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Re: The Loneliness of the Conservative Pronatalist

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…...

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Re: A Nobel Prize winner decodes why people aren’t having kids

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…...

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Population Connection survey: Americans want small families, aren’t concerned about declining birth rates

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…...

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The Trump-Musk assault on foreign aid and USAID

February 7, 2025 | Post

Trump’s attack dog Elon Musk is trying to cut foreign assistance and shut down the main disbursement agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Let’s take a closer look at what is happening and what it means for aid-dependent recipient communities around the world. How much does the…...

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And so it begins: Trump’s attacks on health, rights and the environment

January 28, 2025 | Post

Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20, 2025. Advocates for human rights, social justice, and the environment had been bracing themselves for an onslaught of harmful policies in the first few days of his presidency, and Trump delivered. Trump signed over 20 executive actions…...

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Q&A: Trump, pronatalism, and the growing threat to reproductive rights

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…...

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The most encouraging environmental trends of 2024

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…...

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COP29: What were the outcomes?

November 27, 2024 | Post

The COP29 international climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, wrapped up last Friday, following almost two weeks of tense negotiations. Once again, the conference failed to deliver the ambition needed to avert catastrophic climate change and protect vulnerable communities, but some progress was made on financial support for developing countries. What…...

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What will another Trump term mean for reproductive rights and the planet?

November 12, 2024 | Post

The U.S. election outcome is a disaster for people and planet. Based on Trump’s record during his previous administration and pledges he’s made, we are once again facing ruthless attacks on reproductive health and rights, which will endanger the lives of women and girls around the world. In addition, we…...

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Re: The Age of Depopulation

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…...

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