. On Empathy Media Labs' Labor Solidarity Podcast: Organizing the newsroom with labor journalist Hamilton Nolan. Empathy Media Labs is a publishing house, an artist studio, and an event space, focusing on labor, political economy, art and culture. And on The Solidarity Podcast -- the official podcast of Teamsters Local 769 in Miami, Florida -- Bez shares news about contract ratifications, a steward training seminar, a UPS day of action, and the Local 769 Scholarship Fund. On the CTU Speaks podcast, from the Chicago Teachers Union: Andrea and Jim talk to two rank and filers, Lori Torres and Tammie Vinson, about the recent AFT National Convention. And on 3rd & Fairfax, the podcast from the Writers Guild of America West: Amy Schumer discusses her writing process and how she got her new show, Life & Beth, on the air. This is your Network, and we're building it like a union organizing campaign, one show and one listener at a time; please help us build sonic solidarity by sharing this show; just click on the share button below. Thanks so much! Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingPod @transportworker @empathymedialab @TLU769 @CtuSpeaks @WGAWest Edited by Patrick Dixon and Mel Smith, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
“Thousands of journalists across the country have been through their own union drives in the past five years or so. And it changes people…I mean, it obviously educates people and opens their eyes to how important labor is. And also you have people who are going through their own union busting campaigns. They're going through having to negotiate contracts with their own boss. And so it really has elevated the profile of unions in the news.” Hamilton Nolan American Labor Journalist Hamilton Nolan is an American journalist who writes on labor and politics in The Guardian (@Guardian), In These Times (@InTheseTimesMag), and the Columbia Journalism Review (@CJR). He previously wrote for Gawker and was part of the organizing efforts to win unionization. He is also writing his first book titled, Year of the Hammer that will be published in early 2024 by Hachette Books (hachettebooks.com). We discuss: How Hamilton got interested in organized labor; Organizing the newsroom at Gawker before Peter Thiel sued it into bankruptcy; The 2022 AFL-CIO Convention in Philadelphia where he wrote an article titled: The AFL-CIO's Official New Goal: Continued Decline; His recent article in the Guardian titled: “If Democrats want votes, they should rain fury on union-busting corporations; and What Hamilton sees as the strategy for organizing labor today. You can follow his work on Twitter at https://twitter.com/hamiltonnolan. Union Solidarity Forever. ------------------------------------------- About the Labor Solidarity Podcast The Labor Solidarity Podcast highlights the work of labor leaders while discussing historic struggles and the importance of organizing with the goal of building international labor solidarity. The Labor Podcast is hosted by Elise Bryant and Evan Papp. Learn more at: https://www.empathymedialab.com/laborsolidarity The Labor Solidarity Podcast is an EML Publishing production and we are a proud member of The Labor Radio Podcast Network. Learn more: https://wlo.link/@empathymedialab #LaborRadioPod #1U #UnionStrong
On the Work Stoppage podcast: Hyundai is violating child labor laws with migrant children in an Alabama metal stamping plant. The latest southern labor news from The Valley Labor Report. On the Belabored podcast, why performers at the Medieval Times in Lindhurst, New Jersey have voted to unionize. Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, in Australia recently to talk with unions, workers and the newly elected Labor government, sat down with the On The Job podcast in Melbourne. Labor journalist Hamilton Nolan talks to the Labor Radio Podcast Network about why “labor media is a vital part of a thriving labor movement.” This is your Network, and we're building it like a union organizing campaign, one show and one listener at a time; please help us build sonic solidarity by sharing this show; just click on the share button below. Thanks so much! Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkStoppagePod @LaborReporters @DissentMag @SaintFrankly @sallyrugg Edited by Mel Smith; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the state of America in the wake of Republican culture wars and recent school shootings. She also talked about her recent visit to Poland to provide educational opportunities for Ukrainian refugees. Hamilton Nolan, a Labor Reporter for In These Times, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and talked about why the AFL-CIO's goal to recruit 1 million new union members over the next decade lacks ambition and would actually lead to a decline in union density.
