@humanprogress

A 3-pound chicken cost 160 minutes of work in 1900. And 100 years later? 14 minutes http://buff.ly/1O3RyWc

Police records suggest there were 14 thousand fewer rapes in the U.S. in 2013 than in 2003. http://buff.ly/1lt2qpz

Global extreme poverty will be practically eliminated by 2030. http://buff.ly/1OxxL6h

Even as China's population has grown, hundreds of millions fewer Chinese go hungry. http://buff.ly/1PUIJV7

Most Americans believe free market harms the poor, despite evidence that it was instrumental in reducing poverty http://buff.ly/1HED2rw

Growing economic freedom has helped many of India's people grow richer and escape poverty. http://buff.ly/1LO1lOF

Life in the past was not a bed of roses. Aren't you glad to live in 2015? http://buff.ly/1PZfkJb #progress #health

Why do so many assume deterioration lies ahead when we see so much improvement behind us? http://buff.ly/1PMg2ZY

While still below the world average, Africa's per person GDP is rising, esp. since the 1990s http://buff.ly/1Nljg4I

One people, two systems: see how the economic fortunes of North Korea & South Korea diverged http://buff.ly/1LvBISz