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Young people now are spending less time socializing with their peers in person than any preceding generation, writes Gwynne Dyer.  Unsplash photograph by Kelly Sikkema

Doomscrolling and declining birth rates

There are many other factors to blame for fewer people having kids: housing affordability, unrealistic expectations promoted by online influencers, even the growing scarcity of entry-level jobs. But the most persuasive is phones, phones, phones.


Comments by United States President Donald Trump, right, following his visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, created a noisy debate in the U.S. about whether Trump is selling Taiwan out to China, writes Gwynne Dyer.  White House photograph by Daniel Torok

U.S. backing not Taiwan’s only line of defence

Any American commitment to defend Taiwan from China’s aggression died years ago when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. did not come to its defence. But that doesn’t mean the island is doomed.

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In the wake of Mother’s Day, let’s remember that women are central to food production and child nutrition, yet they face barriers to land, credit, and decision-making, write Barbra Chimhandamba and Andrée-Anne Côté-St-Laurent. Pexels photograph by EqualStock IN

No mother should have to choose which child eats

The scale and complexity of today’s hunger crisis demand sustained leadership, and a commitment to invest in resilient food systems that address the root causes of hunger. 

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