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Global crises like the Covid-19 pandemic, worsening climate change and the war in Ukraine have started to reverse decades of human progress in education, life expectancy and standards of living around ...

It’s an age-old belief: Human progress wrecks the environment. British data scientist Hannah Ritchie dispels this notion in my favorite book so far this year, “Not the End of the World: How We Can Be ...

As Americans, we have accepted division as par for the course. Whether it is President Trump’s 100 days or cultural issues, “division” itself may be the most overused word in America. The constant ...

In the annals of history, the first half of 2025 will be remembered for many things. I’d venture that very few are aware of one of the most momentous achievements in human history occurred in the past ...

Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. What if we invented a technology to save the planet—and the world refused to use it? This haunting hypothetical first popped ...

A clear definition of corporate social sustainability — the ‘S’ in ESG — remains elusive. Many companies engaged in sustainability have clear metrics regarding environmental sustainability, but less ...

As leaders gathered for The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings in Washington, D.C., the question of how to confront and reverse the tide of extreme poverty features ...

You can see it in the news. Rather than hearing about supposedly sophisticated, enlightened people, every day there are stories that seem to have been ripped from history pages about ancient ...

It’s important to study progress, because it makes society much better off in the long run, especially over the past two hundred years. So we need to know how to promote more progress and reap its ...

THOSE who have studied the general principles that guide human conduct and the working out of these principles as recorded in history have noted two main streams of tendency. One of these tendencies ...

In a world where we seem to have less and less in common with our neighbors, it’s crucial to focus on what we share. So, here’s an easy one: We’re all human. But wait — what does that mean? Beyond the ...