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Monday, February 28, 2011

Competing Perspectives on Global Food Security

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The Economist's special report on the future of food in the world , which I discussed here , is clear about the fact that there are comp...
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Food (Price of, That Is) Is On The Table Again

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Food prices spiked again this year, as they did in 2008, and that has a lot of people worried again about how we are to feed a growing popul...
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Libyan Violence Produces a Mass Exodus

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Predictably, the mass violence in Libya has produced a mass exodus. Tunisia, which shares a border with Libya, was the first country affecte...
Friday, February 25, 2011

House Votes to Cut Funding to Planned Parenthood--Will the Senate Agree?

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A major news item surrounding the US House of Representatives debates on amendments to HR1--the government funding bill passed last week--wa...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Will Demography Slow Down Economic Growth in the US?

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As the world climbs out of a deep recession, people are naturally trying to figure out what lies down the road. The McKinsey Global Institut...
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I am Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and Director of the International Population Center at San Diego State University.
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