How to hope even now

On a dark day for democracy, the wisdom of Rebecca Solnit

It is a shattering result. The return of Donald Trump feels like the end of something, more than a reversion. The end of a certain idea of America, the end of an era, the end of so much hope and faith and belief. The end of a complex of institutions and ideas.

For many of you, the result will break your trust in America and in the people around you. You …