And now for the good news
by digby
It's going to be a tough week, I'm afraid. The story in Europe is depressing. Scott Walker is officially joining the presidential fray, exciting the Villagers to no end for some reason, which is also depressing. We may have a deal with Iran which is likely to result in wingnut heads revolving around on their shoulders as they spew green pea soup all over each other.
So, in the interest of keeping our sanity, I thought I'd start this week off with a nice story from Vox to help you keep things in perspective:
The world is getting better all the time, in 11 maps and charts. I'll just share a couple of them with you:
Also way fewer wars, more reduction in disease, growth of democracy etc.
It feels like the world is going to hell in a handbasket but from a historical perspective it's a very good time to be alive.
Ok, now back to our regularly scheduled anger and despair ...
