Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Prof. Ilan Pappè, historian at Exeter University, UK, for an in-depth conversation on one of the most enduring and contentious issues of our time: the Israel-Palestine conflict. Drawing on Pappè's powerful new books—Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic and A Very Short History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, Sachs and Pappè discuss the historical, political, and ideological forces that have shaped the Zionist movement and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.    Together, they explore how lobbying networks in the UK and US have influenced the foreign policy of both countries, and the role of the UK and US in the Israel-Palestine conflict. They delve into the historical roots of Zionism, the legacy of British colonial rule in Mandatory Palestine, and the role of the US in the Israel-Palestine conflict from the adoption of the UN Partition Plan in 1947 until today. This episode offers listeners a deeper understanding of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine by delving into the historical processes that shaped the conflict during the past century and more. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.orgFootnotes:ZionismIsrael Palestinian ConflictWar in GazaJudaismAntisemitismHistory of IsraelHistory of PalestineSettler ColonialismOttoman EmpireBritish ImperialismLord BalfourNeoconsUN Resolution 181UN Partition Plan for PalestinePatrick Wolfe - Elimination of the Local2000 Camp⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and futurist Ray Kurzweil for a compelling conversation on the accelerating pace of technological change and its profound implications for the future of humanity. In his new book, The Singularity Is Nearer, Kurzweil revisits and updates his groundbreaking predictions on AI & AGI, exponential growth, and human evolution and longevity.Together, they explore a future where AI rivals human intelligence by 2029, nanotechnology rebuilds the world atom by atom, and our minds merge with the cloud to expand intelligence beyond biological limits. They examine radical life extension, the promise of renewable energy, and how exponential technologies are reshaping industries, reducing poverty, and transforming global well-being. But, they also confront the risks while discussing a vision of the future - both awe-inspiring and cautionary - challenging us to rethink what it means to be human in an age of rapid and relentless innovation.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:AIAGI The Singularity is Near Dartmouth WorkshopMartin Kosinski NeuromedBiotechnologyFrank RosenblattPerceptronExponential Growth Turing TestLongevity Humanoid RobotsVirtual Reality NeocortexArtificial Consciousness⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and American historian Lauren Benton for a discussion on the hidden histories of empires and the lasting impact of imperial violence. In her book, They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence Benton uncovers how European powers built and maintained their empires through relentless cycles of raiding, slaving, and plunder—while portraying their conquests as missions of order and peace.Together, they explore the brutal mechanics of colonial expansion, the blurred lines between war and peace, and how fragile truces paved the way for endless conflict. Was imperial violence an aberration, or did it set the stage for the perpetual wars that define our world today? With insights spanning centuries and continents, this episode confronts the uncomfortable truths about power, violence, and the myths that continue to shape global order.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:ImperialismInternational LawEmpiresHistory of WarsLaw of WarLong 19th CenturyState of Exception Perpetual WarReconquistaExterminatory Violence1492: Conquest of ParadiseWar TruecesInformal EmpireNeocolonialismBritish Merchants Policing The Dividing of Africa by EuropeWar Against Tasmanian Aborigines Drone Warfare⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian, Professor Ricahrd Overy for an insightful conversation on one of humanity's most unsettling questions: Why do we wage war? In his book, Why War? Overy takes us on a journey across time, from the ancient battlefields of the Roman Empire to the devastation of the World Wars and the conflicts shaping our present.Together, they examine what drives organized violence? Is it hardwired into human nature, or does it stem from competition for resources, power, and security? Drawing on psychology, history, and political strategy, Overy dissects the deep-rooted forces behind war— confronting the stark realities of conflict and examining whether war is an inescapable part of our past—or an unavoidable part of our future. This episode doesn't shy away from the hard truths—there are no easy answers, and Overy delivers no false hope.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Why Do Humans Make War?StatecraftYugoslav WarsAristotelianismBarbarian Proxy WarPeloponnesian WarsThucydidesJihad Israeli - Palestinian ConflictNuremberg TrialsHermann GoeringDemagogue of AthensBritain Mercantile StateNew ImperialismHobbes Social ContractMunich AgreementOperation PaperclipStalin's Rise to Power⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and global security expert Jon Wolfsthal to unravel the stark reality behind the Doomsday Clock - now set at a perilous 89 seconds to midnight. What does this ominous timepiece truly measure, and why has humanity never been closer to catastrophe? Wolfsthal offers a behind-the-scenes look at the decision-making process that determines the clock's position and insights into how and if we can move the clock further away from midnight. Together, they dive deep into