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July 5, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to the editor on July 5, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn't published by The New York Times. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You…...

June 16, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to the editor on June 16, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn't published by The Economist. We encourage all our members and supporters who come across misleading media stories to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how…...

April 7, 2023 | Post

The Atlantic recently published another deeply misinformed opinion piece on population concern that misrepresents Population Connection ("The Malthusians Are Back," March 22, 2023). We sent a letter to the editor on March 23rd, but as the editorial team did not publish it, we are featuring it below. We encourage all…...

March 29, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to the editor on March 29, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn’t published by The Washington Post. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You can…...

March 28, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to The Guardian on March 28, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn’t published. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You can see common population myths…...

January 17, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to the editor at TIME magazine on January 17, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn’t published. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You can see…...

January 17, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to The New York Times editor on January 17, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn't published. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You can see…...

January 6, 2023 | Post

We submitted the following letter to the editor on January 6, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn’t published by New York Magazine. We encourage all our members and supporters who come across misleading or problematic media stories to make their voices heard! See our media guide for…...

October 4, 2022 | Post

We were pleased to see Spencer Bokat-Lindell’s op-ed "U.S. Population Growth Has Nearly Flatlined. Is That So Bad?" in The New York Times on September 14, but it fell short in addressing the environmental benefits of reduced population growth. We sent a letter in reply, but have not received a…...

September 2, 2022 | Post

Niall Ferguson's op-ed “China’s Demographics Spell Decline Not Domination,” published in Bloomberg on August 14 and reprinted in The Washington Post is a typical example of the incredibly narrow-minded and unhealthy view espoused by mainstream economists and growth-obsessed capitalists that declining birth rates are a disaster. We sent a letter…...