Our popular Introducing Progress & Poverty session will be presented on two Tuesdays this month, May 13 and May 20. Either session will provide an overview of the main concepts in the Progress & Poverty book, in which Henry George identifies the principal reasons why poverty persists even as technical progress massively increases our capability to meet human needs. Of course the specifics are different– progress in George’s time was the railroad, steam, and electricity, whereas today it’s the internet, mobile phones, and artificial intelligence. But the fundamental causes are not different.
Because tariffs and international trade policy have been in the news recently, we’re upgrading the presentation to include consideration of how tariffs work, what they aim to accomplish, and a more effective way to accomplish their asserted purpose.
Introducing Progress & Poverty will help you understand why it is so difficult for ordinary people, willing and able to work, to make a decent living, and will present for your consideration Henry George’s proposal for solving the problem.
Each session starts at 5:30PM, at our Signature Office space, 333 S Wabash #2700. Both sessions are free, but building management requires that everyone be registered and present ID. You can register by emailing us . (If the ID requirement is a problem for you, email us to discuss other options.)
For a more complete understanding of basic economic principles, enroll in our full Progress & Poverty course, which will begin June 3, continuing on Tuesdays thru July 29. You can register for it at either the May 13 or May 20 session.