January 6th hearings are doing an exceptional job making it abundantly clear that Trump and those close to him were consciously planning a coup. And yet, the hearings also seem to have a side project of rehabilitating the Republican Party. Maybe Nancy Pelosi will get her wish of an even stronger GOP after all. Key takeaways Day 2 and Day 3 AFL-CIO sets a goal of organizing a million new workers over the next 10 years. However, as Hamilton Nolan explains in In These Times, that's a nice soundbite but it sets the stage for further decline in union density. The Labor Notes Conference gets underway in Chicago today.The Labor Notes Conference is the biggest gathering out there of grassroots union activists, worker center leaders, and all-around troublemakers. The recent stock market nose-dive has wiped out more than $3 trillion in retirement savings this year. One more example of the consequences of leaving retirement up to a glorified casino. The House always wins. And remember that big bipartisan deal on new federal gun reform? Yeah, well, the big GOP “partner” on the talks, John Cornyn from Texas just walked away from negotiation and put any potential deal in question. Their self-imposed deadline was yesterday, before Senators went on vacation. But, vacation comes first. The Wolf Administration is still trying to get $2000 checks out to Pennsylvanian, but state Republicans don't want you to have them. State Senator Steve Santisiero becomes the new chair of the Bucks County Democrats. Can his leadership help right the ship? Doug Mastriano introduced a bill in the State Senate Government Committee that would make it law that "the liberty of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, care & welfare" of their child is "a fundamental right." PA legislature punts bills on gun reform. Gov. Wolf calling the move “shameful.” Democrats are trying to use a procedural motion to get a vote. PASSHE Chancellor Greenstein announced a new funding scheme for remaining universities, but no one really seems to understand what the consequences will be. Par for the course, I guess. Space X employees draft letter criticizing Elon Musk. Musk goes ahead and fires at least five of them. NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover spots trash on the Red Planet, reminding us all that wherever we go, we trash it up. Launch of first D&D campaign - Lost Mine of Phandelver! You can support this show by becoming a patron for as little as $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/rcpress. Don't Let Paul Martino & Friends Buy Our Schools and push extremist politics in our community. Raging Chicken has teamed up with LevelField to launch a truly community rooted PAC to invest in organizing, support local and state-wide progressive candidates, and unmask the toxic organizations injecting our communities with right-wing extremism. We're putting small-dollar donations to work to beat back the power of Big Money. You can get more information and drop your donation at https://ragingchicken.levelfield.net/. Join our Discord to continue the conversation all week long: https://discord.gg/BnjRNz3u
Today on the program Scott Paul, President of Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to talk Biden's manufacturing and inflation policies, Hamilton Nolan, Labor Reporter at In These Times Magazine talks active NLRB and workers organizing, and Ian Millhiser, Senior Correspondent at Vox explains just how bad the SCOTUS really is and how much worse it can get.By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show.Tune in every weeknight from 9-11pm EST as we break down the news of the day and what that news means for working families across the country.Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Did you miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work? Download the podcast at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com.The Rick Smith Show also streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch, and you can also find us on Free Speech TV.Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Rick talks with Hamilton Nolan, Labor Reporter In these Times Magazine about organizing at Startbucks and Amazon and what a workers friendly NLRB has meant and Ian Millhiser, Senior Correspondent, Vox and Author of The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court is Reshaping America about how bad SCOTUS is and how much worse it could get.By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show.Tune in every weeknight from 9-11pm EST as we break down the news of the day and what that news means for working families across the country.Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Did you miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work? Download the podcast at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com.The Rick Smith Show also streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch, and you can also find us on Free Speech TV.Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In These Times Labor Reporter Hamilton Nolan joins Rick to talk about the organizing campaigns at Starbucks and Amazon and what a worker friendly NLRB has meant for workers fighting for better wages, hours, and conditions. By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show.Tune in every weeknight from 9-11pm EST as we break down the news of the day and what that news means for working families across the country.Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Did you miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work? Download the podcast at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com.The Rick Smith Show also streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch, and you can also find us on Free Speech TV.Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
As we head into the third year of the pandemic, US workers are organizing and unionizing like it's the early days of the Industrial Revolution. But can they reverse decades of labor erosion in America? On the show to answer that question is labor reporter Hamilton Nolan, who joins Adam to talk about how the pandemic has changed the labor movement and what the future might hold.
