The United States is in the midst of one of the most important political seasons in recent decades, and in Italy, after the summer, the weather is quite warm with the approach of the vote in the constitutional referendum.

But I will not complain about how things are going, indeed.
The 50 states of America, for example, are joined not only for the sake of America itself, but for groped to improve our world in a global sense.
Being one of the most powerful nations in the world, it is our responsibility (I'm American) and have to focus on well-being, intelligence and overall feeling of our population.
Doing so requires much more than a mere understanding of this.
We must be wise enough to look beyond our borders and dig in history.
Having a broader perspective on the evolution of time could reveal things that were not so clear.
While the percentage of US citizens holding a passport is growing, it is still, still, 125 million Americans only.
Given that nearly two-thirds of Americans are not legally authorized to travel outside North America, it is not surprising that the general trend of the population is often strongly nationalistic and lacks a cohesive vision of global events.
We try to break that trend and to instill a healthy dose of rational optimism about the global future of shared humanity.
First of all, a toast to us who live a lot of years.
Life expectancy is substantially doubled from 1800 to 2011.
Check out this chart to explore the changes in the expectation of living in the various countries:
An expectation higher does not necessarily mean something good, though with the quality of life is also not improved.
Fortunately, virtually every metric is growing.
L 'Index for Human Development of the United Nations is growing for decades.
Less than 10 percent of people on the planet now live in absolute poverty.
We're not talking about getting seize the car from a loan shark-Absolute poverty is a state defined by the UN as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, drinking water, sanitation, health, shelter, education and information.
It is not only a matter of income but also access to services. "
In 1900, 80 percent of the population lived in absolute poverty.
Look at the changes in GDP per capita in the last couple of centuries.
Here it is shown the power of the dollar purchase in 1990.
Crush play below and watch the well-being of the world to increase the eye.
Hover your mouse over a country to read the exact GDP per capita and click to see a history of the same data in recent decades.
The global income distribution is likewise improving.
At the end of the 90s, the world was clearly divided between rich and poor.
Despite the growing problem of income inequality in the western world, globally this abyss is much less pronounced thanks income increases and the improvement of its distribution.
What are we doing with this new Benesser? We are giving an education to all.
We are distributing basic necessities.
We have made great strides in the production of nutrients, so that everyone can afford,
and the same goes for electricity:
By now, if you live in a developed country, turn on a light bulb is virtually free.
Okay, you might say, but there's more.
We are working to have more.
Talk about what was going on "100 years ago" makes sense, because it has not been so long since to be able to afford to forget that era.
The Internet is full of articles and posts complaining about the hours of a week of media work, and yes, I am one of those that work well over 40 hours a week.
Nevertheless, if we look at historical data, people in 1900 worked 20 hours more per week, compared to today.
The path to prosperity for many people born and raised in the twentieth century corresponded to accommodation by simply working within one of the new industrial factories.
It meant finding an acceptable income and steady.
This also meant that these workers were subjected to the total yoke of corporations who run the industry, often ignoring the basic rights of workers.
The legal protections provided to workers today are heavily influenced by violent protests erupted because of working conditions between 1800 and 1900.
This war, which led to the obtaining of the modern work week, has claimed thousands of victims.
For example, the Great Strike of 1877 Railways has produced the deaths of 100 people who were fighting against wage cuts.
Massacre Bay View, turned one strike, in fact, in Massacre killed seven people trying to work no more than 8 hours a day.
The list is very long.
But thanks in part to the sacrifices made by these workers, democracy has begun to spread worldwide: About half of the world's citizens today live in democratic governance conditions, 10 per cent more than in 1901.
The percentage of anocrazie, or unstable governments and inefficient, however ironically remained stable.
There are still too many people living in autocratic conditions.
Globally, the war dead are fewer and fewer.
And when violence continues to imperservare, we are able to equip with technologies that allow us and enable us to avoid most of the deaths in the making.
We have access to a greater number of resources working less.
These resources are becoming cheaper every year.
Finally, a better world is equivalent to a better quality of life and the deeper social connections.
These charts do not want and do not cover in any way all the sensitive aspects of global life.
There are many enemies who fight against prosperity; Nevertheless, we believe it is important to emphasize that mankind has evolved only since the Industrial Revolution.
As we reflect on the future of our countries, it is important to realize that every nation is part of a larger global body which is inserted into a historical chronology much more extensive.
We hope that these data can catalyze productive conversation.
And in these times of political dissonance, perhaps the constructive debate is what we need the most.

From Vice