Jeffrey Sachs

Measuring Happiness

The Morningside Post | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Internships, Jeffrey Sachs, Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, United Nations, General Motors, Unemployment, Millennials, Unpaid Internships, College News
The Morningside Post

The failure of our degrees to have the same value as 60 years ago reflects how in our current age, the Information Revolution has again changed the way society invests in its youth.

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Washington's Loss of Control Over World Bank Is a Big Historic Change

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Imf, Jeffrey Sachs, Jim Yong Kim, World Bank, World Bank President, World News
Mark Weisbrot

The opening up of the contest for World Bank president is a historic change whose significance has not been fully appreciated. This is not surprising, given the widespread misunderstanding of the IMF and World Bank.

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Breaking Glass Ceiling Against Compassionate Expertise, Obama Taps Jim Yong Kim to Lead World Bank

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Jeffrey Sachs, Jim Yong Kim, Partners in Health, Paul Farmer, World Bank, President Obama, World News
Robert Naiman

President Obama has nominated Jim Yong Kim, a physician who has been a leader of efforts to extend access to health care in poor countries, to lead the World Bank. This is a huge, historic victory for justice.

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With Larry Summers' World Bank Bid in Trouble, Mexico Insists on Open Process

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Jeffrey Sachs, World Bank, Timothy Geithner, Geithner Summers, Larry Summers Harvard, Larry Summers World Bank, Jeffrey Sachs World Bank, Geithner World Bank, World News
Robert Naiman

President Obama should ask Geithner for a completely new short list, one with three real candidates who all want the job, and all of whom can pass muster with the member countries of the World Bank.

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Jeff Sachs Shaking Up The World Bank Already

Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Jeffrey Sachs, Hunger, Poverty, World Bank, Jeff Sachs, President Obama, World Bank President, Business News
Mark Gongloff

Jeffrey Sachs would like to be your World Bank president. It's probably not going to happen, for better or worse. But simply by asking for the job, Sachs has already done the World Bank a service.

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Choosing the Next President of the World Bank

Patrick Sharma | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Sachs, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Development, Indra Nooyi, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Bank President, Business News
Patrick Sharma

Robert Zoellick's recent announcement that he will step down as president of the World Bank in June has cast new light on an old problem: who should lead the Bank and how should he or she be chosen?

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World Bank: Drastic Reformer Needed to Right a Failing Agenda

Matthew Kavanagh | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Larry Summers, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Sachs, Poverty, United Nations, World Bank, Economic Development, Politics News
Matthew Kavanagh

Whomever is going to run the World Bank next should pledge some dramatic changes -- changes that might actually bring the Bank in line with its proclaimed mission of ending global poverty.

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Conyers Urges Obama to Nominate Jeff Sachs to Lead the World Bank

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Larry Summers, John Conyers, Timothy Geithner, Jeffrey Sachs, Wall Street, President Obama, World Bank, Jeffrey Sachs World Bank, Video, World News
Robert Naiman

Sachs' public and worldwide campaign to lead the World Bank is unprecedented, but is entirely appropriate to our time.

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Why the World Bank Needs Jeff Sachs at the Helm

Michael Shank | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Robert Zoellick, United Nations, World Bank, Larry Summers, Asia, Climate Change, Michael Shank, Ban Ki-Moon, George Mason University, Kathmandu, Timothy Geithner, Earth Institute, Portugal, Greece, Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, National Peace Academy, Italy, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Jeffrey Sachs, Institute for Economics and Peace, Africa, Latin America, Income Inequality, European Union, Jeff Sachs, The End of Poverty, Columbia University, Millennium Development Goals, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Hillary Clinton, Development, Poverty, Spain, Kenya, Jeffrey Sachs World Bank, World News
Michael Shank

Given the World Bank's focus on poverty, economics and climate, and given Sachs' wealth of experience in all three, there is no better candidate.

