Electoral reform debate: U.S. editionDonald Trump lost the popular vote badly, but won the election. Do voters really accept that system?
Return to Qaraqosh, a city of ruinsThe once-peaceful home to both Muslims and Christians has been reduced to rubble — with every mound of dirt a potential ISIS booby trap
Talking points: Bieber makes amends, Hong Kong openness endsOur short takes on the news of the week, from a pleasant pop star to Chinese politics
In the Rose Garden, the wake for Barack Obama beganStaffers in a stunned Obama White House begin to come to grips with a president-elect Donald Trump—and a presidential legacy now up in the air
In Quebec, the police are political—and that’s a big problemQuebec police are facing a scandal over tapping journalist’s phones. Here’s why it raises troubling questions.
The people for Donald TrumpTalking to ordinary Americans during this long campaign offered signs of the Trump surge to come
Hillary Clinton’s qualifications were no match for sexismHillary Clinton has failed, writes Anne Kingston—as do the dreams of suffragettes with her
Be warned: The Donald Trump effect will touch us all.Donald Trump’s win signals a shift in values—one that will affect people around the world
Yaaka Markusie Yaaka, 1959-2016He was raised on the land, hunting and fishing. For his children and other youth, he was devoted to teaching his traditional skills.
What got lost during the 2016 U.S. electionFor the first time in American history, it was a loser-take-all federal election