Antiheroes
An antihero is someone — anyone — who challenges the constant societal pressure to achieve something extraordinary, be great, or save the world.
The heroic view of social change
In mythical worlds, one person — perhaps with a trusted ally or two — can and must slay the dragon and restore the kingdom. In a single decisive act, the world is saved. This is the heroic view of social change.
Mythic foe
The polycrisis framing creates an almost mythic obstacle in our path, just as terrifying and seemingly insurmountable as Sauron in Lord of the Rings, the Emperor in Star Wars, or the machines in The Matrix.
Women’s rights: the wins advancing equality, health, and opportunity
Women’s rights progress is accelerating across every region — from France enshrining abortion in its constitution to India’s cash transfers reaching 118 million women recognizing unpaid labor. This guide tracks the most significant legal, political, reproductive health, and economic milestones worldwide, drawing on 42 documented stories of reform, leadership, and breakthrough.
LGBTQ+ rights: the milestones expanding dignity and equality worldwide
LGBTQ+ rights are advancing at a pace once unimaginable — from the first Southeast Asian country legalizing marriage equality to a Kenyan court ordering trans protections. This definitive guide tracks the court rulings, landmark laws, historic firsts, and political breakthroughs expanding dignity worldwide, across more than 40 milestones from 2022 to 2026.
Climate progress: the wins and breakthroughs bending the curve
Climate progress is accelerating across every front: renewables now supply nearly half of global power capacity, EV sales topped 20 million units in 2025, and nations from Uruguay to Australia have crossed historic clean-energy milestones. This hub tracks the landmark policies, technology breakthroughs, reforestation wins, and market shifts proving that decarbonization is not just possible — it’s already underway.
Hollywood McMyth
The hero’s journey, it turns out, is not as universal as we imagine. It is a Western, individualist story dressed up as one. It is, in its own way, another example of Western whitewashing of a rich, diverse tapestry of human storytelling.
The hero’s journey
Joseph Campbell’s 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces argued that many of humanity’s most famous stories share a common narrative blueprint that resonates deeply with the human spirit.
Disease elimination & public health wins: the breakthroughs saving millions of lives
Public health wins are accelerating worldwide: Africa is wild-polio-free, global suicide rates have dropped 40%, Mexico now covers 133 million citizens with universal healthcare, and new vaccines for malaria, RSV, and cancer are reshaping what medicine can prevent. This definitive guide covers 60 breakthrough stories — disease elimination, drug approvals, policy reforms, and the science driving it all.
Burnout for the purpose-driven
The elusive “social impact” has just become another object of our lust and greed. And when we can never quite achieve enough impact, the burnout that follows is uniquely devastating.