Market activity is monitored at Nasdaq, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in New York. It's been a record-making week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite closed at all-time highs on Tuesday

Towards a New and Improved Economy

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 6, 2017

Economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs joins us to discuss his book, Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair and Sustainable. He offers a practical strategy to move America towards sustainable development, emphasizing the economic, social and environmental objectives in shaping policy. Sachs explores key issues including infrastructure, trade deals, energy policy, the role of government, the national debt and income inequality.

Jeffrey Sachs will be discussing ethics and Wall Street at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West on Thursday, February 9th at 6:30pm. For more information, click here.

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