the rising threats of nuclear war, climate change, AI-driven warfare, and biological risks, exposing the fragile state of global security. The conversation traces the history of the clock—from moments of de-escalation, like the Cold War's end, to the unraveling of arms control agreements and the resurgence of dangerous geopolitical tensions. But it's not all doom and gloom—this episode also lays out real, actionable solutions to push back from the brink and build a safer future. Can world leaders act in time, or are we sleepwalking into disaster? Tune in for a crucial discussion on humanity's future—before it's too late.Footnotes:Doomsday ClockBulletin of Atomic Scientists Einstein and the Nuclear Arms RaceTreaty on the Prohibition Nuclear WeaponsIvana Nikolić HughesNuclear WeaponOppenheimer Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty JFK Peace SpeechCuban Missile CrisisBiowarfareAlpha Fold Nobel Prize Dual-use TechnologyBiosafety Level Genetic EngineeringDisruptive TechnologiesTruman and OppenheimerAegis Ballistic Missile Defense System⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Eugene Rogan, professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at Oxford, as they delve into the complex history of the Arab world, from the Ottoman conquest in 1516 to today's geopolitical crises of the modern Middle East. Through the lens of his acclaimed book The Arabs: A History, Rogan brilliantly examines the long history of foreign domination, the rise of Arab nationalism, the roles of Europe and the US as outside powers, and the unresolved conflicts shaping the Middle East until today.  Together, they offer us a masterclass in history that sheds light on the urgent questions of war, power, and the possibility of peace in the region. From Ottoman rule to European colonialism, the impact of the Balfour Declaration, and the ongoing Israeli Palestinian conflict, the conversation provides crucial historical context for today's challenges.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:ZionistPalestine and Israel ConflictBritish Mandate for PalestineBalfour DeclarationCapture of Cairo (1517)PotentatesFly WhiskPanic of 1819Creditor NationSovereigntyWorld War IConstantinople AgreementThe Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle EastBalkan WarsKing Krane CommissionWhite Paper of 1939Ethnic Cleansing⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and award-winning journalist Annie Jacobsen as they discuss Jacobsen's chilling and rigorous depiction of nuclear war in her groundbreaking book, Nuclear War: A Scenario. With meticulous research and interviews with military and political insiders, Jacobsen takes us through a riveting, heart-pounding, second-by-second scenario of a world-ending nuclear war.  From the technological aspects of nuclear weapons and missile defense systems to the horrifying and total incapacity of modern society to survive a nuclear onslaught, Jacobsen depicts the razor-thin margin separating us from catastrophe.Together, they delve into the sobering realities behind nuclear war games, miscalculated missile strikes, and the relentless risks of omnicidal escalation that history and simulations reveal. They reflect on the lessons of Cold War diplomacy, near-miss incidents, and past disarmament efforts. This conversation isn't just a wake-up call—it's a rallying cry to face and address the ultimate existential threat of our age: nuclear war. Tune in for a discussion that is as riveting as it is vital.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Nuclear WarAmerican Security StateUS Weapons SystemsThe Pentagon's BrainOperation Paperclip Doomsday ClockSTRATCOMInterceptor MissileThe Effects of Nuclear WeaponsNuclear Electromagnetic PulseThermonuclear WeaponIvy Mike BombRichard GarwinTheodore PostolBolt Out of the Blue AttackAmericas Satellite System Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist Glenn Diesen as they discuss Professor Diesen's new book, The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order. Professor Diesen explains Europe's fractured security framework which he believes has steered the continent toward conflict with no clear way to reverse course. The conversation focuses on Ukraine - a nation itself divided within a divided Europe, and a pivotal piece in the deadly geopolitical chess game between NATO and Russia.Together, they dissect the high-stakes battle between NATO and Russia, where compromise has so far been impossible, and yet where the potential consequences of escalation are catastrophic, up to nuclear war. Join in as they unpack the dynamics of a rapidly changing world order and what these changes portend for the future of war and peace, geopolitics, and global governance.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and retired Command Chief Master Sergeant Dennis Fritz, a former Pentagon insider, as they explore the rare insights revealed in Fritz's book, Deadly Betrayal, uncovering the truth behind the Iraq War. Drawing from dramatic first-hand evidence, they explore how a covert group of Pentagon advisors during the George W. Bush Administration manipulated intelligence, pressured the United Nations, and swayed Congress and the American public into supporting the invasion of Iraq.Together, they delve into classified documents, handwritten notes, and internal conversations to reveal the truth. Through this eye-opening conversation, Fritz takes you behind the scenes of the Pentagon's decision-making and exposes the fabricated justifications for war that changed the course of history.Tune in for a deep dive into the history of the Iraq War, a chilling reflection of our current global reality where the same motivations, lies, and orchestrated violence continue to unfold.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

