Quote, Unquote

The radicalization of college-educated Americans who have begun to live the unpleasant realities of their less privileged compatriots—who can hardly afford rent, much less to buy a house and start a family—is an encouraging turn. They could form part of a broader social movement that finally addresses our deepest problems instead of dissolving them in electronic bile. A professional class that identifies with America’s multitudes of have-nots and votes on that basis would be a powerful force for greater equality and opportunity.
~ George Packer via The Atlantic

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Campus Trivia

What was America’s population growth over the five decades leading to 1970?

The decade-by-decade population growth of the United States between 1920 and 1970 is as follows:

  1. 1920 – 106,021,537
  2. 1930 – 122,775,046 (15.8%)
  3. 1940 – 132,164,569 (7.6%)
  4. 1950 – 150,697,361 (14.0%)
  5. 1960 – 179,323,175 (19.0%)
  6. 1970 – 203,392,031 (13.4%)

via Wikipedia

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