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The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas 259 - Could Reparations Actually Happen in America? With Prof. Dorothy Brown

It's easy to be pessimistic, especially with headlines dominated by global challenges like a changing geopolitical landscape, the rise in authoritarianism, and a seemingly unstable global economy. But what if, despite all that, humanity is actually making progress?Join Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell every Wednesday as he chats with leading experts like Ian Bremmer and Anne Marie Slaughter to challenge the negativity and find out whether we should be so pessimistic about everything from sustainability and polarization to the future of work. Plus, start your week right with Progress Network Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas, who delivers a weekly dose of essential good news every Monday. If environmental success stories and medical breakthroughs are your thing, you won’t want to miss it.Tune in to discover the evidence for progress and find your reason for cautious optimism.

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Could Reparations Actually Happen in America? With Prof. Dorothy Brown

AI Was Supposed to Destroy Jobs. Here's What Actually Happened

Why We Can't Picture a Good Future Anymore | With Ari Wallach

AI Designed a Cancer Therapy, Cyborg Bugs Are Saving Lives, and the Farmworkers Who Fought Back

Alien Civilizations, Mars Colonization & Humanity in the Age of AI | With Dr. Dakotah Tyler

Introducing: The Ongoing Transformation

Social Media Is Making Politics Feel Worse Than It Really Is | With David Pakman

1. The Crime Wave Is Over. Why Does Nobody Believe It?

The AI Future Isn’t Inevitable. So Why Are We Told It Is? | With Carissa Véliz

Why the Experts Were Wrong about India

How Haters Can Accidentally Make You Happier | with Ronda Rousey

The Case for Rewriting Nature's Code | with Ben Lamm

Global Shark Conservation Sees Historic Regulatory Breakthroughs

Why the Economic Numbers Don't Match How You Feel | With Mark Zandi

The Invisible Arms Race Against Wildfire Smoke

The Case for Embracing Limits | with David Epstein

Opening a Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Treasure + Reviving Eyes for Science and Shark-Spotting Drones

The Era of Mass Incarceration May Actually Be Ending | with Alex Duran

Average Joes Making Positive Change

The Case Against Cynicism | with Greg Jackson & Steven Johnson

Can We Please Celebrate America's 250th Without Whitewashing the Past? | with Alexis Coe

The Race to Catalogue Biodiversity + Brain Implants and Sweating Robots

How to Read Economic News Without Spiraling | with Alex Mayyasi

The Odds Favor Democracy + Safer Prenatal Screening and Good News for Disenfranchised Voters

Is Free Expression Actually Under Attack? | with Dinaw Mengestu

The 30-Year Animation Problem Pixar Just Solved + Accessible Travel is Booming and AI-Designed Vaccines

Surviving the 80-Year Cycle of American Crises | with Anthony Scaramucci

What Really Happened After the Affirmative Action Ban + Deep Sea Discoveries and Moon Base Missions

Why AI and Drones Won’t Bring the Apocalypse | with Sarah Kreps

What the Headlines Aren’t Telling You About Ebola, Plus India's Solar Revolution and a Chicago Medical Miracle

The Surprising Ritual Renaissance | with Bruce Feiler

American Dads Are Stepping Up, Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Patients, and Oklahoma Bans Child Marriage

Real Progress: Why We Ignore How Good We Have It | with Nick Gillespie

Looted Artifacts Returned, Rape Kit Backlogs Slashed, and a Fatal Disease That's Now Treatable

The Case for Not Knowing | with Simone Stolzoff

Gene Therapy Is Giving Blind People Their Sight Back + The UK Bans Smoking Forever and Solar Power From Space

Why $6 Gas Isn't the End of the World | with Jason Bordoff

Chernobyl’s Unintended Nature Reserve + The End of the Coal Era and a New Frontier in IVF

Can We Achieve "Super Abundance" Without AI Doom? | with Sebastian Mallaby

Trump’s Surprising Move on Psychedelics + A Record Year for Humpback Whales

Is the World Order Actually Disintegrating? | with Ian Bremmer

How Hungary Ousted an Authoritarian + Ocean Progress, Falling Rents, and Thailand’s New DM Laws

Do we need a NEW America? | with Anne-Marie Slaughter

Turning Down the Headline Noise

The Progress Report: China’s Climate Change Commitment

Whatever Happened to Civics? with Nick Capodice

The Progress Report: This Bacteria Beats Dengue Fever

Turning Science Fiction Into Reality with Ed Finn

The Progress Report: Techie to Trekkie: AirPods That Translate!

The Guardian of Public Lands with Josh Jackson