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Jeffrey Sachs on Why We're Living in a Dangerous Time
Jeffrey Sachs on Why We're Living in a Dangerous Time
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53 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2017
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Podcast episode
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World-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs is distressed about the political and social atmosphere in the United States. With advances in technology, he says we can choose to do the ultimate good or create unimaginable disaster. Why aren’t we ending poverty, transitioning to a low-carbon economy, and protecting the earth’s biodiversity? He believes it’s because smart policy decisions in Washington are being held up by special interests. In this episode, he talks to Steve Clemons, Washington editor-at-large for The Atlantic, about globalization, health care policy, and why the US needs a “ministry of planning.”
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Released:
Oct 3, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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