Gabriel Thompson
Gabriel Thompson is the author of three books: Working in the Shadows, There’s No José Here, and Calling All Radicals. He has written for The Nation, New York magazine, The New York Times, and other publications.
What $15 an Hour Looks Like
Co-published with The Nation. Emeryville, California, recently passed the highest city-wide minimum wage in the country. Here’s how workers’ lives changed—and how they didn’t.
Could You Survive on $2 a Day?
Co-published with Mother Jones. Nearly 1.4 million American households live on $2 per person. Gabriel Thompson reports from one of the nation's poorest areas.
Everyone Only Wants Temps
Co-published with Mother Jones. Gabriel Thompson writes about his stint doing "on demand" grunt work for one of America's hottest growth industries.