New hope in the United States

There's a new wave of optimism in America with Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for US president. This matters for America, for the world and for Greece.

At the beginning of July, European politicians and journalists were unhappily predicting the return of a president who despises NATO, treats climate change as a hoax, promotes global inequality, and wishes to return women to the role they played when he was a child in the 1950s. But in the few short weeks since she entered the race, Harris has come from behind to build a small but clear lead over former president Donald J. Trump both in national polling and in swing states.

The estimated 70,000 to 100,000 American citizens in Greece could determine the outcome of this year's presidential election

We see a transformed political dynamic, reflected in record levels of...