Daily Archives: August 24, 2009

Health Reform: Throwing Good Money After the Bad

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Featheriver

Marcia Angell, M.D. Physician, Author, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School It’s not just the right-wing crazies who oppose health reform. In addition, there are many sane Americans who worry about committing a trillion dollars to it. They have a point. … Continue reading →

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World population and the Malthusian theory

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Featheriver

As of 24 August 2009, the Earth’s population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be 6.78 billion. The world population has been growing continuously since the end of the Black Death around 1400. There have been short … Continue reading →

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