The Progress Network
The Progress Network, Emma Varvaloucas, Zachary KarabellAn idea movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one. Headquartered at New America.
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Architects of Survival
Welcome to What Could Go Right?, where we imagine Argentinian Buddhists are rejoicing at the judicial recognition of two goldfish as “sentient beings.”
The Jersey City skyline seen through a cover of wildfire smoke, in Jersey City, NJ, Jul...
The Case for Embracing Limits
We live in an era of limitless options, but infinite choice might actually be paralyzing our ability to make decisions and find satisfaction. David Epstein, bestselling author of Range and the new book Inside the Box, joins host Zachary Kar...
Opening a Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Treasure
Researchers just used machine learning to read a carbonized Roman scroll that hasn’t been opened in 2,000 years. In this week’s progress report, Emma Varvaloucas dives into a technological breakthrough that is unlocking an ancient library b...
A Mystery from 79 AD, Solved
Welcome to What Could Go Right?, where we’d like to introduce you to the only political candidate we’ve ever considered endorsing: Count Binface.
The ancient city of Herculaneum | Diego Delso
When Mount Vesuvius erupted 2,000 years ago, P...
The Era of Mass Incarceration May Actually Be Ending
The American criminal justice system is often viewed as an unfixable and intractable problem. But shifting demographics and new approaches to community investment might actually bring a natural end to the era of mass incarceration.
Alex Du...
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An idea movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one. Headquartered at New America.
I'm the Executive Director of The Progress Network and spent a previous life at Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. I write the What Could Go Right? newsletter, co-host the WCGR? podcast, and am currently working on a media literacy book.
Zachary Karabell, a.k.a. The Edgy Optimist, is the founder of The Progress Network. He is also is a public speaker, a recovering academic, a former finance exec, and an occasional entrepreneur who has written at least one too many books.
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