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Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs, Christina Gerhardt and UN Senior Advisor on Small Island Developing States, Simona Marinescu as they discuss human induced global warming, the implications of rising sea levels, and Gerhardt's book, Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean. This discussion shifts our focus to the frontlines of climate change—low-lying islands and despite contributing the least to global warming, these islands bear the brunt of its impacts. Together, they explore the local stories of various islands and coastlines through immersive storytelling, scientific insight, and research from each of their own personal experiences. Join us to learn about the impacts of climate change, tourism, military bases and more on these island economies and their indigenous inhabitants. While the implications for these communities are dire, leave hopeful that there are solutions and approaches being used to protect the cultural heritage and identity of these islands.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:SIDSUS and China Climate StandoffUS Climate NegotiationsSea Levels Rising Colonialism in SIDS Climatologists Nature based SolutionsLow Lying Islands Migration with Dignity Policy IPPCJames Hansen Ice sheets melting Manhattan Fate to Sea Level Rising Internal Displacement on SIDSPact for the FutureMarshall Plan for SIDSSmall Islands, Big Oceans⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

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Please join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and China expert, Jean Dong as they discuss Dong's fascinating book, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World: Demystifying Enduring Traditions and Dynamic Constraints. Dr. Dong offers a rich and subtle historical perspective on China's statecraft, diplomacy, and national objectives.  Her historically based analysis offers us great insights into the new geopolitics of our age.  Together, Prof. Sachs and Dr. Dong explore the history and practice of Chinese statecraft, revealing its continuities and changes over long periods of history.  They explore how geographical factors have shaped China's world outlook and approaches to international relations. Join this exciting conversation to gain a deeper understanding of the international politics of our world today. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Centre for Contemporary Chinese StudiesSong Dynasty Chinese Geography Chinese StatecraftJoseph NeedhamChina's Security and BorderMao Zedong Ming Dynasty Oil Industry in China Zhou Dynasty Chinese Communist PartyCommunismChina's Black Cat, White Cat DiplomacyChina and US relations Opium Wars ⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Monika Wiesak as they discuss one of America's most iconic leaders in, America's Last President: What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy. Listen in as they delve into the thrilling saga of a young, audacious visionary who dared to challenge the status quo and redefine the course of history.Together, they uncover the untold story of courage and sacrifice of JFK's legacy—one where he embarked on a daring mission to reshape the world order, advocating for decentralized power, global peace, and the rights of every citizen. JFK's relentless pursuit of justice led him into epic battles against entrenched interests, culminating in a showdown that changed the course of nations. From his crusade for civil rights to his groundbreaking efforts in arms control, JFK's unwavering commitment to a brighter future for all inspires us to confront deep questions about what it all means for our world today.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:John F. Kennedy Poland's Fall of CommunismJFK Civil Rights SpeechGeorge W Bush Weapons of Mass Destruction JFK's Peace SpeechNuclear Test Ban TreatyCivil Rights Act“Peace is a Process, a Way of Solving Problems”Bob Dylan - Murder Most FoulCharacter Assassination of JFKTed SorensenKhrushchev's KnotKhrushchev and Kennedy LettersAnti-ColonialistWar MongersCIAVietnam and JFKJFK Assassination⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs in his conversation with authors James and Tom Risen on their important, new book The Last Honest Man, a gripping biography of Idaho Senator, Frank Church.  The Risens describe the remarkable events of 1975, when Senator Church almost single-handedly took on the CIA and FBI, to hold them accountable for serious crimes that they had committed, including the CIA's assassination plots and the CIA's and FBI's illegal surveillance of American citizens. This is an inspiring story of how one idealistic Senator battled the powerful and secretive US security state and temporarily brought it under public scrutiny.  Alas, it is also a profound warning for our own time - as the 1975 Church Committee was the last time in half a century that the CIA has been thoroughly investigated. Tune in for a fascinating discussion of pivotal events 50 years ago and their profound relevance for today. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

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Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and an expert on religious conflict, Richard E. Rubenstein as they discuss Rubenstein's book, Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages. Rubenstein skillfully guides us through the vivid controversies of the Middle Ages, making the philosophical debates of yesteryear both lively and accessibleTogether, they discuss the riveting events that unfolded - sparking riots, initiating heresy trials, and causing seismic shifts within the Catholic Church.Throughout their discussion, you'll uncover the origins of the age-old tension between reason and religion, a divide that continues to shape contemporary discourse. Listen in to gain insights into the foundational ideas that underpin modern thought, as we traverse the historical landscape where the clash of ancient wisdom and medieval upheaval set the stage for intellectual revolutions yet to come.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org. Footnotes:PhilosophyAristotleWhen Jesus Became GodDark AgesAlexander the GreatThe Rise of ChristianityAncient Greek PhilosophyTheologiansPaganismThe Golden AgeToledo School of TranslatorsAristotelianismPlatoThe Double TruthPeter AbelardSaint Augustine St. Thomas AquinasAlbertus MagnusBig Bang⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

