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Points of ProgressGood news around the globe: How trash becomes treasure, and disrespect turns to graceProgress roundup: Reuse champs of Denmark, neurodivergence advocates in Peru, and how Tuvulu is defending itself by becoming a digital nation.聽
Readers RespondReaders write: Finding balance, from migration to personal livesLetters to the editor from the April 1 Weekly. Readers discussed New York鈥檚 migrants, the power of visibility for Native people, and the true meaning of 'enough.'
Points of ProgressUplifting news around the globe: 鈥榊es鈥� to housing, and teaching as a second careerProgress roundup: Housing issues bring left and right together at YIMBYtown, more second-career seekers sign up to teach, and the prison recyclers with a path to employment.
Difference MakerBehind the potter鈥檚 wheel, veterans work on healingFor 11 years now, military veterans and their families have been coming for a series of pottery classes that Odyssey ClayWorks offers free of charge.
From the EditorsNATO taught us a lesson. Have we learned it?The United States stands at an inflection point in its foreign policy. Will it continue to engage internationally, or will it move toward greater isolationism?
From the EditorsWhat kind of politics does America want?President Joe Biden is among the last of Washington's old-school politicians. Four years after he was first elected, is聽there still a place for the old guard, or has the desire to win wholly remade American politics?
From the EditorsThe allure of Mexico CityAs a 鈥渘ew wave鈥� of Americans rushes into Mexico City, their presence is both an annoyance and a sign of optimism. Where Mexico was once denigrated as poor and crime-ridden, more outsiders are waking up to its profound worth and appeal.
Points of ProgressUplifting news around the globe: Eco-friendly batteries and greener cementOur progress roundup: Water batteries as an alternative to lithium-ion, cement that makes low-carbon concrete, and聽crop adaptations for high-salinity soil.
Points of ProgressUplifting news around the globe: An app for native languages, women in leading rolesProgress roundup: Native speakers in Brazil have an app, more Maasai women are boosted as leaders, noncitizens in the U.S. are eligible for National Book Awards.聽
Difference MakerWhen children become caregivers, who cares for them?Yucan, a social enterprise founded by a young caregiver in the United Kingdom, is among the nonprofits and charities that have stepped up to support young people caring for family members.
Points of ProgressAt work and play, women forge independence from men 鈥� from India to BrazilProgress roundup: In India, women are pooling their own money to buy solar pumps for their crops. And in Brazil, a female-run 鈥渟amba school鈥� defies male domination in the festival of the year.
From the EditorsThe quiet work of trauma recoveryFor people who have been victimized by violence, recovery is often an arduously slow and very private process. But a loose network of聽trauma recovery centers offers a little-known but effective support system for survivors.
Writing workshops offer a refuge in Oregon鈥檚 prisonsA literary journal called ponyXpress, featuring poetry and prose, is helping incarcerated writers in Oregon develop their talents.
Points of ProgressIn science and conservation, empowering the people most affectedProgress roundup: Fairer systems take shape as scientists report back to research participants and rural residents harvest as well as conserve forests.
Readers RespondReaders write: Looking for the goodLetters to the editor from the Mar. 11 issue. Readers discussed the war in Gaza, humanity's pessimism about progress, and new climate innovations.
Points of ProgressDo female fans belong in stadiums? Can mobile-home owners own the land?Progress roundup: More rights and freedoms include women allowed a glimpse of stadiums in Iran, and mobile-home owners buying their land in the U.S.
From the EditorsUnpacking the 鈥榳ar on fentanyl鈥�Texas lawmakers are waging a new "war on fentanyl," a plan that calls to mind the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s and '90s. But this time, at least some prosecutors are making an effort to focus arrests on distributors rather than users.
Race fees can be costly. This group makes running more accessible.Running is often considered widely accessible, but racing can be expensive. That鈥檚 where the Stride for Stride running collective comes in.
From the EditorsWhen the stakes are literally life and deathDisagreements over the death penalty are sharp. A case in Oklahoma reveals just how high the stakes feel to people on all sides of the issue. At heart, they're all grappling with what constitutes justice.
Points of ProgressWhere school comes second and the town where bees come firstProgress roundup: A Costa Rican city says it鈥檚 鈥渟weet,鈥� seeking harmony with nature. And in parts of Japan, students can take three days off to spend with their parents.