In the darkest days of the Trump Whitehouse, the New York Times sold itself to the world as the last bastion of progressive ideals.Within the pages of "The Old Grey Lady" , the NYT kept rigorous watch on the excesses and madness of the Trump administration and its impact on society, as well as opining about the importance of protecting workers, jobs and ending inequality.So it might come as a shock to learn that The New York Times is running an aggressive anti-union campaign against its own workers.Hamilton Nolan is a journalist who has ben writing about how The New York Times, like many so called progressive institutions talk a good game, but all too regularly act very differently.Hamilton is our guest on this week's edition of "On the Job." Read more from Hamilton Nolan: The New York Times is a reminder: good liberals often oppose unions ______________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - otjpodcast@protonmail.com *On the Job is made by Australian Unions. More about On The Job podcast Need help with working conditions? Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466 About the hosts Sally Rugg - @sallyrugg Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFranklySupport the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, we finally have to address the big ape with laser eyes smoking weed in the room and is worth over £5 million for some reason. Yes, we are talking about NFTs, the crypto economy, and what's driving this accelerated faith that bored apes and lazy lions are apparently going to rescue capitalism from itself. We're joined by Ryan Broderick (@Broderick) from The Content Mines and the Garbage Day Newsletter, to talk about why Mike Shinoda, the rapper from Linkin Park, seems to think they're the future. Then we talk about a recent-ish essay from Hamilton Nolan about what happens if or when the crypto economy fails. Nolan believes that the most likely outcome is probably reactionary fascism, but is this hyperbole? Or, could something worse actually happen instead? It's like a fun game to figure out what the dumbest way we could all die could be. ---- ---- You can read Hamilton Nolan's Essay here: https://inthesetimes.com/article/the-ticking-bomb-of-crypto-fascism -------- Subscribe to Ryan's Newsletter at : www.garbageday.email ----more----Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_OnEarth).
A call to rebuild union power. Hamilton Nolan on why the recent strive wave demands stronger unions. Hamilton Nolan Labor reporter Hamilton Nolan says the recent wave of workers on strike is politically inspiring. But if it is to turn into real change, we must rediscover the power of unions. Jim Hightower The Plasticization of Planet Earth What do your toothbrush and your running shoes have in common? Plastic. We now live on Planet Plastic, billions of tons of waste from everyday products made of these chemical contaminants are strewn literally everywhere – on the highest mountaintops, into the deepest seabeds, in dense tropical jungles, and all across barren deserts. Brian Beutler America Under Attack. From Inside. This latest attack on America is a nonviolent coup. It's taking place across the country. It's led by Donald Trump himself. It's being carried out by his loyal followers. How can Democrats fight back? A discussion with Brian Beutler, Editor-in-chief of Crooked Media, a company formed by Obama alumni and home of the great podcast, Pod Save America. If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.
