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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Can We Please Celebrate America's 250th Without Whitewashing the Past?
Approaching the 250th anniversary of the United States brings up a familiar tension over whether we should celebrate our triumphs or relentlessly critique our failures. Most citizens tend to view the past with a thick lens of nostalgia, con...
The Race to Catalogue Biodiversity
On this week’s progress report, we’re in the golden age of species discovery. We’ll also get into the incredible story of a paralyzed man who can continue to work and communicate thanks to a groundbreaking brain implant, and researchers at...
A Golden Age of Biodiversity Science
Dear WCGR? readers: There will be no newsletter next week, as I’ll be on vacation cavorting with the trolls of Norway. We will be back in your inboxes July 9th. – Emma
A reef in Komodo National Park, southern Indonesia | Unsplash
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How to Read Economic News Without Spiraling
Every time we open a news app, we are hit with a fresh wave of economic dread. But why does the financial forecast always sound like a pending apocalypse, even when the data tells a remarkably stable story? Longtime Planet Money contributor...
The Odds Favor Democracy
A study covering 22 countries over almost three decades has some surprising news about democracy. Plus, a new blood test for pregnant women could eliminate the need for invasive screening. Several states are making progress on voting rights...
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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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