Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs

The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is a free global forum to discuss outstanding, recently-published work that examines the most important topics for humanity.

Hosted by Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs, the eminent thought-leader in economics and sustainable development, the Book Club features monthly conversations with renowned authors about their groundbreaking work in sustainability, economics, history, social justice, and more.

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Conversation with Robert Lustig, Metabolical

Conversation with Robert Lustig, Metabolical

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In this conversation, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Robert Lustig discuss the relationship between nutrition and non-communicable disease, the dangers of processed…
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Conversation with Casey Michel, American…

Conversation with Casey Michel, American Kleptocracy

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Jeffrey Sachs speaks with journalist Casey Michel, author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History. …
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Conversation with Mariana Mazzucato, Mission…

Conversation with Mariana Mazzucato, Mission Economy

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This conversation with Professor Mariana Mazzucato, took place on April 26, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Prof. Mazzucato's new…
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Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred…

Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

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This conversation with Rashid Khalidi took place on March 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Khalidi's book The Hundred…
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Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with…

Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon

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This conversation with Martin Sherwin took place on January 28, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Sherwin's book Gambling with…
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Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of…

Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law

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This conversation with Richard Rothstein took place on February 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Rothstein's book The Color of…
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Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

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In this session of the Book Club, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Rick Perlstein discuss his book Reaganland, the "Southernization" of American politics,…
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Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary…

Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary Mind

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During this session, the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs discussed The Reactionary Mind: From Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump by Corey Robin.In the book,…
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Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding

Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding

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During this session, the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs discussed The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution by Pulitzer…
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Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson, How…

Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson, How the South Won the Civil War

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This month, the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is diving into How the South Won the Civil War by Heather Cox Richardson! The live conversation between Jeffrey Sachs and…
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Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not…

Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not "a Nation of Immigrants"

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This meeting of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs took place on August 26, 2021. Prof. Sachs met with renowned historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to discuss her newest book…
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Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social…

Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social Spending Work

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Jeffrey Sachs and Peter H. Lindert discuss Prof. Lindert’s new book: Making Social Spending Work. Lindert’s new work brilliantly examines the history of…
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Conversation with Anil Seth, Being You

Conversation with Anil Seth, Being You

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Jeffrey Sachs speaks with neuroscientist Anil Seth, author of Being You: The New Science of Consciousness. In this episode, Jeffrey Sachs and Anil Seth explore the hard…
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Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice…

Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice Rising

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This conversation with Professor Patrica Sullivan took place on June 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Prof. Sullivan's book…
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Conversation with Keisha N. Blain: Until I Am Free

Conversation with Keisha N. Blain: Until I Am Free

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During this session, Dr. Keisha N. Blain discussed her new book Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America. A blend of social commentary,…
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Book Club Q&A | 2021 April 8

Book Club Q&A | 2021 April 8

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs answers Book Club members' questions about Sherwin's Gambling with Armageddon, Rothstein's The Color of Law, and Khalidi's…

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