The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Professor Jeffrey Sachs on his book "To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace" and the disastrous consequences of the permanent war machine.

John F. Kennedy’s last battle, cut short by his assassination, was the effort to build a sustainable peace with the Soviet Union. Jeffrey Sachs, professor of economics at Columbia University, in his new book “To Move the World” chronicles the campaign by Kennedy from October 1962 to September 1963 to curb the arms race and build ties with his Soviet counterpart, Nikita Khrushchev. Sachs looks at the series of speeches Kennedy gave to end the Cold War and persuade the world to make peace with the Soviets. Kennedy implemented the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963.  But Kennedy’s vision was not shared by many Cold warriors in the establishment, including some within his administration. Joining me to discuss ”To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace” is Professor Jeffrey Sachs.

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