Over the past week or so, the US economy took a major hit, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was no longer in the business of caring about the environment, and the only thing the internet can talk about is Sydney Sweeney. But here’s the thing: Even amid the constant deluge of news that alternates between the negative and the just silly, there’s another story unfolding. It’s quieter, slower, less flashy, but it’s real, and it matters. And that’s the story of progress.

That’s why a few months ago I

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