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Dystopias, authoritarianism, technological threats... Is progress over?
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Dystopias, authoritarianism, technological threats... Is progress over?

We thought the world would always get better. That we would achieve greater levels of well-being and happiness, and that it was natural for children to be better off than their parents. But after decades of progress, we are facing times of great uncertainty: it is difficult to imagine a future in a context of wars, populism and natural disasters. What is progress today? Is it still possible?

Donald Trump

King Trump

Fernando Francia|

The question is no longer whether Trump can amend the Constitution to stay in power, but whether American democracy is strong enough to withstand the challenges of a leader with a base willing to question its limits

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