Donald Trump, after defeating Hillary Clinton in an extremely polarized election, will be the 45th President of the United States. This result prompted visceral and resounding reactions from news media, scholars, social movements, and numerous other voices across the world. Much of this reaction has been driven by surprise, despair and horror. Even so, the outpour of critical reflections delivered in the last two weeks constitutes a preliminary cartography of factors underlying this outcome and the potential effects it will have in the US and beyond. SPW identified and compiled a collection of relevant articles and reports, with special attention to the analyses examining the post-electoral US and world scenario through the lenses of sexual politics, which we now share with our readers.
US Elections: A statement from Judith Butler
Winter in America: Jack Halberstam
What Happened on Election Day – Paul Krugman – New York Times
The Nightmare Begins – Adam Shatz
An American Tragedy – New Yorker
A Time for Refusal – New York Times
Politics Is the Solution – Jacobin
Welcome to the Fight – The Nation
Sound the Trumpet – openDemocracy
How Neoliberalism Prepared The Way For Donald Trump – Zygmunt Bauman
Voters Just Delivered a Mandate to a Pack of Absolute Fiends and Monsters – Alternet
Democrats, Trump, and the Ongoing, Dangerous Refusal to Learn the Lesson of Brexit – The Intercept
After the Moment: The Death of US Exceptionalism? – Jadaliyya
Palestine after the US Elections: Discipline and Dissonance – Jadaliyya
The incendiary appeal of demagoguery in our time – New York Times
The Trump presidency and US foreign policy – Pambazuka News
Donald Trump to Become Next President of the United States -Rewire
What Happens to Abortion and Trans Rights in the Courts Under a Trump Administration? – Rewire
The Future of LGBT Rights Under President Trump Is Not Pretty -The Cut
Mike Pence Will Be the Most Powerful Christian Supremacist in U.S. History – The Intercept
Woman Leading Planned Parenthood ‘Witch Hunt’ Joins Trump’s Transition Team – The Cut
Young Women Around the Globe React to Trump’s Shock Win – Vice
Trump Reminds Us the Racial Justice Movement Is Growing – The Nation
It Was the Rise of the Davos Class That Sealed America’s Fate – Readers Supported News
We Really Should Not Be Encouraging a Twitter Presidency – Mother Jones
John Oliver Demands Americans Fight Against Normalizing Donald Trump
Bullying in Schools Is Out of Control Since Election Day – Mother Jones
What to Do About Trump? The Same Thing My Grandfather Did in 1930s Vienna – Tabletmag
A dark vision of America prevails, as Donald J. Trump is elected the next US president – Quartz
This Is What White Supremacy Looks Like – The Nation
Trump and Trumpism: Reflections on post US elections geopolitics – Yash Tandon – Pambazuka
Zakes Mda on Trump victory: Africans must take their own lead, not look to the US – Mail & Guardian
The Futility of Presidential Policy Recommendations – Jadaliyya
Why authoritarian leaders worldwide may be thrilled with Trump’s win – Public Radio International
GV Face: Trump Wins. Now What? – Global Voices
US aid for women’s sexual health worldwide under threat – The Guardian
We Would Have Had to Deal with a White Nationalist Movement Either Way – Jadaliyya
Schadenfreude circa 2016 – Jadaliyya
Vigils and protests swell across U.S. in wake of Trump victory – Washington Post
How cartoonists around the world have reacted to Donald Trump’s victory – Independent
A dismal day for human rights in the US – AlJazeera
Donald rump’s Victory Promises to Upend the International Order – New York Times
French Far Right Leader Le Pen: Trump Win Boosts Her Chances- The New York Times
Does Donald Trump’s victory presage a win for Marine Le Pen? – The Economist
A rightwing supreme court could be Donald Trump’s most insidious legacy – The Guardian
Trump backs supreme court on same-sex marriage but not abortion – The Guardian
I worry this will empower racists’: US Muslims on Trump’s victory – The Guardian
The Guardian view on President-Elect Donald Trump: a dark day for the world
Why were the election polls so wrong? How Donald Trump defied predictions – The Guardian
How Donald Trump swept to an unreal, surreal presidential election win – The Guardian
Civil Society Statements
Statement on US Election Result: Solidarity in Human Rights and Justice for all – Resurj