Nolan is a long-time journalist and member of the Writers Guild of America, East, covering labor and politics in In These Times, Gawker, Splinter, The Guardian, among others. He analyzes the tactics of key unions, including the Las Vegas Culinary Union, California childcare workers, Starbucks Workers United, a failed union drive at a small restaurant in West Virginia, and the burgeoning leadership of Sara Nelson, as beacons of hope for how modern unions have shifted away from the tired models into more radical, expansive, and democratic approaches.