Posted on March 9, 2023 by Matthew Desmond in The New York Times The New York Times, By Matthew Desmond In the past 50 years, scientists have mapped the entire human genome and eradicated smallpox. Here in the United States, infant-mortality rates and deaths from heart disease have fallen by roughly 70 percent, and the average American has gained almost a decade of life. Climate change was recognized as an existential threat. The internet was invented. Read more…
