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Visiting our Global Partners in Guatemala: Maya Health Alliance field report

May 19, 2025 | Post

My journey to Guatemala Last month, I set out on a journey to visit Population Connection’s amazing Global Partners in Guatemala. The experience was both inspirational and transformative, and a powerful reminder of why their work is so important. I came back feeling deeply inspired, full of gratitude, and more…...

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Study: World’s richest are driving climate catastrophes

May 15, 2025 | Post

A new study links emissions inequality to climate warming and extreme heat, finding that as much as two-thirds of global warming between 1990 and 2020 is attributable to the wealthiest 10 percent of the global population, while the richest 1 percent is responsible for a fifth of warming. Climate injustice…...

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What are the top countries for gender equality?

May 8, 2025 | Post

The world is still far from achieving gender equality, with some countries doing a lot better than others. Here we take a look at which nations have the highest gender equity scores based on reproductive health, education, as well as participation in the labor market and decision-making.   Inching forward…...

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Report: Half of Americans breathing dangerous levels of air pollution

May 1, 2025 | Post

A new report shows that 46 percent of Americans — roughly 156 million people — are living in places that have received failing grades for air quality. The number of people breathing harmful air has increased by almost 25 million compared to last year, and is the highest in the…...

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Re: The government’s pronatalism warps family values

April 29, 2025 | Post

The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed critiquing pronatalism in the Trump administration. We responded with a letter to the editor, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how…...

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Re: Elon Musk’s lack of math skills is making me nervous

April 25, 2025 | Post

The Washington Post published an op-ed questioning Elon Musk's grasp of numbers. We voiced our agreement in a letter to the editor, which wasn't published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on…...

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Visiting our Global Partners in Guatemala: WINGS field report

April 24, 2025 | Post

"Guatemala is a beautiful country with a lot of complex situations, and we are doing our best to transform all of the social challenges…so, if you can keep focusing on this country  and helping us to deliver these services, you are helping us to make it so that the beauty…...

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US betrayal at key UN conference: Population Connection's report

April 15, 2025 | Post

“The United States rejects and denounces the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and will no longer reaffirm the SDGs as a matter of course.” This was the shocking and shameful statement by the United States delegation at the 58th Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Population and Development…...

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Conservative pronatalists’ push for more births is all kinds of wrong

March 27, 2025 | Post

The Trump administration claims it is “pro-family,” but its actions only hurt families. The true motivation of the conservative movement pushing for higher birthrates is to deepen the systemic inequalities that benefit the white, male broligarchy. Musk's "population collapse" fearmongering Despite no shortage of real crises he could be concerned…...

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Re: The End of Children

March 19, 2025 | Post

The New Yorker recently published a very long and dramatic article about declining birth rates. We sent a letter in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how…...

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