Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and enjoyed the Parade of Lights.

Here’s this week’s reading list.

The Washington Post: Do you know more civics than an eighth-grader?

Reuters: U.S. housing affordability to worsen even as price rises slow: Reuters poll

The Washington Post: These are America’s most fulfilling jobs, according to our Department of Data. One triumphed in a landslide.

The New York Times: Does the United States have an infertility crisis?

The Washington Post: Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors

The Economist: How to make a success of peace talks with Vladimir Putin

The Washington Post: What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for NATO security

The Economist: Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort

The New York Times: Angola, the U.S. and a slavery connection few talk about

NPR: Macy’s says an employee hid as much as $154 million in expenses

The Economist: Will the bubble burst for AI in 2025, or will it start to deliver?

The Washington Post: The world fails to deliver a treaty on cleaning up plastic after marathon U.N. negotiations fall flat

The New York Times: Life after death: America’s cemeteries are rewilding

KOMO: Seattle school board halts closure talks amid community pushback, budget concerns

Colorado Public Radio: Save the snow days: A young activist seeks to preserve tradition

The Washington Post: How Kristi Noem, Trump’s homeland security pick, became an immigration hard-liner

The New Yorker: Lake Tahoe’s bear boom

Reuters: Mexican president warns Trump tariffs will kill jobs, hints at retaliation

The Washington Post: Food, gas and cars could quickly get pricier under Trump’s tariff plan

Associated Press: Newsom says California could offer electric vehicle rebates if Trump eliminates federal tax credit

Reuters: Trade tariffs make it harder to keep prices low, IKEA executive says

The Washington Post: Trump’s economic team is surprisingly conventional. Will it limit tariffs?

The New Yorker: Trump’s plan to stop the press | opinion

The Economist: The best books of 2024, as chosen by The Economist

Austin Monitor: Austin, Texas, to re-bid compost collection and processing contract, citing cost increase

L.A. Times: Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. That contributes directly to climate change.

The Washington Post: We made it easy to see if your city is poised to bounce back from the next climate disaster

The Virginian-Pilot: Military Circle redevelopment could include ice sports complex

Route Fifty: Lawmakers in one state are considering regulating police use of automated license plate readers

The Economist: A journey through the world’s newest narco-state

Grist: Local Michigan townships sue state over permitting-reform law

Route Fifty: LA’s push for modernization looks to spur housing development, reduce agency costs

The Boston Globe: Steward Health care news: Feds seize phones of 2 top execs

The New York Times: Yes, It ‘looks like a duck,’ but carriers Like the new mail truck

The Washington Post: Can our spending habits help explain the culture wars? Our Department of Data investigates

The New York Times: 850-Year-old Smithfield Meat Market in London to close

Associated Press: County asks Tampa Bay Rays to commit to plans for $1.3 billion ballpark by Sunday

NPR: The muddled folklore about oarfish washing ashore