I recently learned a new word. ‘Meliorism’ is the belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
In our culture, where the mainstream media focuses on the worst of human nature, believing in meliorism might feel naive to some. But I hope that by the time you’ve read through the pages of the new issue of Positive News magazine, you’ll agree it has a place.
For one, I offer you our feature on the Ministry of Imagination. The people we meet are just five among hundreds to have offered bold and beautiful ideas for collective thriving; ‘policies’ on everything from governance and economics, to art and fulfilment. Thinktanks made up of five-year-olds? Check. Mandatory time spent on the breadline for bankers? Tick.
