Politics & Government Good News

Discover poet Amanda Gorman’s best quotes and excerpts from poems to leave you feeling more energized and hopeful.

2021’s most-searched included themes of reflection, healing, and pulling together. Plus support for the LGBTQ+ community and mental health.

Reflecting on her childhood, Tucson, Arizona Mayor Regina Romero points to her father as the figure who lit an environmentalist fire within her.

We still have so much work to do to ensure refugees have a safe, clear, and simple way to find not only a safe place to call home and have their basic needs met — but a place to thrive, too. It's also true that we made a lot of progress.

The pandemic wasn't the only area we saw progress as it relates to global health — but it was the catalyst for a number of the year's best good news stories.

The last year may have been the first time we saw the inclinations that longtime wildlife conservation and protection efforts were really paying off: for turtles, rhinos, tigers, pandas, bald eagles, and more.

The stigma surrounding mental health is still heartbreakingly present in our day-to-day lives — but in 2021 we made more progress than ever before in breaking down that stigma.

Needless to say, 2021 did not start out great on the democracy front (*cough cough - Capitol insurrection*) — the U.S. and countries around the world went on to make history in areas of politics and policy.

The researchers said reduced stigma for sexual minorities was likely driving the drop in deaths, culled from official data on thousands of same-sex couples.

The best positive news stories about the environment you may not have heard about.

As we rounded out the year 2021, we're looking back on the best good news stories from December. While this year or this month have been filled with heartbreak, pain, and injustice — there have still been so many stories worth celebrating.

Las Cruces will have women representing all of its city council seats. It joins a short list of all-women governing bodies.