PRI in the News

Overpopulation: Myths and Reality

Over the past 54 years, the earth’s population has more than doubled, and according to a recent UN report, the next 12 years promise a new wave of growth. By 2050, the UN forecasts that there will be 9.6 billion people on the planet, leading

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Double jeopardy

On a dark night in Shandong Province last April, Chen Guangcheng quietly scaled the wall behind his heavily guarded home, evaded his round-the-clock surveillance, and launched one of the most daring escapes in recent history. Read the full article in World Magazine.

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Foreign Aid Tied to Sterilization in India

When Saraswati Devi awoke from the anesthesia, her clothes were soaked in blood. She was lying on a grass mat on the floor in excruciating pain, and there were no medical staff to answer her cries. She was one of 53 women who underwent surgeries

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Growing Chinese Power — to What End?

The People’s Republic of China is the world’s most populous nation with the second-largest economy, and the biggest army. It is rapidly modernizing its armed forces and routinely engages in cyber warfare against the United States and its allies. Read the full article in The Human

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Population to reach 7 billion. ‘Relax!’ (YouTube cartoon)

“The fight against the myth of overpopulation does not have to be a bare-knuckled brawl,” says Steven Mosher, PRI’s president. “These videos are funny and easy to digest, the very opposite of Al Gore’s boring pronouncements on the ‘dangers’ of too many people. Our viewers end

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By 2100, some see too many births, some too few

The United Nations’ population experts recently rocked the world by projecting the planet will be home to a larger-than-expected 10.1 billion people by 2100. To some, the august body used statistical “magic” to arrive at this number. To others, the 10.1 billion figure is too

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World Bank to Continue Promoting Abortion (Lifesite News)

World Bank to Continue Promoting Abortion in Developing Nations After US Drops Opposition: PRI’s Stephen Mosher upset at the Bush Administration’s "failure to stay the course" on the issue Lifesite News By John-Henry Westen Wednesday May 2, 2007 WASHINGTON, May 2, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An

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Double jeopardy

On a dark night in Shandong Province last April, Chen Guangcheng quietly scaled the wall behind his heavily guarded home, evaded his round-the-clock surveillance, and

Read More »