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 Human Toll of Its Military Machine.  Listen in as Solomon and Sachs explore the intricate interplay between the mainstream media and powerful political forces that promote America's disastrous “wars of choice” – including the US-led wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and currently the US-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and the US backing of Israel's war in Gaza.   Solomon's book explores how American foreign policy has become one of perpetual war, and how the media systematically hide the tragic human and political consequences of these wars, thereby enabling the US Government to perpetuate these conflicts.Footnotes:Ukraine War2023 Israel-Hamas WarVietnam WarMLK - madness of militarismPseudo-democracyPropagandaOrwellianPolitical Geology of 1984Rules-based Order NATOMilitary-industrial ComplexEthnic CleansingNATO Bombing of YugoslaviaGenocideRashida TlaibSouth Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel at the ICJCommon DreamsWar in YemenPentagon PapersWar ProfiteeringInformation Warfare - CensorshipPentagon Woos Silicon Valley to Join Ranks of Arms Makers⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and economist David Daokui Li as they discuss Professor Li's brilliant new book, China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict. Listen in as Professor Li explains the deep nature of Chinese politics and economics – based on China's long history, Confucian culture, and meritocratic political system. Together, they delve into a wide-ranging discussion of politics, education, philosophy, culture, and international relations.  Professor Li helps us to understand the similarities and differences in the Chinese and US approaches to politics and economics, and explains how US-Chinese relations can be peaceful, constructive, and beneficial for both countries and the world.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:History of the People's Republic of ChinaCultural RevolutionMao ZedongCivil Service of the People's Republic of ChinaMeritocracySocial Structure in ChinaAncestor VenerationLincoln Portrait, “Fellow Citizens, We Cannot Escape History..”Checks and Balances in ChinaCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist PartyCentury of Humiliation ConfucianismOpium WarsMeiji Restoration China-Russia BorderAncient Chinese HistoryEzra Vogel Japan-China Relations⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Jessica Rawson, one of the world's most eminent scholars of China, as they discuss Rawson's book, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China. Listen in to learn about the roots of Chinese civilization through the stories of twelve grand tombs, each helping to reveal a pivotal phase in China's history. Together, they discuss the political, geographical, technological, and cultural evolution of China. Professor Rawson offers profound and fascinating insights regarding one of the world's great civilizations. With deep insights gleaned from her lifetime of scholarship, and building on the latest archaeological findings, Prof. Rawson sheds light on the deep foundations of China's unique culture, including the role of ancestor worship, physical geography, and farming systems in shaping China's civilization. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJSWebsite: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org Don't forget to subscribe and share your favorite episode with your friends! Thank you for listening!

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist Lindsey O'Rourke as they discuss O'Rourke's remarkable book, Covert Regime Change.  US foreign policy is based heavily on trying to overthrow foreign governments, and O'Rourke's account is a powerful and deeply scholarly account of America's frequent resort to secretive regime-change operations. Her book focuses on the Cold War years (1947-1989), but Sachs and O'Rourke bring the issues up to the current day.    O'Rourke's highly insightful study offers a deep and rare look at the how's and why's of US foreign policy.  Together, Sachs and O'Rourke discuss why U.S. covert regime-change operations have rarely succeeded, but have often left a colossal mess in their wake. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Regime ChangeAmerican Involvement in Regime Change Conspiracy TheoriesForeign Electoral InterventionKennan and Containment, 1947Political Assassinations JFK and the Diem CoupList of Coups and Coup AttemptsList of Revolutions and RebellionsJohn Mearsheimer James Rodney SchlesingerFreedom on Information ActObama Attempt to Overthrow Syria Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJSWebsite: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org Don't forget to subscribe and share your favorite episode with your friends! Thank you for listening!

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist John Mearsheimer as they discuss Professor Mearsheimer's latest book, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy. Hailed as the most influential foreign policy realist of his generation, Mearsheimer and co-author Prof. Sebastian Rosato provide a groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?Together, they discuss the book's core idea: that states are generally rational in their foreign policymaking, in the sense that they use deliberative processes grounded in plausible theories of the world.  Through a fascinating analysis of historical case studies, Mearsheimer and Rosato argue that states think rationally most of the time, though not always with successful outcomes. Yet. as Sachs and Mearsheimer discuss, sometimes states do indeed act irrationally - as when the US invaded Iraq in 2003.  In their discussion, Professors Sachs and Mearsheimer cover considerable ground, discussing the World Wars, the Cold War, and the War in Ukraine. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Ukraine War Vladimir PutinInternational Relations Foreign Policy Foreign Policy of the Russian EmpireNATOWikileaksBalance of Power Theory Benjamin NetanyahuRealist TheoryOpen Door Policy Bush Administration NATO Expansion HegemonyGeorgia NATO RelationsRussian December 2021 UltimatumEconomic SanctionsSign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJSWebsite: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org Don't forget to subscribe and share your favorite episode with your friends! Thank you for listening!

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and economist Francisco Rodriguez as they discuss Professor Rodriguez's newest publication, The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions. Prof. Rodriguez is an expert on the use of unilateral economic sanctions - when one country imposes economic costs on another, and shares insights on the US as the main user of such unilateral economic sanctions.Professor Rodriguez offers us a comprehensive assessment of the effects of unilateral sanctions on the living standards in target countries. The effects of sanctions are dramatic: rising poverty, falling living standards, and premature deaths. These consequences go far beyond politics, and hit the civilian population very hard. Professor Sachs and Rodriguez offer a fascinating discussion that sheds light on economic warfare, and how it is deployed in the world today.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Economic SanctionsCrisis in VenezuelaVenezuela Economy  The Rise and Fall of a PetrostateHugo Chavez History of the Venezuelan Oil Industry US Economy US SanctionsInternational Financial Statistics US Maximum PressureNicolás MaduroUnilateral Sanctions Secondary SanctionsJuan GuaidóCitgoSanctions During the Venezuela CrisisHow Latin America Has Been Shaped by the War in UkraineDiasporas' Influence on American Economic Sanctions PolicyUN Security CouncilUN Charter

