Jeffrey Sachs

Columbia economist says to save our country, economy, we need to hike taxes

A New York economist says in order to get our country back on the right track, we need to raise taxes and get the government spending money on the sorts of things that will propel us into the future. And it needs to do with a comprehensive plan.

Columbia economist says to save our country, economy, we need to hike taxes
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Jeffrey Sachs on moral causes to America's fiscal problems

Jeffrey Sachs on moral causes to America's fiscal problems

Global mental health issues woefully overlooked

Global mental health issues woefully overlooked

Mental Health Not Getting Enough Attention From UN

Mental Health Not Getting Enough Attention From UN
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Hit hard by drought, Ethiopia pleads for aid

Hit hard by drought, Ethiopia pleads for aid

An environmentally sustainable economic model

Economist Jeffrey Sachs says we need to look beyond our borders in order to understand what a sustainable economic strategy would mean.

An environmentally sustainable economic model

Reggae critique of the economic crisis

"Heavy Voodoo," a newly recorded song by Jamaican reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry, was written some 30 years ago, forecasting the current global economic crisis.

Reggae critique of the economic crisis
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Global Hit

Anchor Marco Werman looks at "Heavy Voodoo," a newly recorded song by Jamaican reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry. Perry wrote the song some 30 years ago, forecasting the current global economic crisis.

Global Hit