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  Africa's Lagging Demographic Transition: Evidence from Exogenous Impacts of Malaria Ecology and Agricultural Technology
  Article by Dalton Conley

  We attempt to improve estimation as to the relative importance of factors ranging from the status of women, pro-natal...

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  The Life of Lincoln: The Man and the Movie
  Topic by Sebastian Murdock

  In Steven Spielberg’s epic biopic Lincoln, viewers are given a largely realistic—albeit sometimes fantastical—look into the life of a man with some pretty astronomical problems and not a lot of time to resolve them. But is Spielberg’s rendition of one of America’s most  iconic and...

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  Are We Living in a Post-Racial America?
  Topic by Tracy Williams

  Does the fact that we elected a mixed-raced man to be the leader of the free world really mean that we now live in a “post-racial” America? The answers vary. Some argue, yes. But many more argue, no. Wikipedia defines post-racial America as “a theoretical environment where the United States...

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  Demonstrations that Changed and Continue to Change Our World
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  With the swearing in of a new Egyptian president and recently sustained support for the recalled governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, we have a moment to examine the whirlwind of demonstrations that spanned the globe in 2011. With a little hindsight, we also have the perspective to better...

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  The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Brought the World to the Brink of a Nuclear World War – Were the Lessons Learned
  Article by Charles F Barnaby

  Next October will see the fiftieth anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis - the major confrontation between the Unit...