The ozone hole is healing, demonstrating that concerted global action can - at least sometimes - avert big environmental dangers: earther.gizmodo.com/the-ozone-hole… 
Speaking of which, this international agreement to stop overfishing seems like a huge step. news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/12/un-hig…
India had a huge drop in maternal mortality, showing that economic development coupled with activist government policy to promote health makes a big difference.
thewire.in/health/materna…
thewire.in/health/materna…
TONS of health improvements all across Africa.
Again, showing the fruits of economic development.
Again, showing the fruits of economic development.
Lots of improvements in women's rights all over the world that people in America tend not to notice!
albawaba.com/loop/moroccans…
albawaba.com/loop/moroccans…
Gay rights too.
What is driving the positive change in the world?
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
For the first time ever, over half of humans are classified as "middle class" or "rich".
brookings.edu/blog/future-de…
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
For the first time ever, over half of humans are classified as "middle class" or "rich".
brookings.edu/blog/future-de…
Although suicide rates have risen in America, worldwide suicide rates have dropped by an astounding 38%!
economist.com/international/…
economist.com/international/…
The United Nations estimates that since 2005, 271 million people - 271 MILLION PEOPLE - have escaped poverty in India.
That's one of the most incredible successes in the history of the human race.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/over-270…
That's one of the most incredible successes in the history of the human race.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/over-270…
And the fruits of Indian development are being seen even in the poorest of places.
arkansasonline.com/news/2018/aug/…
arkansasonline.com/news/2018/aug/…
Globally, 120 million people got access to electricity last year. That means fewer than a billion humans are without it.
150 years ago, no one at all had electricity.
iea.org/newsroom/news/…
150 years ago, no one at all had electricity.
iea.org/newsroom/news/…
And renewable energy is on the rise. Over the last ten years, global wind and solar power have risen by over 12,500%.
medium.com/future-crunch/…
medium.com/future-crunch/…
Is this because of government subsidies? Doubtful. Renewable energy is getting cheaper, cheaper, CHEAPER!
about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich…
about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich…
Meanwhile, coal power continues to die in the U.S.!
cleantechnica.com/2018/10/29/us-…
cleantechnica.com/2018/10/29/us-…
And Europe!
Die coal die!
Die coal die!
Meanwhile, it looks like India may develop using clean energy from day 1, instead of having to transition away from coal like the U.S., Europe, and China are having to do.
If so, this is amazing news, and it means the same will happen for Africa.
cleantechnica.com/2018/06/10/ind…
If so, this is amazing news, and it means the same will happen for Africa.
cleantechnica.com/2018/06/10/ind…
Meanwhile, the outbreak of war from a few years ago appears to be generally ebbing. Let's hope that continues.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Following the defeat of ISIS, Iraq is getting a lot less deadly.
news.antiwar.com/2018/06/10/ira…
news.antiwar.com/2018/06/10/ira…
The peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea seems to be paving the way for rapid economic development and political reform in those countries.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
And here in America, crime is falling.
vox.com/2018/9/20/1788…
vox.com/2018/9/20/1788…
All those hysterical right-wing reports about Germany becoming a crime-ridden hellhole appear to be fake news.
Crime in Germany is at its lowest level in 30 years.
washingtonpost.com/news/worldview…
Crime in Germany is at its lowest level in 30 years.
washingtonpost.com/news/worldview…
Remember how the anti-immigration people told us that a Hispanic majority would make California a third-world country?
Over the last generation, teen crime in California has PLUNGED, and kids are getting much better educations.
sacbee.com/opinion/califo…
Over the last generation, teen crime in California has PLUNGED, and kids are getting much better educations.
sacbee.com/opinion/califo…
And in the U.S. as a whole, incarceration is trending down. Incarceration rates are down by about 14 percent over the last decade.
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018…
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018…
Electric cars are poised to take over this planet much sooner than you think!
And China is slowly winning the fight against air pollution!
nytimes.com/2018/03/12/ups…
nytimes.com/2018/03/12/ups…
Meanwhile, the war on plastic waste is just getting started.
You can read the rest of the good news here. medium.com/future-crunch/…
But remember, there's probably much, much more good news out there.
But remember, there's probably much, much more good news out there.
Economic development is giving us the means to make a better world.
And the spread of liberal values is giving us the will to make a better world.
So despite all the screaming and wailing you see on Twitter every day, a better world is being made.
We need to keep it going.
And the spread of liberal values is giving us the will to make a better world.
So despite all the screaming and wailing you see on Twitter every day, a better world is being made.
We need to keep it going.
Remember: You can crush the flowers, but you can't stop the spring.
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