The world is running low on hope. You can read it in the headlines, see it in the media, and hear it in the growing despondency of everyday conversations. Division is deepening. Despair is rising.

When life feels overwhelming and the world seems weighed down, small moments of kindness can make a real difference. A warm ...

Kindness doesn’t ask for applause; it simply appears in small, ordinary choices that end up meaning everything to someone ...

As Santa Clara University approaches its 175th anniversary, its impact has never been stronger. Over the past decade, Santa Clara has emerged as one of the top universities in national rankings, ...

At a convention of the pronatalist movement, the relatively few women in attendance agreed: Motherhood needs a rebrand. By Emma Goldberg Reporting from Austin, Texas. “We’re going to fix the birthrate ...

On December 12, 2015, the 195 country parties to the United Nations’ climate body adopted the Paris Agreement on climate change. The accord was historic, sending a message to governments, boardrooms, ...

In their new book After the Spike, demographers Dean Spears and Michael Geruso make the counterintuitive case for worrying less about overpopulation and more about depopulation. Comparing it to ...

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It’s easy to despair — especially during the holidays —’The when one’s life is in disarray and chaotic, but having a neighbor ...

The main entrance of NATO headquarters in Brussels is flanked by two somber memorials that serve as reminders of why we need the alliance. On one side is a section of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of NATO ...

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