Henry George School Of Social Science

TO PROMOTE THE TEACHINGS OF HENRY GEORGE

COURSES AND SEMINARS:COURSES - DURING THE YEAR 2020/2021, OVER 1,200 STUDENTS REGISTERED AND ATTENDED THE SCHOOL'S ONLINE COURSES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY, APPLIED ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. THE COURSES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ECONOMICS FOR A POST- COVID 19 WORLD; PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY; COOPERATIVE INDIVIDUALISM THE ELEGANT RECIPE FOR A JUST SOCIETY; MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING; WHAT IS MODERN MONETARY THEORY (MMT)?; SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE; COLLECTING LAND VALUES: INSTANCES, ITERATIONS, AND THE WAY FORWARD; UNDERSTANDING THE BOOM BUST CYCLE; GEORGE'S QUEST FOR A NATIONAL SINGLE TAX: THE LAND VALUE INCOME TAX (LVIT); GROWTH AND ANARCHY; LEGACY OF RAWORTH AND GEORGE; A BRIEF HISTORY OF MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING; SAINTS AND DEMAGOGUES SOCIAL REFORMERS THROUGH THE LENS OF HENRY GEORGE; COMPARATIVE CAPITALISM. THE COURSES HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL.THE SCHOOL HAS CREATED A SELF-DIRECTED COURSE, "UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL ECONOMY," OFFERED ON THE ONLINE PLATFORM UDEMY. THE COURSE IS BASED ON RECORDED LECTURES, WITH QUIZZES THAT CAN TEST THE INFORMATION ASSIMILATED. THE COURSE TAKES AROUND 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE. OVER 60 STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSE.SEMINARS - DURING THE YEAR 2020/2021, MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SCHOOL'S ONLINE SEMINARS. SOME OF THE SEMINARS OFFERED INCLUDE: MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HENRY GEORGE; ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN POST-SOCIALIST REALM: THE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS OF THE PAST AND THE PERSISTENCE OF THE NEW; SWEDEN'S "LIGHTER TOUCH" APPROACH A CAUTIONARY TALE OR A CANDID LESSON?; AVIATION DEREGULATION WHO'S BENEFITING?; CHANGING HOW GOVERNMENT RAISES REVENUE IS ESSENTIAL TO SAVING THE PLANET; INEQUALITIES AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA BREAKTHROUGHS AND LEGACIES; A HARD LOOK AT RENT AND RENT SEEKING WITH MICHAEL HUDSON & PEPE ESCOBAR; WHEN WORKINGMEN SHOOK THE WORLD THE 1886 NYC MAYOR'S RACE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE WORKFORCE; LAND VALUE TAX BREAKTHROUGH IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG, GERMANY; IN QUEST OF A MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER PROMISES AND PERILS; THE ECONOMICS OF PEACE AND THE CITY OF BALTIMORE; MAKING MONEY WORK FOR PEOPLE AND PLACE GESELL'S NATURAL ECONOMIC ORDER; THE ECONOMICS OF PARITY FINDING BALANCE AND ENSURING EQUITY; FREDERICK SODDY'S GEO-POLITICAL TRILOGY: ENERGY ECONOMY ECOLOGY; OUR MONEY SYSTEM WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND HOW TO FIX IT; MONETARY POLICY, ASSET INFLATION AND INEQUALITY.SOME OF THESE SEMINARS HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN MULTIPLE PARTS AND THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

ECONOMIC RESEARCH - THE SCHOOL'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS HAD 3 MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS DURING THE YEAR 2020/2021: LAND VALUE TAXATION; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND COOPERATIVE CAPITALISM.THE SCHOOL DEVELOPED A LAND VALUE TAX CALCULATOR (LVT). THE LVT IS AN INTERACTIVE TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP RESEARCHERS, POLICY MAKERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND DIMENSIONS EXPRESSED IN ACRES AND LAND VALUES IN THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOOL ALLOWS FOR THE DYNAMIC EXPLORATION OF VARYING TAX RATES TO DETERMINE TARGET LAND TAX VALUES.THE SCHOOL ALSO DEVELOPED A COVID-19 ECONOMIC RESPONSE TRACKER, A DYNAMIC TRACKER THAT SUMMARIZES THE KEY ECONOMIC POLICY RESPONSES OF NINE SEPARATE COUNTRIES TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE COUNTRIES, OFTEN MENTIONED IN POLICY DISCOURSES, ARE EACH UNIQUE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC POLICY MEASURES.THE SCHOOL PUBLISHED A SERIES OF POLICY BRIEFS, TWO OF THEM OUTLINE A GEORGIST PERSPECTIVE FOR ADDRESSING NEW YORK'S AND RESPECTIVELY SAN FRANCISCO'S BUDGET SHORTFALLS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.ANOTHER POLICY STUDY, BEYOND GUNSMOKE AND MIRRORS, EXPLAINS HOW ONE OF THE LEADING IDEAS OF THE PIONEERING GILDED AGE AMERICAN ECONOMIST, HENRY GEORGE, CAN HELP THE NATION BREAK ITS COSTLY AND PARALYZING DEADLOCK OVER GUN POLICY.

