it is the end of the world as we know it, and it may lead to the end of the world full stop. Children born this year have a theoretical life expectancy that would take them close to next century, but I'm now fairly sure that our civilisation will not survive that long. Rather than adding to the general tsunami of comment, I'll just compile a few links here, both to my own earlier articles and to recent opinion pieces that I found helpful. (last updated: 25.11.2016 - updates will appear at the top of the lists)
Mon 9.1.2017 my feature on the trumpocalypse and the post-truth world is out now.
George Monbiot: The 13 impossible crises that humanity now faces
George Monbiot: Neoliberalism: the deep story that lies beneath Donald Trump’s triumph
"Hitler's only kidding about the antisemitism" New York Times, 1922
Naomi Klein: It was the Democrats' embrace of neoliberalism that won it for Trump
Gloria Steinem: After the election of Donald Trump, we will not mourn. We will organize
Simpsons writer says President Trump episode was 'warning to US'
My features on related topics:
Will our civilisation survive this century?
Current Biology, Volume 23, Issue 23, R1017-R1020, 2 December 2013
Angry voters may turn back the clock
Current Biology Volume 26, Issue 15, pR689–R692, 8 August 2016
Cover of the first issue of Der Spiegel after the election.
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