2031 Could Be Good After All

Hope for the future isn’t just warranted—it is mandatory.

The Atlantic

Feb 1·7 min read

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By Emma Marris

It feels as if the world is on fire — and it is. In the last days of the Trump administration, U.S. government scientists announced that 2020 was one of the two hottest years in recorded history. The other hottest year was 2016: fittingly, the year that the United States elected…

2031 Could Be Good After All

Hope for the future isn’t just warranted—it is mandatory.

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