WEBSITE/ARCHIVES/OTHER: HGS WEBSITE - THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE IS CONSTANTLY UPDATED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO COURSES, SEMINARS, PUBLICATIONS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS REACHING A WIDER AUDIENCE, INTEGRATING THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF HENRY GEORGE, THE HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL, AND THE SINGLE TAX MOVEMENT. THE WEBSITE RECEIVED 44,000 VIEWS DURING THE 2020/2021 FISCAL YEAR.

SMART TALK PROGRAM - WELL-KNOWN AND WIDELY RESPECTED ECONOMISTS, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND SOCIAL THINKERS EXAMINE HENRY GEORGE'S PHILOSOPHIES IN TODAY'S SOCIETY AND ECONOMY. THE SMART TALK PROGRAM CONTAINS MORE THAN 65 INTERVIEWS AND RECEIVED MORE THAN 40,300 VIEWS DURING THE 2020-21 YEAR.WHAT WOULD HENRY GEORGE SAY? AND GEORGIST PERSPECTIVES SERIES OF SHORT ARTICLES AND ONLINE PUBLICATIONS OUTLINING HOW THE IDEAS OF HENRY GEORGE ARE APPLICABLE IN TODAY'S ECONOMIC DISCOURSE.HGS YOUTUBE CHANNEL - THE SCHOOL CHANNEL OFFERS ACCESS TO COURSES, SEMINARS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SMART TALK VIDEOS. THE CHANNEL RECEIVED MORE THAN 207,500 VIEWS DURING THE YEAR 2020/21.

COURSES AND SEMINARS:COURSES - DURING THE YEAR 2020/2021, OVER 1,200 STUDENTS REGISTERED AND ATTENDED THE SCHOOL'S ONLINE COURSES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY, APPLIED ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. THE COURSES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ECONOMICS FOR A POST- COVID 19 WORLD; PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY; COOPERATIVE INDIVIDUALISM THE ELEGANT RECIPE FOR A JUST SOCIETY; MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING; WHAT IS MODERN MONETARY THEORY (MMT)?; SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE; COLLECTING LAND VALUES: INSTANCES, ITERATIONS, AND THE WAY FORWARD; UNDERSTANDING THE BOOM BUST CYCLE; GEORGE'S QUEST FOR A NATIONAL SINGLE TAX: THE LAND VALUE INCOME TAX (LVIT); GROWTH AND ANARCHY; LEGACY OF RAWORTH AND GEORGE; A BRIEF HISTORY OF MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING; SAINTS AND DEMAGOGUES SOCIAL REFORMERS THROUGH THE LENS OF HENRY GEORGE; COMPARATIVE CAPITALISM. THE COURSES HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL.THE SCHOOL HAS CREATED A SELF-DIRECTED COURSE, "UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL ECONOMY," OFFERED ON THE ONLINE PLATFORM UDEMY. THE COURSE IS BASED ON RECORDED LECTURES, WITH QUIZZES THAT CAN TEST THE INFORMATION ASSIMILATED. THE COURSE TAKES AROUND 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE. OVER 60 STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSE.SEMINARS - DURING THE YEAR 2020/2021, MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SCHOOL'S ONLINE SEMINARS. SOME OF THE SEMINARS OFFERED INCLUDE: MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HENRY GEORGE; ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN POST-SOCIALIST REALM: THE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS OF THE PAST AND THE PERSISTENCE OF THE NEW; SWEDEN'S "LIGHTER TOUCH" APPROACH A CAUTIONARY TALE OR A CANDID LESSON?; AVIATION DEREGULATION WHO'S BENEFITING?; CHANGING HOW GOVERNMENT RAISES REVENUE IS ESSENTIAL TO SAVING THE PLANET; INEQUALITIES AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA BREAKTHROUGHS AND LEGACIES; A HARD LOOK AT RENT AND RENT SEEKING WITH MICHAEL HUDSON & PEPE ESCOBAR; WHEN WORKINGMEN SHOOK THE WORLD THE 1886 NYC MAYOR'S RACE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE WORKFORCE; LAND VALUE TAX BREAKTHROUGH IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG, GERMANY; IN QUEST OF A MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER PROMISES AND PERILS; THE ECONOMICS OF PEACE AND THE CITY OF BALTIMORE; MAKING MONEY WORK FOR PEOPLE AND PLACE GESELL'S NATURAL ECONOMIC ORDER; THE ECONOMICS OF PARITY FINDING BALANCE AND ENSURING EQUITY; FREDERICK SODDY'S GEO-POLITICAL TRILOGY: ENERGY ECONOMY ECOLOGY; OUR MONEY SYSTEM WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND HOW TO FIX IT; MONETARY POLICY, ASSET INFLATION AND INEQUALITY.SOME OF THESE SEMINARS HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN MULTIPLE PARTS AND THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