✦ LINKS ✦Labor board calls for revote at Amazon warehouse in Alabama in major victory for union: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/29/amazon-warehouse-union-revote/International Union of Painters and Allied Trades: https://twitter.com/GoIUPATRemembering Emmitt Jimmar: First Black Colbert County commissioner: https://www.waff.com/2021/11/20/remembering-emmitt-jimmar-first-black-colbert-county-commissioner/#:~:text=Jimmar%20died%20after%20a%20battle,for%20the%20last%2025%20years.Which Side Are You Democrats On?: https://inthesetimes.com/article/democrats-biden-pro-act-marty-walsh-labor-amazon-unionRead Jonah's newsletter: https://whogetsthebird.substack.com/✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama. The show covers local, state, and national news with an emphasis on the former two. Jacob and Adam hope to educate the audience about the power they can have with their fellow workers through cooperation, organizing, and solidarity. Help them agitate and educate Alabama workers: patreon.com/TheValleyLaborReportFollow the show on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLaborReportFollow the show on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob and David on Twitter: @JacobM_AL @RadiclUnionist✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! Support them if you can. ✦ Do you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the Ironworkers Local 477. Call Jeb Miles at 256-383-3334 or via email at: local477@bellsouth.net.Support for this program is also provided by the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers - learn more at ifpte.org★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Journalist Hamilton Nolan joins us to discuss a number of new articles he has written recently about the recent strike wave and what is has done and is doing for American working people. Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube, and you can catch up on what you miss twice a week on Free Speech TV: Wednesday night @ 9pm EST Saturday night @ 6pm EST Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV or Roku or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish. Radio listeners – You can find us in most major markets, including New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, Los Angeles on KPFK 90.7 FM, Chicago on WCPT AM 820, and many others. Check your local listings. Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode of The New Abnormal, host Molly Jong-Fast asks Mary Trump what she thinks about Biden's low approval ratings and what her uncle is brewing. She tells Molly that “there's still hope” of Biden being re-elected, in spite of what the polls, or Republicans, say. But she has changed her mind regarding her uncle Donald's chances of running for president again. Plus, David Pell, author of the NextDraft newsletter and the book Please Scream Inside Your Heart, shares a chilling prediction his dad, a Holocaust survivor, told him about Trump. Plus! Hamilton Nolan, labor reporter for In These Times, explains why the Democratic party's fate is with the future of organized labor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Skip to 24:00 to bypass the opening ramble. Video version: https://youtu.be/TesMZ6KNtYI As a former employee of TYT who was part of the union-organizing effort, I was dismayed when the company answered the union with aggressive union-busting tactics, first by rejecting card check, then using nearly every tactic in the union-busting playbook; but especially when they spread a deliberate lie that their workers were part of a conspiracy by Cenk Uygur's political opponent, Christy Smith, to harm his upcoming election for US House of Representatives in CA-25. Our efforts began several months before Cenk launched his campaign and would have happened had our boss become a politician or not. IATSE endorsing Smith was 100% irrelevant to our right to organize collectively to demand respect and address long-simmering workplace issues, which is the actual truth the company was desperate to avoid. The conspiracy was further signal-boosted by Ana Kasparian, who tweeted it was "done in bad faith" and was "extremely suspicious." I watched in horror as the workers whose labor and talent the well-paid high-status careers of Cenk and Ana is built upon were thrown under the bus in order to protect the politician boss's political aspirations. It was heart-breaking, not just for its viciousness or its hypocrisy but for its effectiveness. Confusion, suspicion and malice spread among the TYT audience and satellite entities (Around The Nation, Humanist Report, Progressive Voice), all of whom were misled into questioning the motives of the workers at TYT, simply for the act of standing up as a group to exercise their right to form a labor union. The trust and good faith of the audience was used against the workers and the only people in charge of the narrative so far has been those who