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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…...

February 24, 2025 | Post

The Atlantic recently published an article documenting the conservative pronatalist movement. 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 to do that. Dear…...

February 18, 2025 | Post

The Washington Post recently published an op-ed about drivers of low birth rates — we replied with a letter, 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 to do…...

February 12, 2025 | Post

An extensive new survey by Population Connection reveals that Americans have an established preference for small family sizes and do not perceive low fertility rates as a problem. Our survey also sheds light on the factors that influence the childbearing decisions of younger Americans — the top impacts being concern…...

January 17, 2025 | Post

Our UK-based friends Population Matters interviewed us about what the upcoming Trump administration would mean for reproductive rights. In this Q&A, we discuss the real threats posed by Trump and his right-wing pronatalist collaborators. Q: In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency…...

December 20, 2024 | Post

Let’s face it, [environmental] news these days is incredibly depressing. The good news highlights that tend to pop up around this time of year are generally very small-scale, localized success stories, such as a slowdown in deforestation or a tiny increase in the population of an endangered species in a…...

November 4, 2024 | Post

The magazine Foreign Affairs published a long op-ed about low fertility and depopulation. We wrote 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 to do…...

November 4, 2024 | Post

The Guardian recently published an article on the "pros and cons" of low birth rates. We wrote 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…...

October 8, 2024 | Post

Governments across the Global North are panicking over low birth rates because of their potential dampening effects on economic growth. But we must embrace fertility decline as a vital stepping stone to a more sustainable future. The push for more babies is prevalent across the political spectrum, including here in…...

September 17, 2024 | Post

The United Nations Population Division releases new population projections every 2-3 years. The latest projections were published in July this year. Alongside the standard projections which are largely based on historical trends, the UN demographers also produce a series of alternative scenarios to demonstrate how specific deviations in fertility, mortality,…...