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CONTENTS<br />
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FEATURES<br />
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THE FIRST U.S. CLIMATE REFUGEES<br />
RACE AGAINST TIME<br />
By Carolyn Van Houten<br />
A Louisiana native American tribe is forced to<br />
relocate after rising seas makes their land unlivable.<br />
CHINA’S GREAT UPROOTING<br />
By Ian Johnson,<br />
Chinese Society fundamentally changes as the country<br />
attempts the greatest urban migration in history.<br />
Moving 250M into cities.<br />
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KARACHI: UPWARD AND OUTWARD<br />
By Neil Arun<br />
One of the worlds fastest growing megacities,<br />
Karachi is cracking under the weight of its many<br />
new inhabitants.<br />
SHORT READS<br />
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25<br />
LIFE IN LAGOS — IN SEARCH OF THE<br />
AFRICAN MIDDLE CLASS<br />
Members of the middle class find a voice in<br />
a booming city defined by extreme wealth and poverty.<br />
AFRICA’S CHINESE DREAM TAKES<br />
A U-TURN<br />
For Africans who migrated to China seeking fortune,<br />
life takes an unexpected turn.<br />
12 CURRENT FALL 2017
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