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- Reposted by sophiachaeI wrote a song for our immigrant neighbors here in Minnesota. Pardon my rusty guitar skills—it’s been over 10 years since I wrote my last song, but this moment called for music. youtube.com/shorts/B7Csu...
- Reposted by sophiachaeThe elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
- One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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- Reposted by sophiachaeThis graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”" www.prb.org/resources/se...
- Reposted by sophiachaeI spoke w/ @npr.org's Here & Now about pronatalism. The conversation about low birth rates is really about creating a moral panic. Once folks are convinced that low rates cause major problems that can *only* be addressed through raising rates, it opens to door to all sorts of regressive policies.
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- Check out my latest article in @readdemography.bsky.social !
- In “Polygyny & Fertility: Continuity or Change in SSA,” @sophiachae.bsky.social & V. Agadjanian employ DHS data from 23 nations & show how declining polygyny prevalence contributes to ↓ fertility, as do ↓ fert rates in monogamous unions. @ccpratucla.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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- The Demographic and Health Surveys Program has been saved! At least in part. According to the announcement, “Several donors and host countries are funding the completion of selected surveys.” Great news for global health in spite of US government’s war on data. www.dhsprogram.com/Who-we-are/N...
- Reposted by sophiachaeWe are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
- Reposted by sophiachae✨💰👏 Félicitations à Avelin Peguy Angos qui a obtenu une bourse de doctorat du @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social ! Sa thèse dirigée par les professeur.e.s @sophiachae.bsky.social et Vissého Adjiwanou porte sur le placement des enfants en famille d'accueil au Malawi et leur accès à l'éducation
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- Reposted by sophiachaeThe New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought: - 1.65 million deaths from AIDS - 500,000 from lack of vaccines - 550,000 from lack of food aid - 290,000 from malaria - 310,000 from TB
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