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Trump is already making China uneasy

Trump’s move to talk with the Taiwanese leader is, at least for now, an unexpected breath of fresh air.

The alt-right is filled with party starters, the left with party poopers

It is not intrinsically more ethical to be a brat. It is, however, more seductive.

Did Standing Rock protests stop the Dakota Access Pipeline?

After more than two years, have protesters at Standing Rock really ended the Dakota Access Pipeline standoff? Crikey intern Harrison Johnstone draws up a timeline of events.

Rundle: there's no use screaming, the Australian alt-right is already here

The recent Orange byelection is going to change a lot of things.

Trump can't ban flag burning -- but Christensen probably can

The American constitution will protect Americans from the worst abuses of Trump's executive power. Unfortunately our own will not shield us from the likes of George Christensen.

The great feminist liberator Hillary Clinton.

Could a recount still clinch it for Clinton?

Well, probably best not to get her hopes up, writes Crikey intern Jordan Fermanis.

GetUp: people power killed the TPP, not Trump

Communities around the world rallied to fight the Trans-Pacific Partnership long before Trump was President-elect, writes GetUp's lead campaigner on the TPP Daney Faddoul.

Rundle: all the US groans under the weight of towering Trump

In New York, Trump is running his incoming presidency from a tower that is glittering black outside, and gold-encrusted within ...

The problem with Hamilton isn't Mike Pence, it's that it is racist, whitewashing trash

If it is not OK to normalise hatred, and of course it is not, then Hamilton is not OK. Mike Pence is the least of the musical's problems.

Keane: the Normanisation of Donald Trump

Donald Trump campaigned on bigotry and so far it seems he will govern that way as well. Treating him as in any way normal will facilitate his politics of hatred.