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June 18, 2026 Good News for Humankind πYour daily spark of possibility β one real milestone for change from around the world. U.S. now has 250,000 public EV charging ports, more than doubling since 2021Public EV charging in America has doubled since 2021, and the milestone reveals just how fast the country's clean transportation backbone is growing. The U.S. now has over 250,000 public charging ports β and thousands more are already in the pipeline. Fast chargers are spreading along major travel corridors, while libraries, restaurants, and retailers are quietly adding chargers that work while you live your life. Every country watching this buildout sees proof that large-scale EV infrastructure is achievable β and that momentum, once established, is hard to stop. More Good NewsAs a subscriber, you get exclusive access to the full database of 4,000+ stories of human innovation, discovery, peace, and liberation from throughout history.
Antihero Project π¦ΉYou've read the good news. Now, start making your own. Chapter 1-2: Polycrisis | A knot of crisesHumanity in the 21st Century is facing a seemingly endless stream of crises: the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, poverty, economic inequality, pandemics, growing authoritarianism, terrorism, gun violence, runaway technological advancement, the erosion of shared knowledge and meaning, and much more. Together, these individual crises all complicate, exacerbate, and deepen one another, creating a knot of crises. Pull on any single strand and the whole knot tightens. Rising global temperatures disrupt ecosystems, affecting biodiversity. Biodiversity loss imperils ecosystem services that many rely on, further entrenching them in poverty. Poverty and the sense that the system is rigged against them can lead people to empower authoritarian leaders, who then often make decisions that degrade the environment, economic stability, and democracy. And on and on. Itβs the ultimate βwicked problem.β Every problem creates another problem, which creates another problem. It's not just the depth and number of the problems. It's their complex and chaotic nature. It can be utterly overwhelming, existentially devastating, and paralyzing. Altogether, these crises create what scholars, thinkers, and leaders are increasingly calling the βpolycrisisβ or βmetacrisisβ β the knot of compounding crises understood as one whole. This is the world today. This is the context we all find ourselves in, struggling to understand, navigate, and respond meaningfully. This is an excerpt from my upcoming book The Antihero's Journey: From Burnout to Real Contribution in Polycrisis Times. To read other excerpts, go here. βUnsubscribe | Preferences | Switch to weekly digest | Find me on Instagramβ Peter Schulte Coaching LLC |
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