All Points of Progress
- Points of Progress: Low-cost 3D-printed neighborhoods, and more
In good news this week: A nonprofit delivers on the dream of low-cost 3D-printed towns, more refugees are finding employment in Germany, and more.
- Points of Progress: Mountain gorilla population grows, and more
In good news this week: Data suggests that the population size of mountain gorillas is growing, despite threats – plus more positive headlines.
- Points of Progress: UK elects record number of women, and more
In good news this week: Record numbers of women were elected to the U.K. House of Commons, scientists trapped carbon in stone, and more progress.
- Points of Progress: Where good news happened in 2019
Our correspondents report on significant steps of progress their regions have made headed into 2020.
- Points of Progress: Egyptian woman challenges inheritance laws, and more
In good news this week: A legal challenge to Egyptian inheritance laws may help women receive equal treatment, and more positive headlines.
- Points of Progress: Humpback whale populations rebound, and more
In good news this week: There are 25,000 humpback whales in the Western South Atlantic, up from 450 whales in the 1950s – and more positive headlines.
- Points of Progress: Women are entering the Latin American workforce, and more
In good news this week: An 11% increase in the number of working Latin American women is thanks in part to more education – and more positive stories.
- Points of Progress: Australian women’s soccer team gets pay equity, and more
In good news this week: The Australian women’s national soccer team will now have the same resources as the men’s, and more positive stories.
- Points of Progress: Libyan factory reopens after conflict, and more
In good news this week: No new clothes made for Queen Elizabeth will have fur, a Libyan factory reopens after years of regional conflict, and more.
- Points of Progress: Wiyot Tribe reclaims land, and more
In good news this week: New Zealand is cracking down on extremist content, Latvia will grant citizenship to all born inside its borders, and more.
- Progress WatchBlack women take US mayoral reins in record numbers
Historically, black women have engaged in politics from the sidelines. Now they’re stepping into the limelight – especially as mayors.
- Progress WatchMeet America’s top-ranked female chess player: A teenager
Carissa Yip is one of 13,000 girls and women – the highest number ever – competing in the U.S. Chess Federation.
- Progress WatchLater life, on their own terms: How more seniors are staying at home
Traditional retirement communities are being passed over by more seniors. Enter the village movement.
- Progress WatchChild labor in decline: Life gets better for 94 million children
There’s a long way to go, but there’s been a 38% reduction in child labor worldwide since the turn of the century.
- Progress WatchWatershed moment: How Chesapeake Bay turned its H2O around
Water quality in the Chesapeake Bay is improving after years of cleanup efforts and an EPA regulation.
- Progress WatchComeback story: A new chapter for indie bookstores
Despite dire predictions about Amazon and e-readers, independent bookstores are finding their local niches and selling more books.
- Progress WatchMeal programs and food banks chip away at US child hunger
Signs of malnutrition in children under the age of 5 declined by 36% between 2001 and 2012, and meal programs are reaching more people in need.
- Progress WatchHuman landlords, avian tenants: How purple martins survive
In the eastern half of the United States, few purple martins have natural nesting habitat left. But humans have stepped up to fill the housing void.
- Progress WatchU.S. dropout rate has fallen by nearly two-thirds. Here’s why.
U.S. high school dropout rates have declined sharply in 18 years, thanks to investments in education and workforce degree requirements.
- Progress WatchSeaweed fudge, anyone? Maine lobstermen try a new, watery crop.
As climate change and shifting industry practices reshape the fishing business in Maine, seaweed is becoming an attractive alternative crop.