ECONOMIC RESEARCH - THE SCHOOL'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS HAD 3 MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS DURING THE YEAR 2020/2021: LAND VALUE TAXATION; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND COOPERATIVE CAPITALISM.THE SCHOOL DEVELOPED A LAND VALUE TAX CALCULATOR (LVT). THE LVT IS AN INTERACTIVE TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP RESEARCHERS, POLICY MAKERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND DIMENSIONS EXPRESSED IN ACRES AND LAND VALUES IN THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOOL ALLOWS FOR THE DYNAMIC EXPLORATION OF VARYING TAX RATES TO DETERMINE TARGET LAND TAX VALUES.THE SCHOOL ALSO DEVELOPED A COVID-19 ECONOMIC RESPONSE TRACKER, A DYNAMIC TRACKER THAT SUMMARIZES THE KEY ECONOMIC POLICY RESPONSES OF NINE SEPARATE COUNTRIES TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE COUNTRIES, OFTEN MENTIONED IN POLICY DISCOURSES, ARE EACH UNIQUE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC POLICY MEASURES.THE SCHOOL PUBLISHED A SERIES OF POLICY BRIEFS, TWO OF THEM OUTLINE A GEORGIST PERSPECTIVE FOR ADDRESSING NEW YORK'S AND RESPECTIVELY SAN FRANCISCO'S BUDGET SHORTFALLS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.ANOTHER POLICY STUDY, BEYOND GUNSMOKE AND MIRRORS, EXPLAINS HOW ONE OF THE LEADING IDEAS OF THE PIONEERING GILDED AGE AMERICAN ECONOMIST, HENRY GEORGE, CAN HELP THE NATION BREAK ITS COSTLY AND PARALYZING DEADLOCK OVER GUN POLICY.

WEBSITE/ARCHIVES/OTHER: HGS WEBSITE - THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE IS CONSTANTLY UPDATED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO COURSES, SEMINARS, PUBLICATIONS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS REACHING A WIDER AUDIENCE, INTEGRATING THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF HENRY GEORGE, THE HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL, AND THE SINGLE TAX MOVEMENT. THE WEBSITE RECEIVED 44,000 VIEWS DURING THE 2020/2021 FISCAL YEAR.

SMART TALK PROGRAM - WELL-KNOWN AND WIDELY RESPECTED ECONOMISTS, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND SOCIAL THINKERS EXAMINE HENRY GEORGE'S PHILOSOPHIES IN TODAY'S SOCIETY AND ECONOMY. THE SMART TALK PROGRAM CONTAINS MORE THAN 65 INTERVIEWS AND RECEIVED MORE THAN 40,300 VIEWS DURING THE 2020-21 YEAR.WHAT WOULD HENRY GEORGE SAY? AND GEORGIST PERSPECTIVES SERIES OF SHORT ARTICLES AND ONLINE PUBLICATIONS OUTLINING HOW THE IDEAS OF HENRY GEORGE ARE APPLICABLE IN TODAY'S ECONOMIC DISCOURSE.HGS YOUTUBE CHANNEL - THE SCHOOL CHANNEL OFFERS ACCESS TO COURSES, SEMINARS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SMART TALK VIDEOS. THE CHANNEL RECEIVED MORE THAN 207,500 VIEWS DURING THE YEAR 2020/21.