October 27, 2026
Economic Strain and Political Division Key Factors in Midterms
This week, the Alliance program’s new podcast Vis à Vis hosted Columbia University professor Ester Fuchs— founding director of Who’s on the Ballot—for a timely conversation on the midterm elections. The episode, “Decoding the Midterm Elections,” examines the critical roles that economic anxiety and political division are playing at the ballot box. The full interview is available now on most platforms.