April 27, 2023 | Post
Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2024 | Article
“The brevity of our lives breeds a kind of temporal parochialism — an ignorance of or an indifference to those planetary gears which turn more slowly than our own.” — Kathryn Schulz, “The Really Big One,” The New Yorker Population Connection member and Seattle environmental attorney Rick Aramburu put me…...
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2023 | Article
I am a longtime member of Population Connection, and you are in my trust. The June issue about the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) brought back memories. My husband and I joined the Peace Corps after we graduated from UC Berkeley in 1965 and were sent to a village…...
Read MoreMarch 13, 2023 | Article
Chaos Rules Opening of New Congress The 118th Congress came together to begin on January 3. Thirty-four men and women who were elected to the Senate were sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris and began their work. The House, though, well that was a different scene. Newly elected members…...
Read MoreDecember 11, 2023 | Article
Dr. Jane O’Sullivan “Population Change and Its Impact on the Environment, Society, and Economy” is the title of a recent special issue of the academic journal World, edited by Drs. Jane O’Sullivan and Céline Delacroix. The articles, by researchers from Australia, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and the United States, are…...
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April 4, 2024 | Post
Our numbers, what we choose to eat, and how much food we waste, have a huge impact on our planet. Global food systems are leading drivers of our environmental crises, including climate change, water overextraction, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Shrinking our food footprint is a prerequisite to a livable…...
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June 24, 2024 | Post
The Washington Post editorial board recently published a flawed and problematic article arguing in favor of infinite growth. We sent a letter in response, which was not published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide…...
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February 20, 2015 | Post
What do poverty elimination, gender equality, and educational and health equity have in common? None of them can be fully realized until everyone around the world has the ability to plan their pregnancies. In other words, social justice requires universal access to family planning. And what better time to reflect…...
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September 1, 2021 | Post
Today is a dark day for reproductive freedom in Texas. On May 19, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed S.B. 8 — the "Texas Heartbeat Act" — into law. The bill bans abortion at six weeks, as soon as fetal cardiac activity is detectable, which is before many people even…...
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February 5, 2024 | Post
A 1970s publication caused a big stir when it showed that continuing on business-as-usual population and consumption growth trajectories would likely lead to societal collapse within a century. Were the scientists behind it right? A major scientific warning If you’re a Population Connection supporter, you’re most likely familiar with The…...
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