!!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 …
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Class schedule for Fall 2022
Henry George School will be offering two class during Fall 2022. Introductory course Progress and Poverty classic version 6:15 PM Thursday September 8 till November 17 Advanced course The Science of Political Economy 6:15 PM Tuesday September 6 till November 15 Both classes will be held at 333 S Wabash Ave #2700 Chicago, Illinois To …
Celebrate Henry George Day in Evanston Illinois September 5 2022
Friends of the Henry George School will gather again in Evanston Illinois to celebrate the birthday of Henry George. He was actually born September 2, 1839, but getting together on Labor Day, Monday September 5 2022, will be more convenient for most working people. Due to local solar conditions, we’ll start around 3 PM, …
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Funding opportunity from the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Robert Schalkenbach Foundation is accepting applications for “original research that carries the ideas of 19th century economist and social reformer Henry George into the 21st century and beyond.” Their current areas of interest include: The relationship between infrastructure spending and economic rents, including estimates and suitability of future economic rents as a source of funding …
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Observe Native Peoples/Columbus Day with the Invisible Robbery Tour
On a day when we should think seriously about who is entitled to the bounty of America, consider our Invisible Robbery Tour. No charge. Details here.
Progress & Poverty Tuesday March 19 in Evanston
We’ll present Introducing Progress & Poverty at the Levy Center in Evanston, 6 PM on Tuesday, March 19. The session is complete in itself, but it also comprises the first class of the Progress & Poverty course for those interested in a more complete exploration. Details in the links. When: 6 PM Tuesday, March 19, …
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Progress & Poverty, movies, book discussion, and a robbery tour
Yes, we remain confident that what you can learn at the Henry George School provides an essential perspective, available in only a few places, on how the world works, why things usually go wrong despite (sometimes) good intentions, and a proposal by (but not entirely original to) a brilliant American philosopher and economist to solve …
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Classes start THIS week
Our basic introductory Progress & Poverty course starts Monday (classic version) or Thursday (modern version). Poverty, Liberation, & Land Reform starts Friday. Our advanced course Corruption of Economics/History of Capital (requires prior completion of Progress & Poverty) starts Tuesday. There will also be a Wednesday Progress & Poverty class starting the following week, October 12, …