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and two of the world's leading experts on the economics of wellbeing, Lord Richard Layard and Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve to discuss their newest book, Wellbeing: Science and Policy. Together, they examine how wellbeing can be measured and how it can be promoted today and for future generations.What produces a happy life and a happy society? Layard's and De Neve's new book offers a systematic exploration that brings together a fascinating and vast body of research in the past 20 years. This thought provoking conversation explores the new science of wellbeing and how it can improve public policies and our lives. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:World Happiness ReportWellbeingAristotleNicomachean EthicsHappiness as GDPMartin SeligmanSubjective Happiness ScaleAffective Component of HappinessEudaimoniaNobel Prize Winner Daniel KahnemanStoicism Positive PsychologyCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)Set point - stable point of genetic disposition Twin studies Mental Health Diagnosis with happinessDiminishing marginal of impact on wellbeingCommunity role in happiness Action for Happiness Movement 

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Bruce Cumings, renowned historian and  expert in East-Asian history, to discuss Cuming's book, The Korean War. Together, they discuss the factors that led to the Korean War, its brutal trajectory, and its powerful and fateful impacts US foreign policy. The Korean War, though little known or understood today, continues to cast a long shadow on geopolitics and US foreign policy up to this day.  Cumings offers a profound and essential look into a war that is widely misunderstood, forgotten, or willfully ignored, but that still deeply shapes our world.    The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Korean WarWorld War IIAmerican Military in WWII US Second Amendment NSC6838th Parallel Pro-Japanese Collaborators Five Theories of Korean UnificationDean AchesonMarshall Plan SpeechKorean War and Japan's RecoveryCold WarDeclaration of Neutrality George Kennan Guerrilla Operations in North Korea US in the Korean WarAmerican Armed Forces StatisticsNuclear Arms RaceYellow River FloodRelief of Douglas MacArthurTrench Warfare Death Count of Korean War

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and bestselling science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, to discuss Robinson's recent books The Ministry for the Future and New York 2140  for a thought provoking conversation on how climate change has and will potentially affect us all.  Together, they explore climate change as an existential threat and the plausible and tumultuous ways the climate crisis will shape our future. What happens as we push beyond planetary boundaries? Will sea levels rise to devastating levels, submerging lower Manhattan and other urban centers of the world? Will climate change lead to acts of terrorism, countries engaging in unilateral geoengineering, and even climate terrorism??  Will UN member states finally get their act together?The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org."Footnotes:COP MeetingsParis Agreement UN Member StatesSmall Island States 1.5 degree CelsiusUnanimity RulesDecarbonize Capitalism Mass ExtinctionKeynesianTax StructuresBiosphereSovereign Nation DystopiaUtopia

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Glenn Denning, a world-leading specialist in agricultural and food policy to discuss Denning's new book Universal Food Security: How to End Hunger While Protecting the Planet. Together, they explore how we can achieve a food-secure world while protecting the planet through sustainable agricultural technologies, farm practices, and healthy diets.   Their discussion ranges broadly over the choices of agricultural technology, food policy, dietary choices, and public institutions needed to achieve global food security with environmental sustainability. Denning shares his wealth of personal experiences as an agricultural policy advisor in many parts of the world, and vividly describes pivotal achievements in food policy. He describes vividly how our complex food challenges can be systematically addressed and solved. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Food SecurityFood System Impacts on Climate ChangeSustainable Development GoalsEnergy System TransformationIntegrated Rural DevelopmentAgronomySustainable AgricultureInternational Rice InstitutePlant ArchitectureHarvest IndexIR 8IR 36Green Revolution Rice VarietyPhilippines 3 Rs - rice roads and arithmeticKhmer RougeGene BankAnthropogenic GreenHouse Gasses Cows Methane ReleaseGreen House Emissions - AgriculturePost Harvard StewardshipSocial ProtectionSustainable IntensificationThomas Robert Malthus (1798)Theory of Change

Join Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Orlando Figes, historian and author of The Crimean War (2012) and his new book, The Story of Russia (2022), in a fascinating discussion of Russian history and ideas about Russian history.Together, they examine the 19th century Crimean War and the powerful light that the Crimean War, 170 years ago, sheds on the current conflict in Ukraine. More generally, Sachs and Figes explore Russia's complex relationship with the West, and the ideas that Russian and Western thinkers and politicians have held about Western-Russian international relations throughout history.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Books by Orlando FigesCrimean WarVladimir PutinAnti-Russian SentimentNicolas II of RussiaWars Involving RussiaOttoman EmpireTreaty of Paris 1856Lord Palmerston The Crimean War Crises of 1853Anglo-Russian WarForeign Policy of the Russian EmpireMikhail GorbachevSoviet UnionAnnexation of CrimeaUkraine War Nikita KhrushchevCossacksRussian OligarchsNATO

