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A Brief History of the SDGs

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This chapter presents the origins of the SDGs, how they arose and why? The chapter conveys the core idea that clear goal-setting is essential for progress and examines…

Six Major Globalizations

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Six Major Globalizations

From SDG Academy

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This chapter is an introduction to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the six major waves of globalization: the Great…

The Ages of Globalization

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The Ages of Globalization

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Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planet-wide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But…

Hitting Planetary Boundaries

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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy

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The sixth wave of globalization is the one expected to characterize the 21st century. In this chapter, Professor Sachs provides an overview of the Planetary Boundaries…

Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the…

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Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the…

Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the Global Food System

From SDG Academy

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This is a guest lecture by Prof. Glenn Denning, Columbia University, in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by…

From the MDGs to the SDGs

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From the MDGs to the SDGs

From SDG Academy

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This lecture tells the story of the Millennium Development Goals and their evolution into the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting key conferences and events that…

Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States…

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Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States…

Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think

From SDG Academy

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Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist John Mearsheimer as they discuss Professor Mearsheimer’s latest book, How States Think: The Rationality of…

Policing, racism, and colorism in America and…

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Policing, racism, and colorism in America and…

Policing, racism, and colorism in America and beyond

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Learn about the existing inequalities in America and you can reduce your own biases for a more equitable society. Learn about implicit bias and how to become a racial…

Fairness, Understanding Factors of Inequality

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Fairness, Understanding Factors of Inequality

From SDG Academy

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This chapter explores inequality based on geographic factors, looking at the history of colonialism and slavery, discrimination, and indigenous populations. This video…

The history of epidemics and their impact on…

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The history of epidemics and their impact on…

The history of epidemics and their impact on society

From SDG Academy

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This is the first lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. …

Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred…

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Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred…

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

From SDG Academy

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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…

Conversation with Norman Solomon, War Made…

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Conversation with Norman Solomon, War Made…

Conversation with Norman Solomon, War Made Invisible

From SDG Academy

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Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political and media analyst Norman Solomon as they discuss Solomon’s important new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the…

The Medieval Chinese Miracle

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The Medieval Chinese Miracle

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs joins the ancient world of the Roman Empire with the world of globalization that commences with Columbus and Vasco da Game in the last…

Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with…

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Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with…

Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon

From SDG Academy

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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…

The Sustainable Development Goals

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The Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy

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This lecture looks at the 40 year history of sustainable development on the international stage and the development of the SDGs from past failures of attempts to…

Prime Drivers of Globalization

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Prime Drivers of Globalization

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What are the prime drivers of globalization? Where do they come from and how do they diffuse? And what are the fundamental patterns of global scale change that affect…

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