The year 2020 was incredibly rough, but with one big bright spot at the end. A once-in-a-century global pandemic — an unfathomable tragedy — devastated lives and economies. But in a miraculous display of scientific prowess, Pfizer, Moderna, and other pharmaceutical companies produced what appeared to be highly effective Covid-19 vaccines by December. After a year of loss, there was a fresh glimmer of hope. But while Covid has been the story of the year, it is far from the only story — our other mega-challenges continued and, unfortunately, grew larger. Economic inequality became even more stark. After decades of the top income earners getting all the wealth gains — about $50 trillion in the U.S. alone — it got worse. During the pandemic, U.S. billionaires gained one trillion in wealth. Climate change hit harder than ever with bigger storms, heat waves, and fires of record-breaking scale in Australia and California. 2020 is on track to be the hottest year on record.