Abstract
On the whole the elections have borne out the prognosis contained in our July issue ("New Turn in American Politics?," pp. 65 ff.). The right wing of the Republican Party has made substantial gains; the Truman administration has lost strength; and the labor leaders have taken a bad beating. The new Congress will be ruled by a combination of Republicans and reactionary Democrats; the center of gravity of the "cold-war coalition" has shifted significantly to the Right.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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