More People, More Prosperity: The Simon Abundance Index


by Quillette

Quillette— The Simon Abundance Index 2024 finds Earth’s resources 509% more plentiful than in 1980.

dailym.ai—Rishi Sunak says young people are 'trapped on benefits' when they 'ought to be in the prime of their lives' amid push to get people with 'mild' mental health problems back to work. They will be told to get therapy and crack on under plans to be outlined this afternoon as ministers seek to reduce the 3.5million disability benefits bill.

www.counterpunch.org—Some People Have All the Luck. How many people do you know who work really hard? Or have a strikingly good sense of what’s becoming popular? Or have a talent for getting things done? You probably know people — maybe even bunches of people — in all these categories. Our world is teeming with hardworking, perceptive, and talented people. Now let’s More

The Philippine Star—Power to the people. What is worse than this infernal weather, with the heat index surging to the mid-40s, threatening people’s health and well-being, and causing either the suspension of classes or a shift to synchronous or asynchronous modes of learning?