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Bettmann / Getty A World to Be Thankful For
Here’s some of the good news of 2016. There’s plenty.
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Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters 2015: The Best Year in History for the Average Human Being
Violence dominated the headlines this year. But by many measures, humanity is in better shape than it’s ever been.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Paul Ryan's Exclusionary Take on the American Idea
By refusing to take up immigration reform, the House speaker stands at odds with the nation’s fundamental principle of opportunity.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters If Everyone Gets Electricity, Can the Planet Survive?
The United Nations has set conflicting goals for 2030: combatting climate change while providing energy to all.
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Andreea Campeanu / Reuters Give Poor People Cash
There’s a simple way to reform welfare: Send money to those who need it, without conditions.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Obama Teaches Africa to Fish
The president visited the region as yet another donor, not an equal partner.
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Eric Fischer/Flickr Developing Countries: More Than Economic Rivals and Terror Threats
Developing a new framework for assessing the post-Cold War, post-9/11 world
