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52:44 Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, The… Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future	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… book club politics climate change climate science planetary boundaries city climate action united nations license_ccbync From SDG Academy 18 plays
53:06 Conversation with Christopher Blattman, Why We… Conversation with Christopher Blattman, Why We Fight	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… book club peace war From SDG Academy 38 plays
01:12:07 Conversation with Anil Seth, Being You Conversation with Anil Seth, Being You	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… book club brain consciousness psychology license_ccbync science From SDG Academy 166 plays
52:53 Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social… Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social Spending Work	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… social spending economic rights population growth migration investment license_ccbync social security book club From SDG Academy 127 plays
55:10 Conversation with Casey Michel, American… Conversation with Casey Michel, American Kleptocracy	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… book club history money finance usa monetary policy license_ccbync financing From SDG Academy 383 plays
56:18 Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson, How… Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson, How the South Won the Civil War	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… book club civil war usa license_ccbync industrialization democracy war economics From SDG Academy 201 plays
56:44 Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary… Conversation with Corey Robin: The Reactionary Mind	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… history politics conservatism book club license_ccbync markets private sector policies war From SDG Academy 162 plays
56:33 Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding Conversation with Eric Foner, The Second Founding	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… history united states civil war civil rights slavery equity inequality book club license_ccbync From SDG Academy 209 plays
59:11 Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not… Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not "a Nation of Immigrants"	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… migration colonization united states usa indigenous peoples slavery history license_ccbync book club From SDG Academy 168 plays
57:55 Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland	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.… political systems politics politicians evangelical license_ccbync conservatism policies governments book club From SDG Academy 272 plays
58:19 Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice… Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice Rising	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… racism united states apartheid civil rights change license_ccbync social movements book club From SDG Academy 112 plays
44:24 Book Club Q&A \| 2021 April 8 Book Club Q&A \| 2021 April 8	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… diplomacy sdgs war q&a palestine book club migration license_ccbync From SDG Academy 71 plays
57:07 Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred… Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine	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… palestine israel history middle east peace conflict colonization politics license_ccbync book club From SDG Academy 452 plays
58:20 Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of… Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law	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… racism housing segregation human rights discrimination license_ccbync book club inequality From SDG Academy 353 plays
01:00:40 Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with… Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon	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… conflict history united states russia war weapons soviet union license_ccbync book club nuclear From SDG Academy 393 plays