Jon Wiener: From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener.  Later in the hour: the bromance between Trump and Elon Musk cannot last–David Nasaw will explain why.  But first: hope in the dark.  Rebecca Solnit will explain–in a minute.[BREAK]What does it mean to hold onto hope right now? For that, we turn to Rebecca Solnit. She wrote the book Hope in the Dark a while ago, in another dark time. It seems more necessary now than ever.   Rebecca is a columnist for The Guardian. Last time we talked with her here was about the book she co-edited with Thelma Young Lutunatabua, Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility. Before that we talked about her award-winning book Orwell’s Roses. We reached her today at home in San Francisco. Rebecca, welcome back.

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