Henry George School of Social Science Calendar

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  • America’s Housing Affordability Question – The What, the Why and the How
    Session 4
    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2020.03.04
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    AMERICA’S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY QUESTION – THE WHAT, THE WHY AND THE HOW


    As far as housing goes, our society has a means test policy. That is to say, if you have the means, you have a place to live. The outcome is not just massive homelessness but also the fact that a growing number of American households must spend a huge chunk of their income on rent; leaving very little left for other vital expenses such as medical care, education etc…. This situation raises an important question – Can a means test program deliver on the promise of affordable housing for all?

    In this 5-session course, Walter South takes a critical look at our current policies and offers some groundbreaking alternatives.

    Walter is a graduate of Hunter College and the New School and a long time affordable housing advocate with on-the-field experience in organizing, managing and building affordable housing throughout America. He also taught housing policy in CUNY and Rutgers University. Walter is currently writing a Doctoral dissertation on Affordable Housing at the Global Center for Advanced Studies in Dublin, Ireland.

    Instructor: Walter South
    Dates: Wednesdays – 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    5 sessions
    Registration fee: $5
    Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session.

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  • Understanding the Boom-Bust Cycle
    Session 3
    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2020.03.09
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

     

    UNDERSTANDING THE BOOM-BUST CYCLE

    This course looks at how repealing the Gold Standard has helped replace capital accumulation and investment with credit-fueled consumption.

    Upheavals in how the U.S. economy operates have transformed Americans from wealth creators to creative borrowers. This course looks at how the repeal of the Gold Standard, a bulwark of the world economy since the Industrial Revolution, has helped replace capital accumulation and investment with credit-fueled consumption. We will look at how this change, combined with an unprecedented wave of deregulation has caused a disconnect between speculative finance and the real economy, massive inequality and systemic instability.

    Instructor: Ibrahima Drame
    Date: Mondays: 2/17, 2/24, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    5 sessions
    Registration fee: $5
    Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session.

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  • America’s Housing Affordability Question – The What, the Why and the How
    Session 5
    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2020.03.11
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    AMERICA’S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY QUESTION – THE WHAT, THE WHY AND THE HOW


    As far as housing goes, our society has a means test policy. That is to say, if you have the means, you have a place to live. The outcome is not just massive homelessness but also the fact that a growing number of American households must spend a huge chunk of their income on rent; leaving very little left for other vital expenses such as medical care, education etc…. This situation raises an important question – Can a means test program deliver on the promise of affordable housing for all?

    In this 5-session course, Walter South takes a critical look at our current policies and offers some groundbreaking alternatives.

    Walter is a graduate of Hunter College and the New School and a long time affordable housing advocate with on-the-field experience in organizing, managing and building affordable housing throughout America. He also taught housing policy in CUNY and Rutgers University. Walter is currently writing a Doctoral dissertation on Affordable Housing at the Global Center for Advanced Studies in Dublin, Ireland.

    Instructor: Walter South
    Dates: Wednesdays – 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    5 sessions
    Registration fee: $5
    Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session.

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  • Understanding the Boom-Bust Cycle
    Session 4
    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2020.03.16
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

     

    UNDERSTANDING THE BOOM-BUST CYCLE

    This course looks at how repealing the Gold Standard has helped replace capital accumulation and investment with credit-fueled consumption.

    Upheavals in how the U.S. economy operates have transformed Americans from wealth creators to creative borrowers. This course looks at how the repeal of the Gold Standard, a bulwark of the world economy since the Industrial Revolution, has helped replace capital accumulation and investment with credit-fueled consumption. We will look at how this change, combined with an unprecedented wave of deregulation has caused a disconnect between speculative finance and the real economy, massive inequality and systemic instability.

    Instructor: Ibrahima Drame
    Date: Mondays: 2/17, 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    5 sessions
    Registration fee: $5
    Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session.


    Due to public health concerns the final two sessions of our BOOM BUST CYCLE course will be held online!

    Topic: BOOM BUST SESSION 4
    Time: Mar 16, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://zoom.us/j/7669485877

    Meeting ID: 766 948 5877

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  • Understanding the Boom-Bust Cycle
    Session 5
    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2020.03.23
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

     

    UNDERSTANDING THE BOOM-BUST CYCLE

    This course looks at how repealing the Gold Standard has helped replace capital accumulation and investment with credit-fueled consumption.

    Upheavals in how the U.S. economy operates have transformed Americans from wealth creators to creative borrowers. This course looks at how the repeal of the Gold Standard, a bulwark of the world economy since the Industrial Revolution, has helped replace capital accumulation and investment with credit-fueled consumption. We will look at how this change, combined with an unprecedented wave of deregulation has caused a disconnect between speculative finance and the real economy, massive inequality and systemic instability.

    Instructor: Ibrahima Drame
    Date: Mondays: 2/17, 2/24, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    5 sessions
    Registration fee: $5
    Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session.


    Due to public health concerns the final two sessions of our BOOM BUST CYCLE course will be held online!

    Topic: BOOM BUST SESSION 5
    Time: Mar 23, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://zoom.us/j/7669485877

    Meeting ID: 766 948 5877

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