Society

A collage featuring the text "Forgotten Hardships," with images of distressed people, a graph with a declining trend, and various historical imagery in red and black tones.
Life was dirty, difficult, and dangerous for almost everyone who ever existed
9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.
Jason Crawford
Global Development
A new vision for the advancement of humanity
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
Jason Crawford
A person holds up a cardboard sign with the message "psychedelics are not a crime" in a crowded room.
Drugs
Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next?
The push to legalize magic mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, and other hallucinogens is likely to heighten tensions between state and federal law.
Ben Seal | Knowable Magazine
alternatives to 911
Public Health
This app offers alternatives to 911 in all 50 states
B. David Zarley
Prison Communication
Series| Challengers
The startup taking down corrupt prison communications to keep families connected
Freethink Team
adaptive reuse
Urban Living
The shift to remote work is helping solve the housing shortage
Kristin Houser
free wifi
Urban Living
Free WiFi in apartment buildings helps close the digital divide
Kristin Houser
violence prevention
Activism
Philly Truce app aims to be the Uber of violence prevention
Kristin Houser
tiny houses for homeless
Homelessness
Nonprofit builds tiny houses for homeless people in backyards
Kristin Houser
Poverty
Faster internet may be the key to reducing unemployment
Scotty Hendricks
Criminal Justice
Prisoners will get a $2,750 check when they leave prison
Teresa Carey
Solar power batteries offer Nigerians green energy
Teresa Carey
Social Entrepreneurs
How to build an inclusive economy
In partnership with Skoll Foundation
Freethink Team