''For most Americans, these feel like bleak times. We have a massively unpopular, scandal-plagued president whose aides are being convicted of serious federal felonies. Overt, old-fashioned racism
is publicly visible and powerful in a way it wasn’t only five years
ago. More than 200 admired, powerful men have been accused of sexual misconduct or assault.
This is all real, and truly alarming. But it would be a
mistake to view that as the sum total of the world in 2018. Under the
radar, some aspects of life on Earth are getting dramatically better.
Extreme poverty has fallen by half since 1990, and life expectancy is
increasing in poor countries — and there are many more indices of
improvement like that everywhere you turn..''read more..
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