Start your Tuesday with a double dose of optimism! In this episode, I kick things off with a roundup of the week’s top positive news stories from around the globe.

Then, in my segment "This Week in Good History," I dive into cooperatives, the incredible story of how they started, and how they are actively shaping a better, more harmonious world right now in 2026. I also bring it home to look at the powerful, real-world impact co-ops are having right here in Taiwan.

Tune in for your weekly reminder of the power of community!

This episode's headlines:

Volunteers help restore Scotland’s Atlantic rainforest with millions of native trees.

Simple white surfaces help Europe, India beat the heat.

Taiwan offers up to NT$8,000 to lure repeat foreign visitors.

The historical timelines, quotes, and thematic details in the This Week in Good History script are adapted from official United Nations and International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) documentation regarding the history of the Rochdale Pioneers (1844), the founding of the ICA (1895), the UN Resolutions (1992/1995), and the official 2026 theme statements by ICA Director General Jeroen Douglas.