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Rebecca Solnit discusses her new book and the current political climate in the U.S.

The feeling of impending doom is an emotion that many Americans have felt since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025. Not knowing what’s next for the country as this administration carries out a high velocity of policy changes in such a short period of time has left some people’s spirits very low. The worries come as prospects of Democrats retaking Congressional power surge, but is that enough to reassure people?   As best-selling author and progressive activist Rebecca Solnit puts it in the title of her new book — the beginning comes after the end.   Solnit, who will be appearing at this year’s Santa Fe International Literary Festival, joins the latest “Conversations Different” podcast episode to discuss with host Inez Russell Gomez her newly released   book  The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change.    According to the book’s summary, Solnit writes about the political and social movements over the last few decades to share how people have responded to change and how the common takeaway from…

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