A survey paints a different picture of the US – plus all the week’s reasons to be hopeful

This week, the Upside considers a vital question, as well as scoping out all the week’s most positive news

The roaring 20s, the swinging 60s or the naughties 00s? The Upside wants to know – plus all the week’s reasons to be hopeful

The Guardian celebrates its bicentenary – plus this week’s reasons to be hopeful

As local papers close their doors, a morning newsletter defied the odds. Now its founder aims to push the model nationwide

Life is complicated. For example, not all rich people are evil. And not all news is bad.

The great books that readers recommended most – plus all the week’s reasons to be hopeful

An unlikely project in the middle of a civil war shows us what is possible in the direst situations. Plus seven others reasons to be hopeful this week

One positive of lockdown could be young people who are more ready for life’s challenges – plus all the week’s reasons to be hopeful

Friendship blossoms in one of the most inhospitable places on the planet – plus all the week’s reasons to be hopeful

Despite the economic gloom, many female entrepreneurs are seeing opportunities during the pandemic

Rising number of vaccinations feels like a turning point – plus all the week’s reasons to be hopeful

The Upside celebrates a new series on the power of song – plus all the week’s reasons to be hopeful