It’s time to recommit to the fight against inequality

Acknowledge the election loss, listen to the issues that affected voters, and get to work.

The reelection of Donald Trump to the White House is nothing short of historic. But for the many of us who backed Kamala Harris, we’ve been feeling some combination of confusion, disappointment, and even anger at the result. And in our hurried attempts to comprehend where things went wrong, there’s been a wave of blame-shifting, rather than listening and learning about how we can’t rely solely on government leaders to solve the problems this country faces every day.