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What the Trump Victory Means for Standing Rock
The Sioux tribe is facing a pro-oil president-elect with personal investments riding on the completion of the Dakota Access pipeline.
Trump Wins, What Now?
openDemocracy editors from around the world react to the victory of the billionaire businessman.
The Real Trump Effect: Down-Ballot Disaster for Democrats
Democrats sustained losses at every level of government. Even so, some state-level victories shine through.
Trump Elected President by Wave of Angry White Voters Across Upper Midwest and South
Why didn't pollsters, pundits and Democrats see it coming?
White Supremacy Elected Donald Trump
The electoral dictates of Wall Street are institutional, but white supremacy is structural.
Trump Wins: The David Dukes of the World Prevail
Trump's open display of sexism, racism and xenophobia ultimately got him elected.
Trump’s Political Soulmate, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Goes Down Big in Arizona
Arizona ousted immigration hardliner Sheriff Arpaio, but will he now find a role in the Trump administration?
US Voter Registration Is Highest in History, but What About Turnout?
As the candidates make their last pitch to voters for what seems like the longest election ever, the focus is getting out the vote.
Down-Ballot Republicans Jump at Chance to Emulate Trump
Trump is much more a true expression of the GOP than an aberration from it.
How the Commission on Presidential Debates Monopolizes Information
Why are we always choosing between the lesser of two evils?