The Goodnewsletter

Friday, May 15, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📚 This Sunday, May 17, is the first-ever National Little Free Library Day! Celebrate by using Little Free Library’s interactive map to find book-ban hotspots and discover the Little Free Libraries located in those areas. 📰 The DeSantis administration has reportedly told private contractors that the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center will be closing and broken down starting in June....

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📈 The Senate voted unanimously to ban its members and their staff from betting in prediction markets, effective immediately. 🌳 Joining California, Massachusetts became an official member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a global network of more than 1,400 governments and organizations. 🌺 Hawaii’s legislature passed a first-in-the-nation bill that would...

Monday, May 11, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... ☀️ Colorado officially became the third U.S. state to approve plug-in solar panel systems, which are a regularity in countries like Germany, but are more slowly spreading throughout the U.S. 🔋 State regulators ruled that data centers in Oregon must pay more for electricity, to help ensure the state’s biggest electricity users bear more of the grid’s long‑term costs. Animals Nicolas...

Thursday, May 7, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🏳️🌈 Under a landmark new Crime and Policing Bill in the U.K., anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime is now officially classified as an “aggravated offense,” treating it equally alongside offenses motivated by race or religion. 🇨🇳 A Chinese court ruled it illegal for companies to replace workers with AI purely to cut costs, which legal experts say is a reassuring sign for labor rights. Clean energy...

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🍎 This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Whether you have little ones in school or not, here are some ways we can all show our appreciation to the educators in our communities this week. 👗 While preparations for the Met Gala were underway yesterday, labor unions from across the country hosted a “Ball Without Billionaires,” where Amazon warehouse workers and delivery drivers, and...