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Long-form essays that use a single story or question to explain big puzzles in economics, history and institutions, such as why ambulance rides cost so much in the US or why China outgrew India. Readers get narrative-driven, researched explanations of how societies and systems work.
Zenda Ofir writes long essays on development, evaluation and systems transformation, presenting Global South perspectives on human rights, democracy and how people, nature and AI might coexist. Readers get reflective, argument-driven pieces that challenge Western universalism and offer examples such as China's citizen hotline and Norway's Arendalsuka festival.
Tomorrow & Then is an essay newsletter that challenges dominant orthodoxies through a global south and global citizen lens, focused on evaluation, transformation and a regenerative future. Its substantive issue rethinks human rights beyond universalism, using examples such as China's 12345 citizen hotline to argue for context-sensitive approaches.
A weekly-ish roundup and essays from the Human Progress project, tracking data-driven good news in economics, energy, health and technology, plus podcast transcripts and longer pieces on the history of innovation. Readers get evidence-based optimism about human development with links to sources and expert interviews.
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