conducted the union-busting campaign. This podcast aims to change that. This is a worker's perspective. It also raises the issue of the two management-side law firms TYT hired, as detailed in publicly-available filings with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) — Mitchel ,Silberberg & Knupp; and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, which are explicitly pro-management anti-union operations. The Young Turks' paying audience believes they are supporting the 'Home of Progressives,' which raises the question: Do they deserve to know if the money they send to TYT to fight for progressive values has been spent on these anti-worker law firms? If so, how much? The Young Turks was not honest when it spread the conspiracy attacking its own workers and it owes its audience a truthful accounting of what happened. It owes its workers much much more. Shame! *ding ding* Shame! Intro Ramble - Dogs At Work: 00:00 TYT's Union Busting Intro: 23:42 Congrats TYT Union: 28:59 Who Is This Guy? 36:20 Bumpy Start or Aggressive Union Busting: 42:56 Workers Attacked w/ Wild Conspiracy: 1:02:06 Ana Helps Cenk Mislead The Audience: 1:33:03 The Workers' Perspective: 2:01:29 Cenk's Election Results: 2:12:55 TYT Hires Management-Side Law Firms: 2:23:19 A Plea For Honesty & Wrap-Up: 2:39:08 Recorded 10.18.2021 READ, WATCH, LISTEN & LEARN ~ARTICLES~ Feb 24, 2020 - HuffPost - The Young Turks' Progressive Founder Urged His Staff Not To Unionize by Dave Jamieson https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-young-turks-progressive-founder-urged-his-staff-not-to-unionize_n_5e540686c5b6ad3de3823a32?yqt Mar 5 2020 - In These Times - The Young Turks Union Fight Gets Nastier With… by Hamilton Nolan https://inthesetimes.com/article/the-young-turks-union-cenk-uygur-labor-organizing Mar 5, 2020 - The New Republic - The Myth of the Progressive Boss by Kim Kelly (I'm quoted in this one) https://newrepublic.com/article/156757/myth-progressive-boss Apr 4, 2020 - Politico - Inside the union campaign that roiled left-wing network The Young Turks by Alex Thompson https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/10/union-campaign-that-roiled-the-young-turks-178996 ~VIDEOS~ The Young Turks - HUGE NEWS! IATSE Union and TYT Reach Deal https://youtu.be/g-i8bjUXCgk Progressive Voice - TYT's Cenk Uygur Recognizes TYT Union After "Union Busting" Controversy https://youtu.be/DGgSwYRtCh0 ~TWEETS (partial list)~ @TheYoungTurks Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks/status/1230939303762522112 @CenkUygur insinuating his workers are conspiring with his political opponent: https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1230954505014931456 Cenk's emails from @AlexThomp: https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1248640947098959882 @AnaKasparian tweet expressing suspicion about TYT Union: https://twitter.com/anakasparian/status/1230959639975489541 FOLLOW! SUPPORT! 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Hamilton Nolan joins the show to elaborate on his article "Get Rid of No Strike Clauses and Stop Begging" written for In These Times. Nolan argues that the right to strike is the only thing that gives working people power. He identifies the weaknesses of organized labor within a paradigm of collective bargaining where surrendering the right to strike is the norm, and argues that in order to turn the tide of union power in the US it is necessary for rank and file union members to commit to reclaiming the strike and eliminating no strike clauses from their contracts. Read the article at https://inthesetimes.com/article/no-strike-clause-labor-peace-union-contracts Please support Laborwave Radio by subscribing to our patreon at patreon.com/laborwave We have gifts depending on the tier you join, and exclusive access to our archives and Discord server. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, it helps our content reach new listeners. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laborwave-radio/id1536697871
In 2012, Tao Lin's literature website, Muumuu House published a short story called “Adrien Brody.” Written by the pseudonymous Marie Calloway, it recounted a tryst between a 21-year-old woman and a much older writer (with a girlfriend) in the Brooklyn leftist/literary scene. As people began to speculate about the real identity behind the titular character, a fiery debate started: Was this art, or was this an over-glorified Tumblr entry? Even critics who sided with Calloway, who enjoyed her writing, didn't evaluate the story for what it was: a piece of short fiction.If you Google “Marie Calloway + Adrien Brody,” it's easier to find critiques of the piece than the story itself. To this day, it seems as though Marie's writing is fated to be overshadowed by the conversation around it.On today's episode we finally give “Adrien Brody” the credit it's long deserved. Not as a political statement, not as a feminist act, not as an attempt at micro-fame, but as a work of confessional art that poignantly captured what it meant to sexually awaken in the early 2010s.(We love you, Marie.)Stories and articles referenced:Adrien Brody by Marie Calloway The New Bad Kids of Fiction by Stephen MarcheMicrofamed by Hamilton Nolan The Oversharers Win by Hamilton NolanThe Personal-Essay Boom is Over by Jia TolentinoInefficient Intimacy by Rob HorningMarie Calloway on Her New Novel and Being Called Jailbait by Lisa CarverTheme: Precocious Young Miss Calloway by Momus
