What actually happened? And where do we go from here? Weekend reads for November 9, 2024

What we're reading this week

The electoral loss has been a shattering blow, and the end, for now at least, of a vision of America’s future. But Trump’s return does not mean the end of millions of Americans’ ideals. Instead, it means it is time to understand what brought us to this point, rethink things, and set out on a new path. As we wrote Wednesday morning:

What is important now…