Why do articles about world poverty and inequality NEVER mention world population, which is currently increasing at about 6 million people a month? Unless the population is stabilised, all efforts at improvement will just be pissing in the wind.

Plerdsus,I agree.Many religions shy away from this reality.Many are telling us that the world can hold billions more.They look at the singular aspect of producing and redistributing more food and medicine which inevitabily means more human poverty.This planet has finite resources and we don't have time travel machines to find greener pastures in our galaxy.

Instead of being totally absorbed with human well being, we should be looking at the real prospect of our planet's environment changing so much that no life may be able to survive.Wars,disease and famine have kept our populations under conrol in the past.We have all have a responsibility to use contraception to save this planet for future generations.

The specture of "Mad Max" with pockets of feral human depravity murdering each other over the reminents of our blind excesses,doesn't make for an enticing reality for anyone.