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America Looks in the Mirror with 2010 Census Data
The latest Census reveals America changing population. Will growing "minorities" produce a "white identity crisis" or will the future bring a "post-racial" America?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe latest Census reveals a lot about America's population and how it's changing. Will the growth of so-called "minorities" produce a "white identity crisis" or will future generations construct a "post-racial" America? How will demographics affect politics? Also, radioactive water from Japan's nuclear plant threatens to spill into sea, and despite slow economic recovery, corporate profits are setting records.
Banner image: Pedestrians in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida. According to figures released by the Census Bureau , the whites population has grown, but not as fast as Latinos or Asians. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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