Is this the time of monsters — or miracles? | Angus Hervey
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4.1 • 11.9K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Headlines warn of a world in collapse, but solutions journalist Angus Hervey finds the overlooked triumphs that never make the news — from empty malaria wards to a regrowing Amazon rainforest. With hard data and stories from the frontlines, he reveals the hidden progress that perseveres even as it feels like the world is falling apart, and challenges us to decide which future we'll help write.
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