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Chapter 1 How Will Demographic Shifts Affect America's Political Landscape?
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1 Young People Are Gunning for Gun Control |
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2 Widespread Gun Ownership Increases Personal Safety |
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3 Greater Acceptance Means the LGBTQ Community's Concerns Have Shifted Toward the Mainstream |
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4 There Is a Generation Gap in the Fight for LGBTQ Rights |
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5 The Planet Is Worth Fighting For |
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6 The Country Is Divided on Immigration |
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Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography |
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Chapter 2 How Will Its Aging Population Impact the United States?
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1 Baby Boomers Are Disrupting US Health Care |
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2 Medicare for All Could Be Cheaper Than We Think |
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3 It's Time to Appreciate Older Workers |
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4 An Aging Workforce Highlights the Need for Flexibility |
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5 Boomers Are Poorly Prepared for Retirement |
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6 Maybe a Declining Birth Rate Isn't All Bad |
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Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography |
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Chapter 3 Does a Growing Population Create a Growing Problem?
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1 Do Immigrants Add Value to America? |
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2 Immigration Can Boost the Economy During a Retirement Boom |
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3 Immigration Affects the Economy in Positive and Negative Ways |
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4 Overpopulation and Overconsumption Are at the Center of the Environmental Crisis |
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5 Population Growth Benefits the Environment |
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6 There Are Not Enough Resources to Support the World's Population |
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7 Student Loan Debt Has Become a Barrier to a Quality Education |
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US Department of Education |
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Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography |
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Chapter 4 What Is America's Electoral Future?
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1 America's Diversity Explosion Is Changing the Political Landscape |
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2 The "Brown and the Gray" Will Create a Fundamental Political Tension in the Coming Decades |
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3 Voting Third Party Will Have More of an Impact |
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4 Demographic Shifts Are Changing Election Outcomes |
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5 What Motivates Voters May Be Changing |
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6 America and the World Are Changing Drastically |
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| For Further Discussion |
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| Organizations to Contact |
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| Bibliography of Books |
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