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.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 302 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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A Single Strand of Hair
Welcome to What Could Go Right?, where we’re thinking about ordering the first straight-to-VHS movie in 20 years.
About thirty years ago, a small computer graphics studio in Richmond, California, was struggling. Financial losses had force...
Surviving the 80-Year Cycle of American Crises
Anthony Scaramucci is famous for his turbulent eleven-day stint in the Trump White House. But his time in the political and financial wringer has given him a distinct perspective on resilience, failing humbly, and owning your mistakes.
He...
What Really Happened After the Affirmative Action Ban
The Supreme Court ruling banning race-based affirmative action is almost three years old, and almost nothing has played out as expected. Black and Hispanic enrollment dropped at the country’s most elite universities, but rose at the vast ma...
The Post-Affirmative Action Puzzle
Welcome to What Could Go Right?, where we love a supportive crowd almost as much as we love a couple that is on the same page. Happy Pride!
Many braced themselves for the fallout of the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision that banned the conside...
Why AI and Drones Won’t Bring the Apocalypse
What does a future where autonomous weapons and artificial intelligence collide on the battlefield look like? Sarah Kreps, a Cornell University professor and former US Air Force officer, joins host Zachary Karabell to navigate the rapidly e...
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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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