Progress
Two diseases humanity has ended, and the one that is nearly gone
Smallpox, rinderpest and Guinea worm: what got better, where, the numbers, who did it, with seven sources. Not yet checked by a second person.
Latest · Newest first
Everything,
Everything published
Everything,
in order.
Every piece and every desk note, newest first. Before January 2027 this is a short list, on purpose: we would rather publish three things we can stand behind than thirty we cannot.
What arrives in January 2027
Three things,
in this order.
The dates we have committed to, and nothing we have not.
January 2027
The first reports
From the World and Regions desks, each with a named writer, a primary source for every claim and a second person's check.
The World desk ↗Fridays from January 2027
The Friday letter
Progress & Solutions: five to seven things that got better, each with a place, a number, a date and a primary source.
The Progress desk ↗Continuing
More explainers
The Explainers desk keeps publishing in the meantime. Four questions are in the works; none has a date.
The Explainers desk ↗New pieces by email
Read them
as they land.
An email when a new piece is published, and the Progress letter every Friday from January 2027. Nothing else, and you can leave with one click.