Thanks to education, global fertility could fall faster than expected
The world’s population in 2100 could be no higher than it is today The average woman in Niger has seven children. The average South Korean has barely one. The future size…
The pandemic may be leading to fewer babies in rich countries
When kampala went into covid-19 lockdown, singletons in the Ugandan capital were looking for “lockdown partners”, says Allan Creed, who works in digital marketing. He and his friends couldn’t get to…
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: A person wears a QAnon sweatshirt during a pro-Trump rally on October 3, 2020 in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. The event, which was organized weeks ago, encouraged people to vote Republican and to pray for the health of President Trump who fell ill with Covid-19. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
‘The possibility of real-world harm is high’: Experts warn of violence from QAnon around the election
On Oct. 17, roughly 100 people reportedly gathered in a conference room at a resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., for Q Con Live, an all-day event featuring speeches from some of…
UN builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is leading a push for the world to scale up efforts to restore landscapes and forests over the next decade, with eyes on a target to salvage 350 million…
Unlocking The Vote In Jails
Advocates say it’s voter suppression on a national scale. The Marshall Project is a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up to receive our newsletters. In June,…
A Flood Of Outside Money Is Pouring Into 2020 Races, Alarming Transparency Advocates
Montana's Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock waited until just before the filing deadline in March to announce he would take on incumbent Republican Steve Daines in the race for Senate. It…
As protests continue over Walter Wallace shooting, Philadelphia police union calls for release of more information
( Correction : This story originally misstated the role of the National Guard in responding to the protests. While Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) has authorized the Guard to deploy,…
How racism amplifies Covid-19 risk for everyone
America is unable to contain the surging pandemic because we refuse to reckon with the racial inequities that drive it. The concentration of over 223,000 US Covid-19 casualties in vulnerable…
Working for Racial Justice as a White Teacher
Robert Roth on an anti-racist approach to high-school history Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to…
A Black woman says she was racially harassed for years. Police acted only after her story went viral.
Jennifer McLeggan said her neighbors told her she could be "erased." When she called police in her suburban New York town, she said they told her to stop calling 911.…
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