Source: Reported estimates from various sources with links provided in text. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Nov 14 (IPS) – Tragically, the numbers of deaths of men, women and children in Israel and the Gaza Strip have surged to unprecedented levels…
Source: United Nations. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Friday, October 27, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Oct 27 (IPS) – Among the various troubling human addictions, the one having the most worrisome consequences for humanity and planet Earth is population growth. Some addictions, such as illicit drug use, tobacco…
Source: U.S. American Community Survey, 2021 and Census Bureau, 1960. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Oct 04 (IPS) – America’s immigration has reached record-breaking levels having weighty consequences domestically and internationally. Based on the Census Bureau’s 2023 Current Population Survey, the…
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Jul 17 (IPS) – With preparations for America’s 2030 population census underway and the Census Bureau encouraging additional public input, it’s time to seriously evaluate the continued inclusion of the race question…
Source: TRAC Syracuse University. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, May 03, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, May 03 (IPS) – Approximately 225 million people from around the world would like to migrate permanently to the United States. But given America’s current policies, relatively few of them will be…
Source: United Nations. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, March 27, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Mar 27 (IPS) – Yes, lower the retirement ages! That is the key message that workers worldwide are conveying to their governments. Rather than increasing retirement ages as many governments are now proposing,…
Israel’s separation barrier as seen from Al Ram.. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours/IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, March 02, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Mar 02 (IPS) – Israel of today as a Jewish and democratic state is a contradiction of terms and as such may possibly become transformed…
The ageing of populations poses mounting challenges for governments that will require changes in national policy priorities, country institutions and social arrangements. Credit: Maricel Sequeira/IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Feb 21 (IPS) – Fear of population ageing is all over…
Source: Our World in Data. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, February 13, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Feb 13 (IPS) – With one in ten people in the world going hungry, food prices hitting record highs, and the worsening conditions of the environment and climate, it’s time for…
With China’s population at 1.4126 billion, the reported decrease of 850,000 amounts to 0.06 percent. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, February 01, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Feb 01 (IPS) – China’s announcement on 17 January 2023 that its population had declined for the first time…
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