Longtime Instructor, Board member and former Administrative Director of the Henry George School of Chicago, Bob Jene died October 22. He had been involved with the School since the 1980s, teaching Progress & Poverty as well as advanced courses, giving seminars on topics such as the Costly Returns of the income tax, and No Farms …
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No fake economics here: Progress and Poverty in Evanston
This fall, HGS instructor Bob Jene will teach our Progress & Poverty course at the Levy Center in Evanston. This is a just a couple blocks north of Howard Street. This class meets Friday afternoons, 1 to 2:30, September 7 thru October 12, 2018. Bob will teach the “modern” version of the course, which uses …
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Staffing changes
With the scheduled retirement of longtime Administrative Director (and longer-time active Georgist) Bob Jene, the HGS Board last night (May 20) accepted the joint proposal from Sue Walton and Edward Miller to staff the School. Edward will take the title of “Administrative Director,” serve as on-site staff at our office/classroom, focusing on publicity, events, classes, …
The American Monetary Act
Monday, September 26, 6 PM at 28 E Jackson #1004. Price: FREE. Even Henry George recognized that a just and prosperous economy requires a proper system of money. The American Monetary Institute has proposed the American Monetary Act (pdf) to address this issue. Bob Jene will examine this proposed Constitutional Amendment, and compare it with …