Yes, you can get college credit for Henry George School courses. It is a new arrangement with the Henry George Institute and the National College Credit Recommendation Service, and it has some fairly specific requirements, but it can result in three credit hours, as explained here. The normal fee for this service is $250 (in …
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Progress & Poverty is our fundamental course, in which you will learn the causes of persistent poverty and have the opportunity to evaluate a proposed remedy. The section starting Wed Oct 2 is the “modernized” version, and the course is completed in six Wednesday afternoon sessions. Optional pre-registration form is here. There is a $25 …
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This is not the history of labor unions, tho they are certainly included. It’s broader than that, the history of how Americans have made a living over the centuries. The main (but not the only) text is Henry George’s Social Problems, a very accessible work, which does not presuppose any particular understanding of political economy. …
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Successful land speculation is really a matter of capturing for yourself the gains that belong to the community. George Menninger is one of many who have done it. Far beyond any need to earn a living, George now spends some of his time explaining how the bad public policy he exploited not only made him …
This is a four-session course, based on the book by John Kelly. Kelly approaches the problem as a believing Christian (but the idea is equally of interest to those of other or no religion): Does “God” (such as s/he may or may not be) care about economics? Kelly finds that his Bible contains a prescription …
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We have finally got our summer class schedule posted. We’ll have three sections of the flagship Progress & Poverty course, as well as a course linking economic justice to the Christian bible. Summer will also include other events, mostly free, which will be posted in the coming days. Of particular interest, for anyone paying her/his …
What George Menninger did was completely legal. He stole over a million dollars. Many people do it, perhaps including some of your neighbors; if George hadn’t then someone else would have. You and fellow Chicagoans have already paid George so he is far beyond the need to earn a living. Now he volunteers some of …
Our spring term schedule, posted here, features two sections of Progress & Poverty, plus advanced courses. As previously posted, it’s now possible to get college credit for Henry George School classes. We’ll also have films, discussions, talks and tours– the whole schedule will be posted over the coming days, or you can phone 312 450 …
This winter we offer five classes, including three sections of Progress & Poverty, and two advanced courses: Human Rights and After the Crash. The full schedule with link to preregistration is here. If this is your first time at the Henry George School, you should begin with Progress & Poverty. You’ll gain a new perspective …
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Many of our students remark that, even though they may have college degrees in economics or other social sciences, they learned important things with us that should have been, but never were discussed in their regular college classes. Occasionally we’ve even had a student manage, with the help of a thoughtful college instructor, to get …
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