In this special episode, join Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, and Professor K. Srinath Reddy for their discussion of The Lancet Commission Report on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they discuss the background to the Commission and the key findings after two years of research. They discuss the possible origins of the virus that causes Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2; including the possibilities that the virus emerged from laboratory research or from an infected animal in the marketplace. They discuss failures of international cooperation and national public-health policy-making - failures that have contributed to 18 million deaths worldwide from Covid-19.  Most importantly, they discuss the Commission's recommendations for the future on how to prevent or confront future global health emergencies, most importantly by strengthening WHO as the core pillar of global policy.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Christopher Blattman, to explore the dynamics of war and peace as they discuss Blattman's, Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace.  In his newest book, Blattman argues that violence is not the norm; that there are five reasons why wars break out; and how peacemakers can draw on these reasons to prevent and stop wars. Together, they explore the dynamics of war and peace: how communities resolve conflicts, and why such efforts sometimes fail, leading to war. As conflict rages in Ukraine, listen in on this timely and vital conversation to learn more about “Why We Fight" and how we can end wars. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Mao ZedongUkraine War Clausewitz: War as Politics by other MeansMilitary History of RussiaThe Rise of Personalist RuleWashington as Land SpeculatorFrench and Indian WarPerpetual Peace: A Philosophical SketchSemi-sovereigntyGame TheoryReversed Industrialization StalemateThucydides TrapThe Peloponnesian WarNATOWar of Attrition Frozen Conflict AutocratVietnam WarVolodymyr ZelenskyyUnited Nations Security CouncilInternational Criminal Court 

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and neuroscientist Anil Seth, author of Being You: A New Science of Consciousness to explore the hard problem of consciousness. Because the deep puzzles of consciousness can't be solved head-on with existing scientific methods, Seth aims to gradually “dissolve” the problem by looking at levels of consciousness, the content of consciousness, and the mystery of the sense of self.Together, they unpack several of the hard questions: How can physical beings have subjective experiences? How can we measure consciousness? Is consciousness the feeling of being alive?  The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:ConsciousnessArtificial IntelligenceWhat Is It Like To Be A Bat? By Thomas Nagel  Psychiatric InjuryFunctional NeuroimagingPhenomenology ConsciousnessFunctional ConsciousnessBehavioral Consciousness Experiential PerceptionPattern Recognition Self-Driving VehiclesQualiaHard Problem of ConsciousnessPanpsychismÉlan VitalEEG, MRI, fMRILocked-In Syndrome Adrian Owen Sense PerceptionControlled HallucinationChris FrithPlato: Allegory of the CaveSensory Nervous SystemWilliam JamesNeural CircuitMetacognition Animal TrialMachine Consciousness

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Peter H. Lindert, economic historian and author of Making Social Spending Work in which Lindert examines how social spending relates to economic growth in various countries and the emphasis we must place on investing in the young. Together, they examine the history of public social spending and address the key challenges around intergenerational inequality and fiscal redistribution, the returns on investment in human capital, how to deal with an aging global population, and whether migration is a cost or a benefit for society. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:The Rise of Social SpendingGrowing Public: Social Spending and Economic Growth Since the 18th CenturyPublic Spending on EducationSustainable Development Goal 4Social Spending WelfareSocial Expenditure DatabaseAdam SmithJohn LockeThomas MalthusFrench RevolutionChurch and State in 21st Century BritainThe Road to SerfdomAuthoritarianismFree Lunch PuzzleSocial DemocracyUniversal Health Coverage in the USThe US Immigration DebateSpending on Children and the ElderlyChina's Hukou System Global Pension StatisticsToward a Political Economy of Social PolicyHilary W. Hoynes

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Casey Michel, journalist and author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.”  In his debut book, Michel offers a deep investigation into how the US built the largest illicit offshore finance system the world has ever known.Together, they examine just how the US implosion into a center of global offshoring took place, what that means for the rest of the world, and its vast implications for those who seek to preserve open societies and the rule of law.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:KleptocracyMoney Laundering  OffshoringUS as a Tax HavenPandora Papers Panama PapersPerpetuity South Dakota is Turning Into a Tax-haven for the Global EliteShell Corporations White Collar Crime USA Patriot ActSenator Carl LevinInternational Revenue Service (IRS) How Delaware Became the World's Biggest Offshore HavenLoopholes for KleptocratsThe Great American Tax Haven: Why the Super-rich Love South DakotaDynasty TrustBiden Administration Launches U.S. Strategy on Countering CorruptionRemarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the Summit for DemocracyCounter Kleptocracy Caucus

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Heather Cox Richardson, renowned historian and author of How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America in which Richardson argues that while the North prevailed in the American Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a “new birth of freedom,” democracy's blood-soaked victory was ephemeral.Together, they discuss the myth that the Civil War released the US from the grip of oligarchy and the competing claims of equality and subordination woven into the nation's fabric and identity.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Colonial AmericaOtto EckteinAmerican Civil WarOligarchyDeclaration of IndependenceEdmund Morgan“All Men are Created Equal”Confederate States of AmericaJanuary 6 2021 InsurrectionDemocracyRight Wing PoliticsInfoWarsDemagogueFCC Fairness DoctrineFacebook Algorithm RegulationThe True Believer; Eric HofferAuthoritarianismIndigenous People of the AmericasWestward ExpansionAmerican CowboyFreedmen's BureauReconstruction AmendmentsRacial HierarchySocialism