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The Fight for the 99 Percent

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Taxes, 99 Percent, Rep Mike Honda, Deficit, Jeffrey Sachs, Budget Cuts, We Are the 99 Percent, Federal Budget Deficit, Occupy Wall Street, Paul Ryan Budget, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Republicans' refusal to act on anything other than tax cuts for the rich is an economic and moral failure of leadership -- it flies in the face of the fact that countless American families, a great cross-section of the 99 percent, are in utter crisis.

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A Progressive Caucus for the "New Progressive Movement"

Brad Lander | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Participatory Budgeting, Jeffrey Sachs, Brad Lander, Occupy Wall Street, New York Times, New York City Council, New York City, New York City Council Progressive Caucus, Progressives, Progressive Movement, New York News
Brad Lander

It's not just our legislative fights and our progressive principles that make us part of the "new progressive movement." It's also a style of politics that is infused with hopeful energy, and partners with community members.

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A New Social Contract With Reformed Welfare

David Vognar | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Welfare, Labor Market, Jeffrey Sachs, Tanf, Poverty, Office of Urban Affairs, Cash-Transfer, Black Unemployment, Politics News
David Vognar

Given today's economic swivel, the failure of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families system calls for a major overhaul before the crisis of poverty in inner-city communities gets worse.

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Now Obama Must Lead Democrats and the Nation

Brent Budowsky | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Negotiation, 2012 Elections, Robert Reich, Economic Crisis, Labor Day, Economy, Jeffrey Sachs, Jobs, Obama Presidency, Joblessness, Unemployment, Barack Obama, Capitulation, Admitting Mistakes, Democratic Base, Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, Simon Johnson, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

Yes, President Obama inherited a mess. But it is unacceptable that in the third year of his presidency he still blames his predecessor and does bus tours to promote jobs programs that do not exist.

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Can Jeff Sachs Get Us Out of Afghanistan?

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Democracy Now!, Jeffrey Sachs, President Obama, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Afghanistan, Huffington Post, Afghanistan War, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Robert Naiman

There are lots of folks trying to push back against the president's domestic austerity plans, and lots of folks trying to push back against the endless war in Afghanistan. But only Jeff Sachs has packaged these two together.

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Friday Talking Points [162] -- Budget Standoff Continues

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Tea Party, President Obama, Riders, Alan Grayson, Shutdown, Mark Penn, Republican, Poor, Reid, Abortion, Jeffrey Sachs, House, Budget, War, Democrat, Government Shutdown, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Seniors, Barack Obama, Wisconsin, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Libya, Harry Reid, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Boehner, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

This whole government shutdown walk-to-the-brink-and-stare-into-the-abyss thing is nothing more than the warmup for the next budgetary battles -- which will be much bigger.

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Following Floods, MetLife Brings Life to Budapur Village, Pakistan

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Sachs, Human Development Foundation, International Development, Pakistan, Sindh Province, Metlife Alico, Metlife, Jim Luce, Batool Hassan, Hdf, Tsunami, Bricks for a Village, Salim Manzar, Budapur Village, Arif Mufti, Karachi, Millennium Villages, Impact News
Jim Luce

MetLife, which closed its acquisition of Alico late last year, is set to rebuild an entire village in Pakistan in less than six months following the disaster.

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Cuomo's Health Care Adviser Gets Money From Health Industry

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Sachs, Jeffrey Sachs Cuomo, Jeffrey Sachs Governor Advisor, Ny News, Andrew Cuomo, Jeffrey Sachs Health Care, New York News

One of Gov. Cuomo's closest friends and advisers has ties to the health care industry. Jeffrey Sachs is a paid consultant to some of the biggest sta...

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Can Women and Technology Save the UN Development Goals?

Daniel Hernandez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Undp, Womens Rights, Mdgs, Ban Ki-Moon, Africa, United Nations, Michele Bachelet, Development, Un, Womens Empowerment, Feminism, MDG Summit, Jeffrey Sachs, Selim Jahan, World News
Daniel Hernandez

We're behind on our 15-year goal to reduce world poverty by half by 2015, yes. But breakthrough technologies and a focus on women's empowerment may allow us to catch up and save lives as never before.

