Posts tagged population growth

Widening demographic divide between...

By Prerna on August 20, 2008
Widening demographic divide between rich and poor countries

The Population Reference Bureau just released the annual World Population Data Sheet. The report claims that the inequality in population and health profiles between rich and poor countries is widening. While I find macro and meta-narrative style studies overly generalizing and notwithstanding unforeseen phenomenons, there is... [+]

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20Aug

Scary New World? Minority to Become...

By Prerna on August 15, 2008
Scary New World? Minority to Become Majority in 2040s

An older and more diverse nation by mid-century – Report released by the Census Bureau What predictions can we make from a majority-ethnic minority population in the future? More liberal politics? Increase tolerance of difference? An end to white privilege, institutionalized discrimination and racism? IT tells us nothing.... [+]

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15Aug

Immigration leads to Global Warming?...

By Prerna on August 12, 2008
Immigration leads to Global Warming? Nonsense!

That was the response from a friend over IM when I mentioned the latest anti-immigrant CIS report that foresees immigrants as a major cause of global warming. The report is titled Immigration to the United States and World-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions and available on the... [+]

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12Aug