John Professor Jeffrey Sachs and award-winning historian, Dr. Keisha Blain, as they discuss her latest book, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America. Together, they will situate Fannie Lou Hamer as a key political thinker alongside leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks while illustrating how her ideas remain salient for a new generation of activists committed to dismantling systems of oppression in the United States and across the globe.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Fannie Lou HamerCivil Rights Movement1964 Democratic National ConventionHamer's Testimony at the Democratic National Convention 1964White SupremacyVoter Suppression in the United States SharecroppingLiteracy TestJim Crow SouthApartheidMississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)Lyndon B. JohnsonSecond-class Citizen“Mississippi Appendectomy”Forced SterilizationFannie Lou Hamer, Civil Rights Activist, Savagely Beaten in Mississippi JailIntersectionalitySet the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom The Working PoorW.E.B. Du Bois: Black ReconstructionDunning SchoolAmerican Civil War10 of Hamer's Most Powerful Quotes

John Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Corey Robin, political theorist and author of The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump  in which Robin argues that conservatism is a reaction against movements of the left—from the French Revolution to feminism.Together, they discuss aspects of such arguments, including the roots of conservatism, and what drives the political right in today's political landscape.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:ConservatismEdmund BurkeLetter to a Noble LordFrench RevolutionSarah PalinSubalternSocial Construction of GenderDemocratic GovernanceJoseph de MaistrePopulismModern American ConservatismAristocracyLimousine LiberalRacial IdeologyAbolitionismTraditionalist ConservatismNew LeftCancel Culture‘Why Me?' The Role of Perceived Victimhood in American PoliticsRichard NixonDonald TrumpReagan EraJoe ManchinNew DealCivil Rights MovementPrivate SphereNew Social MovementsSocial DemocracyPolitical Institutions

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner, as they discuss Foner's latest novel, The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.Together,  they discuss this transformative era in American history, and how the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments remain strong tools for achieving the American ideal of equality, if only we will take them up.  The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:The Second Founding 13th, 14th & 15th US Amendments History of the USAmerican Civil War Three-fifths Clause“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”Timeline of the Revolution Plantation States Slavery & SerfdomAbraham LincolnAbolitionismFugitive Slave ActsDebt LimitEmancipation ProclamationMarx & Engels on the Civil WarBirthright Citizenship InsurrectionFederalism JurisprudenceUS Electoral ProcessTexas House Passes Voting Bill The Dunning SchoolW.E.B. Du Bois: Black ReconstructionJim Crow Laws1619 Project Critical Race TheoryMitch McConnell 

John Professor Jeffrey Sachs and highly acclaimed author of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, to discuss her latest novel, Not “A Nation of Immigrants.”   Together they discuss settler colonialism, white supremacy, and the history of erasure and exclusion in the United States while urging the audience to embrace a more complex and honest history, which has typically been left out of traditional American textbooks. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.FootnotesAn Indigenous Peoples' History of the United StatesImmigration to the USSettler Colonialism First Immigration Act  - Chinese Exclusion Act Northwest Territory Andrew Jackson Irish Catholic Immigration to AmericaAgrarian Civilizations  John Smith Alexander Hamilton Slave Labor Sugar Plantations in the Caribbean Marriage of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton A Fiscal Military State From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 24 November 1801Doctrine of Discovery City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New YorkEthnic Cleansing in the US A Nation of immigrants - John F Kennedy Civil Rights Movement Red Power Movement Critical Race Theory 

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Rick Perlstein for their discussion of Reaganland. Together they discuss the "Southernization" of American politics, the causes behind U.S. President Ronald Reagan's rise to power in the 1970s, and the way that conservatives' cutthroat strategies to gain power remain a powerful political force today.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.FootnotesBiography of Barry GoldwaterBefore the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus (2001)Biography of Richard NixonNixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America (2008)Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 (2021)Biography of Franklin D. RooseveltBiography of Water CronkiteBiography of Walter LippmannNew DealThe End of IdeologyBiography of Daniel BellBiography Lyndon B. JohnsonCivil Rights Act of 1964Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower Biography of Richard RothsteinMason-Dixon LineBrown v. Board of EducationBiography of Storm ThurmondBiography of Martin Luther King Jr.Housing discrimination in the USABiography of Ronald Reagan  United Nations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Make America great againBiography of Bill ClintonBiography of Barack Obama Biography of George W. BushBiography of of Donald TrumpBiography of Karl Max2021 United States Capitol Attack

In this month's episode of the Book Club, Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Patricia Sullivan, a leading civil rights historian, place Robert Kennedy at the center of the movement for racial justice of the 1960s—and show how many of today's issues can be traced back to that pivotal time in US history. Prof. Sullivan is the author of this month's featured book Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Biography of Robert F. KennedyAmerican Civil WarNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)Brown vs. Board of EducationJim Crow LawsBiography of John F. KennedyWorld War IINew DealBiography of Ralph BuncheBiography of Alexander BickelBiography of Burke MarshallBiography of John DoarBiography of John M. PattersonJohn F. Kennedy's televised address to the Nation on Civil Rights on 11 June 1963Biography of James MeredithBiography of Harry BelafonteBiography of James BaldwinBiography of Martin Luther King Jr.Biography of Lyndon B. JohnsonCivil Rights Act of 1964Watts RiotsVietnam WarMartin Luther King Jr. speech at New York's Riverside Church on 4 April 1967 Robert F. Kennedy's statement on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on 4 April 1968Biography of Malcolm X

