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The Socialist Electoral Project Still Hasn’t Hit Its Ceiling

Branko Marcetic Convergence
Francesca Hong’s defeat was a setback for the Left. But lost in discussions of the campaign’s shortcomings is how much she actually accomplished. Hong may have opened the door to a new era of politics for Wisconsin and the Left more broadly.

Why the Gig Economy Won’t Call Workers Employees

Paul Osterman Convergence
The gig economy promised flexibility, but it also fudged one simple question: Who counts as an employee? This legal ambiguity undermines the rights of not just Amazon and Uber workers but the whole labor force.

This Week in People’s History, Aug 12–18, 2026

Portside
Young Frederick Douglass Shows Off His Silver Tongue (1841), The Brownsville Raid: The Story of America's Black Dreyfus Affair (1906), U.S. Jets, U.S. Bombs, but No U.S. Consequences (2016), Oh! What a Lovely War, for ‘Our’ Side (1846)