Are Gaza and Iran upending the political balance in America?

A Democratic wave swept across the United States in the midterm elections, securing the party control of both chambers of Congress and extending to a majority of governorships…

A Democratic wave swept across the United States in the midterm elections, securing the party control of both chambers of Congress and extending to a majority of governorships and of state legislatures. These four major centres of political power give the elections, through their geographical and institutional breadth, the character of a broad popular referendum on the direction of the country and the policies of its future administrations.

The election results are linked not only to the war on Iran, but also to the controversy surrounding US support for Israel in its war on Gaza, which was reflected in widespread protests in a number of US states and carried over into the election campaigns. From this perspective, the results represent […]