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Robert Lustig for their discussion of Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine, Dr. Lustig's newest book about the interconnected strands of nutrition, health/disease, medicine, environment, and society.Together, they discuss the relationship between nutrition and non-communicable disease, the dangers of processed foods, and the ways in which the entrenched interests of Big Food, Big Pharma, and Big Government influence our current healthcare paradigm.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:What is Leptin?The Role of Leptin in Human Physiology: Emerging Clinical ApplicationsNoncommunicable diseasesGlobal obesity ratesRemarks by US First Lady Michelle Obama at the "Let's Move" Action Plan Announcement with Cabinet SecretariesType 2 Diabetes in ChildrenThe sugar that saturates the American diet has a barbaric history as the ‘white gold' that fueled slaveryFiberActivists Just Scored Bog Wins Against ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell PepsiCo working on reducing targets for salt, sugar in IndiaSnacks for a Fat Planet: PepsiCo takes stock of the obesity epidemicHow Denise Morrison Took Processed Food Icon Campbell's On a Fresh Food Buying Spree$15 Million Settlement in Post Cereal Lawsuit 

In this episode, Professor Jeffrey Sachs speaks with Dr. Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London, about her new book Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism.Professors Sachs and Mazzucato discuss the history of public ambition embodied in the American moon landing and the importance of boldly reimagining the capacities and role of government to solve today's "wicked problems" and recover a sense of public purpose. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Moonshot Apollo Program Project MercuryGemini ProgramPresident John F. Kennedy's address to Joint Session of Congress, 25 May 1961Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Biography of Gus GrissomBiography of Alan ShepardSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency COVID-19 pandemicmRNA vaccinesNational Institutes of Health (NHI) Biography of Dr. Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusBayh-Dole ActGilead's hepatitis C drug scandalMondragon CorporationTrade and Labor UnionsFridays for the FutureEuropean Green Deal

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Rashid Khalidi as they discuss Khalidi's book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 and the long history of disenfranchisement against the Palestinian people.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Edward Said (1984), Permission to NarrateBiography of Yusuf Diya al-Din Pasha al-KhalidiKhalidi LibraryZionism MovementBiography of Theodor HerzlBalfour Declaration, 2 November 1917 Mandate for Palestine, 29 September 1923Book of JoshuaRight to Self DeterminationUN Votes for Partition of Palestine, 29 November 1947NakbaIsraeli Declaration of Independence, 14 May 1948Biography of Abdullah I bin Al-HusseinCamp David Accords, 17 September 1978Siege of Beirut, 1982Sabra and Shatila massacreFirst IntifadaOslo AccordsSecond IntifadaCamp David Summit, July 2000Biography of Bill ClintonBiography of Ehud BarakBiography of Yasser ArafatWars in Gaza

Prof. Sachs speaks with historian Richard Rothstein about his groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, in which Rothstein explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions. Rather, he makes clear that it was the laws and policy decisions of local, state, and federal governments that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to affect Black Americans to this day.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Richard Rothstein. (2020, Jan. 20). The Neighborhoods We Will Not Share. The New York Times. Richard Rothstein. (2020, Aug. 14). The Black Lives Next Door. The New York Times.  Richard Rothstein. (2004), Modern Segregation.Federal Housing Administration (FHA)Levittown, NYFifth Amendment to the US ConstitutionThirteenth Amendment to the US ConstitutionFourteenth Amendment to the US ConstitutionParents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1, 551 U.S. 701 (2007)Braden v. United States :: 365 U.S. 431 (1961)Princeton's decision to remove Woodrow Wilson's name from its school of public policy  and residential collegeThe Warren Court (1953 – 1969)American ApartheidBlack Lives MatterThe First Step Towards Reparations in Evanston, Illinois. The Takeaway. 

Welcome to the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs! In this first episode, world-renowned economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Martin J. Sherwin about his book Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis, which explores the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post-World War II world.Professors Sachs and Sherwin discuss the choices of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations over the course of the nuclear arms race, Khrushchev's and Kennedy's positions during the Bay of Pigs debacle, and the often-overlooked role of US Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson—and luck—in preventing a nuclear world war.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Biography of John F. KennedyPresident John F. Kennedy, Address before the UN General Assembly, 25 Sep. 1961Biography of Nikita Khrushchev American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. SherwinBiography of J. Robert Oppenheimer Biography of Frank OppenheimerThe Day After Trinity (1981)Biography of Harry S. TrumanBiography of James F. ByrnesBiography of Joseph StalinBiography of Dwight EisenhowerPresident Dwight Eisenhower, Address before the UN General Assembly, 8 Dec. 1953Missives between Khrushchev and KennedyExecutive Committee Meeting of the National Security Council on the Cuban Missile CrisisBiography of Adlai Stevenson II Biography of U ThantBiography of Robert F. KennedyNuclear Test Ban TreatyBiography of Curtis LeMayBiography of Henry StimsonMemo of Henry Stimson to President Truman, 25 Apr. 1945  UN Treaty on the Prohibition of the Nuclear Weapons