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Economist Jeffrey Sachs makes the case for contract transparency at Annual Meetings of World Bank/IMF

Chad Dobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, Contract Transparency, Social Justice, Jeffrey Sachs, Natural Resources, Economic Development, World Bank, Business News, IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, Resource Curse, International Finance Corporation, International Financial Institutions, Extractive-Industries-Transparency-Initiative, World News, Business News
Chad Dobson

Co-authored by Rebecca Harris On Wednesday, October 6, the opening of the Civil Society Policy Forum of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, economist...

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Millennium Development Goals: Drive to Combat Global Ills Gets a Boost at UN Summit

Kiyotaka Akasaka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women, Education, Hunger, Mdgs, Poverty, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Water, Ban Ki-Moon, Millennium Development Goals, United Nations, Malaria, Jeffrey Sachs, Children, Dell, Pepsi, Ups, World News
Kiyotaka Akasaka

If one were to judge a forum's importance by the level of participation, then the MDG Summit was clearly a big success: But was it as strong on the substantive side?

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Open Letter to President Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lee Bollinger, Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University?S Committee on Global Thought, European Union Election Observation Mission Ethiopia, Jeffrey Sachs, Lee C. Bollinger, H.R. 2003, Joseph Stiglitz, William Easterly, Human Rights Watch Ethiopia, Earth Institute, Birtukan Midekssa, Meles Zenawi, Voice of America, S.B. 3757, Mahmood Ahmadinejad Columbia, World News
Alemayehu G. Mariam

September 17, 2010 President Lee C. Bollinger Office of the President Columbia University 202 Low Library 535 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027...

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Africa's Poorest Women Can Teach Us How to Manage Our Money

Suzanne Skees | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Jeffrey Sachs, Poverty, Microfinance, Africa, Mali, Portfolios of the Poor, Freedom From Hunger, Savings Circles, Community Banking, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, Adult Literacy, World News
Suzanne Skees

The mess we made with our wealth We spend and borrow, ignoring tomorrow. Somehow, that became the American way. We max out credit cards and take ...

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Hugh Hendry, Hedge Fund Manager: 'If There Was A Way To Short Obama, I Would'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Sachs, Hedge Funds, Obama, Eclectica Asset Management, Stiglitz, Hugh Hendry, China, Video, Business News

Hugh Hendry, the subject of a New York Times profile today, is quickly becoming one of the world's most recognizable hedge fund managers. And he's doi...

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Great Strides in the AIDS Response -- and a Need to Continue Moving Forward Together

International AIDS Conference 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Michel Sidibe, Michel Kazatchkine, Jeffrey Sachs, Eric Goosby, AIDs Epidemic, International AIDS Conference, Aaron Motsoaledi, Aids, HIV/AIDS Africa, AIDS Orphans, Aids Epidemic in Africa, International AIDS Conference 2010, Tachi Yamada, Impact News
International AIDS Conference 2010

Once again, we are at a crossroads in the global AIDS response. Far from giving up or turning back, this is the time to learn from our experience, roll up our sleeves, and get the job done.

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Low-Cost Thrills in Millennium Village Data

John W. McArthur | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Foreign Aid, Jeffrey Sachs, Poverty, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Millennium Promise, G8 Summit, Malawi, United Nations, Malaria, Millennium Villages Project, Sustainable Development, Green Revolution, g20, G20 Summit, Mdgs, Sub-Saharan Africa, Millennium Development Goals, G8, Millennium Villages, Safe Drinking Water, Earth Institute, Global Poverty, Fighting Malaria, Poverty Alleviation, MDG Summit, Impact News
John W. McArthur

Yesterday, May 30, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Millennium Villages project (MVP) in Mwandama, Malawi. While there he ...

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