Trumpcare is far from the beginning of the fight — The day after Donald Trump was elected president, a handful of my female friends asked me if they should get an IUD. They were worried that they might not have the option anymore once Trump took office. An IUD, short for intrauterine device, is a nifty, t-shaped form of contraception…

Earth Overshoot Day comes earlier every year, but why? — This year Earth Overshoot Day is August 2. That’s the date when humans have used up all the resources the Earth can restore in one year. …

Why I sent the Senate hundreds of condoms — I’m probably not the only person who is thinking, “oh, screw the Senate,” right now. But I might be the only one who acted on those feelings by sending all the senators condoms this week. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Today is World Population Day, a day designated by…

The 24-hour news cycle may not give a damn about the threat of population growth, but you should — The United Nations recently released big news about the future of the planet. But without 24-hour coverage, a front page write up or a “presidential” tweet, it didn’t make it onto most people’s radars. In fact, I almost missed it — and I follow this kind of news pretty closely.

A Thanksgiving series from the Center for Biological Diversity (Part 1 of 3) — For many, Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and give thanks, and this series highlights a few of the things that make the Center’s Population and Sustainability team thankful. However, while we are giving thanks, we should not forget that this holiday is rooted in colonialism and oppression which is…

Why talking human population growth is so scary — If every single person on Earth came trick-or-treating at your door, you’d need 277,500,000 pounds of chocolate, peanuts, caramel and nougat to give each of them a single fun-sized Snickers bar. …

In a world with 7.4 billion people, should we be having more children? — People love babies. We love big families, young families and modern families. We love babies in real life and in fiction and, coming soon, in cartoon. In fact, we love babies so much that not wanting children is seen as, well, strange. That love for tiny humans is not just…

Part one of a five-part series for Earth Overshoot Day — Time is running out. We’re just two weeks out from Earth Overshoot Day — the day when we humans have used all the resources the planet can replenish in a year. Everything after August 8 is borrowed from wildlife and future generations. That probably sounds scary, and that’s because it…

What a little-known holiday has to do with contraceptives and wildlife — Today is World Population Day, and while it might not be topping the list of most-beloved — or even vaguely-well-known — holidays, it’s one that affects all of us from women to wolves. …