Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is also Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. From 2002 to 2006, he was Director of the UN Millennium Project. His latest book is The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity.
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RT @zerohedge: RT @ErikSchatzker: Columbia’s @JeffDSachs tells me #occupywallstreet shouldn’t be dismissed, likens it to Arab Spring http://t.co/8TPM6TOr |
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The top 1% of American income earners receives more pretax income than the bottom 50%. http://t.co/RdTxmhdh #occupywallstreet |
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In 1981, personal savings rate as % of disposable income in US was 106%. By 2005, it dropped to 1.4% http://t.co/RdTxmhdh |
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Jeffrey Sachs at Occupy Wall Street
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Following is the 1st Statement Released By The Wall Street Protesters 10-5-11 read by Keith Olbermann
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The last time America had such massive inequality of wealth and income was on the eve of the Great Depression. http://t.co/RdTxmhdh |
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Jeffrey Sachs talking about his book, The Price of Civilization, on Charlie Rose
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Profound talk by Jeffrey Sachs and Hans Vestberg at Mashable’s Social Good Summit in New York City. Hans Vestberg is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ericsson Group, the world’s leading provider of telecommunications technology. (Sheds further light on Jeffrey Sachs understanding of the uprisings for justice around the world ; )
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