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Taylor Rehmet Shows Working-Class Politics Can Win Everywhere

David Griscom Convergence
A union machinist just won a Texas State Senate seat Trump carried by 17 points. He was outspent four to one. How did he do it? By tossing out the Democrats’ playbook and running a grassroots economic populist campaign with a strong pro-labor message

Republican Frostbite

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
Defense of ICE has become a political loser, and the deal to trade reforms for continued funding is off the table.

This Week in People’s History, Feb 11–17, 2026

Portside
Photo of a poster with the words, All Gave Some, Some Gave All, Some Had Bone Spurs, Veterans Against Trump Hell No We Won’t Go! (1966), A Titan of a President (1809), What Part of ‘War Crime’ Don’t You Understand? (1976), Bringing NYC to Its Knees (1946), Kidnappers Go to Hell! (1851), A Woman in Revolt (1986), ‘No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger’ (1966)

The UAW Volkswagen Contract Is a Win for Unions in the South

Chris Brooks Convergence
After over 500 days of bargaining, the UAW have reached a first contract with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee — a major breakthrough for unions in the South that lays the ground for further inroads at other employers across the regionl
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