The phrase “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” is buzz-word-ier than ever, but what does it really take to empower workers and reduce racialized harm in the places where we spend so many of our waking hours? And when is it OK to simply stop trying? In this second episode of a three-part series, guest host Alex Sujong Laughlin (Senior Producer at Transmitter Media) invites Gautam Srikishan (Producer at the On Being Project) and Snigdha Sur (Founder and CEO of The Juggernaut) to discuss their own experiences with creating more inclusive and equitable workplaces — whether that involves organizing your fellow workers into a union or breaking away from big media companies entirely to start your own workplace. Along the way, Snigdha, Gautam, and Alex also open up about how difficult it is to take on this responsibility... especially when it’s hard to see the results of your efforts. Credits: Produced by James Boo and Julia Shu Edited by Julia Shu and James Boo Sound mix by Julia Shu and Timothy Lou Ly Self Evident theme music by Dorian Love Our Executive Producer is Ken Ikeda More From Today’s Guests Gautam Srikishan — @gsrikishan (Twitter), @floatingfast (Instagram) Snigdha Sur — @snigdhasur (Twitter), @_thejuggernaut (Instagram) Subscribe to The Juggernaut Check out this collection of “Labor Stories” recorded using the StoryCorps app Alex Sujong Laughlin — @alexlaughs (Twitter) Recommended Reading “How bosses are (literally) like dictators” by Elizabeth Anderson for Vox “Buzzfeed Layoffs and the False Promise of ‘Unions Aren’t For Us,’” Fast Company “StoryCorps, of all Places, Is Running an Anti-Union Campaign” by Hamilton Nolan for SPLINTER “The Aggressive Anti-Union Campaign at StoryCorps” By Stephanie Russel-Kraft for The Nation “Glass Walls” by James T. Green “The business case for diversity in the workplace is now overwhelming” by Vijay Eswaran for the World Economic Forum
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The media did better work covering Trump than in 2016, but did that reporting have any impact on the real world? On this week's Kicker, Kyle Pope, editor and publisher of CJR, sits down with CJR's public editors—Ariana Pekary for CNN, Maria Bustillos for MSNBC, Gabriel Snyder for the New York Times, and Hamilton Nolan for the Washington Post—to discuss what it would take to rebuild the influence of good journalism.
We talk to Hamilton Nolan, labor reporter for In These Times, about reporting on the Trump re-election campaign during a pandemic and seeing up close the rotting core of America. Additional links/info below... Hamilton's author page and Twitter page Hamilton Nolan, In These Times, "Risking Your Life For a Trump Rally Means There's Nothing Left to Lose" Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Edith Frost, "Temporary Loan"
We're back with another installment of our ongoing series Working-Class Politics, where we talk to working-class folks and advocates who are running for office. We sit down with two members of California's Labor Slate, Eduardo Torres (running for Ambrose Recreation and Parks Board) and Gaelan Ash (communications director for Labor Slate). Additional links/info below... Labor Slate's website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Eduardo's candidate page Hamilton Nolan, In These Times, "In California, a “Labor Slate” Aims to Redefine the Relationship Between Unions and Politics" Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"
Hello and welcome to Episode 10 (!!!) of Diversity Hire. Haters said we wouldn’t make it...but here we are with a conversation with Giri Nathan, a co-founder of Defector Media, an exciting new worker-owned publication from the people who brought you Deadspin.We talked about Defector’s business model and what he and his colleagues learned about running a successful sports blog during their time at Deadspin. We also ask Giri how the company plans on creating a diverse workplace. Come for the media industry shop talk, stay for the discussions on the beauty of tennis writing, sports conspiracy theories, and Giri and Arjun’s new Tamilian Idol, Kamala Aunty.Kevin and Arjun also talked about the “death” of the New York downtown scene and why Gen X is the worst generation. Thank you for listening, enjoy the episode, and send us questions, reactions, or any mail at diversityhirepod@gmail.com!Disclaimer about NBA boycotts (0:00)Arjun and