Our popular and free Introducing Progress & Poverty session will be presented on three Tuesdays this month, August 12, 19th and 26th. Any 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 …
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Join us for Henry George Day — September 1
It’s a picnic. In Evanston. September 1. You’re invited. Details here.
(And what’s this mess with tariffs?): Introducing Progress and Poverty
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 …
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March introductory sessions, classes
The popular “Introducing Progress & Poverty” session will be presented on two Tuesdays this month, March 18 and March 25. 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 …
Starting 2025 at the Henry George School
If you’re concerned about problems of poverty, lack of opportunity, and declining quality of life in Chicago and America, and hoping for a better future, you should attend our Introducing Progress & Poverty session on Tuesday, January 14, 5:30PM. Perhaps you already knew that these problems aren’t unique to our time, but were recognized in …
September 19 session focuses on housing
Another session of Introducing Progress & Poverty has been added to our schedule, with a focus on housing. We’ll start with a brief talk by Urban Environmentalists Illinois. Part of the YIMBY movement, they are are people working towards a future of cities and towns with abundant housing, work and play only a short bike or …
Fall 2024 class schedule
!!Please note location and access details at the bottom of this post!! Introducing Progress and Poverty Repeats three times this term Thursday, September 5, 5:30 – 7:30 PM Tuesday, September 10, 5:30 – 7:30 PM* Thursday September 12, 5:30 – 7:30 PM In his 1879 masterpiece Progress and Poverty, Henry George proposed to end poverty by …
Celebrate Henry George Day — September 2 in Evanston
Save the date. Details to come. here. Meanwhile, here’s a reminder about the importance of labor. (and about inflation). Also to come, our fall term schedule. Watch this space. Here.
Summer Term 2024 Schedule
!!Please note location and access details at the bottom of this post!! Introducing Progress and Poverty Repeats three times this term Thursday, May 30, 5:30 – 7:30PM Thursday June 6, 5:30 – 7:30 PM* Thursday June 13, 5:30 – 7:30 PM In his 1879 masterpiece Progress & Poverty, Henry George proposed to end poverty by recognizing …
Winter Term Schedule
!!Please note location and access details at the bottom of this post!! Introducing Progress and Poverty Tuesday, January 16, 5:30 – 7:30PM In his 1879 masterpiece Progress & Poverty, Henry George proposed to end poverty by recognizing a clear and logical distinction between private property and community property. America took a different path, but Chuck …