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Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and bestselling science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson for a thought provoking conversation on Robinson’s recent novels The Ministry for the Future and New…

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Conversation with Christopher Blattman, Why We Fight

Jeffrey Sachs speaks with Christopher Blattman, author of Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace. In this episode, Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Christopher Blattman explore the…

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Conversation with Anil Seth, Being You

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 problem of…

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Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social Spending Work

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 public social spending around…

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Conversation with Casey Michel, American Kleptocracy

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. Jeffrey Sachs and Casey…

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

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 Heather Cox Richardson will…

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Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary Mind

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, Robin traces conservatism back to…

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Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding

During this session, the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs discussed The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution by Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Foner. In his…

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

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 Not "a Nation of…

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Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

In this session of the Book Club, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Rick Perlstein discuss his book Reaganland, the "Southernization" of American politics, the causes behind U.S.…

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Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice Rising

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 Justice Rising: Robert…

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Book Club Q&A | 2021 April 8

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

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

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 Years' War on Palestine and the…

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Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law

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 Law and America's…

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Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon

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 Armageddon and its fascinating…

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