Kevin blabber about the intrinsicality of basketball, Gen-X apolitical apathy, and the lack of accountability amongst the downtown literati (2:00)Giri Nathan leads us through his career timeline (12:18)What did Giri do between Deadspin and Defector? (17:54)How can a horizontally-composed organization litigate internal beefs? (20:27)How will Defector, which currently has a majority white male staff, commit to diversity? (22:05)Plans for growth and revenue models. You know, business talk. Nerd shit. (24:16)Is Defector a sports website? (re: “The Former Deadspin People Explain How to Launch a Worker-Owned Media Co-op That Might Succeed,” Hamilton Nolan, In These Times, 2020) (28:04)The pros and cons of blogging as a form, its democratizing power vs. its use as a tool under the late-capitalist ad revenue model (re: “Some Personal News From Samantha Irby,” The New York Times, 2020) (29:43)Arjun talks about being bullied on his music blog in 2006 (33:15)How is Defector going to make blogging good again? (34:32)Arjun announces the Thunder’s game 4 win (37:00)Giri’s singular venture into tennis blogging (37:09)Writing about sports without having to write about sports (re: “The Stefanos Tsitsipas Channel Is Always On,” Deadspin, 2019; “The World’s No. 1 Player Wants to Sell You Nootropic Garbage,” Racquet, 2020) (43:35)Geopolitics and sports (re: “When N.B.A. Players Go to Israel,” The New Yorker, 2015) (45:50)Kamala Harris and Tamil representation in pop culture (53:26)GIRI’S BIG CONSPIRACY THEORY (55:45)Basketball talk (59:50)Arjun’s Joel Embiid story (1:02:41)Arjun’s Feelings Don’t Care About Facts Corner, including diaspora and identity (1:06:52)Fuck Joel Stein (1:13:45)Corny South Asians in American culture (1:15:45)The Diversity Tribunal (1:20:17)(There is a possibility that all these timestamps are all fucked up. Sorry. -Arjun) Get on the email list at diversityhire.substack.com
Hamilton Nolan is a labor reporting fellow at In These Times. He has spent the past decade writing about labor, politics and a bit of boxing for Gawker, Splinter, The Guardian and elsewhere.
In this episode, all three hosts are joined by Hamilton Nolan to discuss all things labor and sport. Hamilton Nolan is a labor reporter for In These Times and the Columbia Journalism Review's public editor for the Washington Post. Previously, he worked on staff at Gawker, Deadspin, and Splinter. His work also frequently appears in The Guardian. The conversation begins with a discussion of sport as labor and within the labor movement, and what that means in the context of the pandemic. From there, the discussion shifts to Hamilton's work on boxing to discuss the working conditions in the brutal sport and his personal investments as a writer and participant. We then shift to college sport for a close look at where college sport fits in the labor movement, why it is exploitative, and what can be done. Finally, and you don't want to miss this, the last quarter of the show focuses on some real talk about what happened at Deadspin and what to make of the zombie version of the site, and those who work for it, today. You can find Hamilton's plea for the unionization of college athletes here. You can find his current work at In These Times here. You can find him on Twitter @hamiltonnolan. __________________________________________________________________________ As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. @Derekcrim @JohannaMellis @Nkalamb @EndofSportPod www.TheEndofSport.com **For a transcription of this episode please click here. Huge thanks to @Punkadmic for making this happen!**
We had Splinter News senior writer Hamilton Nolan on to talk about the inspiring effort to unionize Miami and Florida’s adjunct college professors. Also, we were a little late to the Kyle Kashuv thing, but presented that dumbass story in context with a little goblin we found named 22-year-old National Review columnist and Harvard ghoul Liam Warner, who sounds like ... Read More The post The Adjunct Labor Revolution – Episode 69 (Nice) feat. Hamilton Nolan appeared first on Bird Road.
Folks, it finally happened: we royally fucked up the sound. Which is a shame, because we had a great conversation with Splinter News' Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) about union organizing in the media and beyond. Is millennial entitlement good for labor? Why do workers need their own institutions? Can we change organized labor from within, or do we need a new paradigm? All this, plus Jamie's failed union organizing drive, Hamilton's successful one, and Jamie and Hamilton squash an ancient beef! Sorry again about the sound. Thankfully, Andy is coming back from Mexico to act as a check on our dumbness. Check out Hamilton's writing at Splinter: https://kinja.com/hamilton_nolan Become at patron at http://www.patreon.com/theantifada for bonus content, Discord access and more
I sat down with Hamilton Nolan, writer for Splinter News.
Darrell Castle shares his thoughts on the reaction of violent rage and madness exhibited by many Democrats who are unable to accept the results of the 2016 election and why there is still reason for cautious optimism. Transcription / Notes A REASON FOR CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. Today is Friday, June 29, 2018, and on this Report I will be talking about how losing the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump has literally driven many Democrats, especially Democrat politicians, into a rage bordering on madness. They seem so unable to accept the fact that 63 million people rejected their ideas and voted for change, thus depriving them of the power to force others to fund their ideas that rage and madness have resulted. Despite all the bad news, all the rage and madness from the left, as we shall see, there are reasons for at least cautious optimism. Democrats are apparently so deluded as to why their candidate, Hillary Clinton, lost to Donald Trump that they think their brand of violent rage, which includes of public shaming of any official working for the Trump administration, will somehow convince voters to give them back the majority of House and Senate seats come November 2018. Their hatred of Donald Trump has never been more obviously directed at all the rest of us who reject their vision of what America should be. All semblances of decorum and class, if any ever existed among them, have been lost. They openly encourage the assembling of mobs to shame and inconvenience anyone connected to the Trump administration who dares to venture out in public. They are apparently so deluded that they think that will encourage the American people to give them back their political majority. Maxine Waters, Congress woman from California, tells us, “you ain't seen nothing yet” and “this is just the beginning”. She is making threats that one should assume she intends to back up. There have, in fact, been threats of domestic terrorism as part of that, “this is only the beginning” quote. I quote from an article by Hamilton Nolan in Splinter entitled, “This is Just the Beginning”. In the article he asked questions of sane people, i.e., those more conservative than him, “Do you think that being asked to leave a restaurant, or having your meal interrupted, or being called by the public is bad? My fascism-enabling friends, this is only the beginning.” Later he tells us exactly what he meant: “The U.S. had thousands of domestic bombings per year in the early 1970's. This is what happens when citizens decide en masse that their political system is corrupt, racist, and unresponsive. The people out of power have only just begun to flex their dissatisfaction. The day will come, sooner than you all think, when Trump administration officials will look back fondly on a time when all they had to worry about was getting hollered at in a Mexican restaurant.” So he is telling us, no, warning us, that domestic terrorism is coming to U.S. cities because he and his left wing friends did not get their way. He actually seems to crave violent conflict with longing and fondness. This man is not just some crackpot, although he does seem to be nuts. He has written for the New York Times and in leftist circles appears to be quite popular. He is careful not to openly call for violence but he does say that it is time to start fighting. “The people that are responsible for this are not going to get out of this with their happy, wealthy lives unscathed.” That's you and me that he's talking about folks. His article has been read more than 798,000 times. The radical left of the Democrat Party are quite clear about what they have planned for America if they can't take control of it at the voting booth, and their plan is already starting to some degree. Congresswoman Maxine Waters recently encouraged her followers with this: “Let's make sure we show up wherever we have to show up.
DC 37 Political Action Dir. Jeremy John discusses the union’s contributions to the 2017 election results. Splinter senior writer Hamilton Nolan speaks out on the sudden closing of the DNAinfo/Gothamist newssites by its anti-union billionaire owner.
Should a leftist join the American military, or does that just make you a tool for the imperial war machine? Is there anything a lefty can learn from serving, or is it all just a waste of time? This week the team expands on Adrian's article in Task and Purpose, responding to the Deadspin article by Hamilton Nolan about why you shouldn't join the military under the current administration. Hamilton Nolan article - http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/dont-join-the-military-1791821274 Adrian's article - http://taskandpurpose.com/discouraging-americans-joining-military-totally-wrong/ We should have a bonus episode coming out soon. If you'd like access, it will run you five dollars a month. Give often and give generously. www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Pick Up The Road Ahead, now available wherever books may be www.amazon.com/Road-Ahead-Storie…War/dp/1681773074 The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts Adrian - www.instagram.com/presumptuous_nominee/