Henry George School of Social Science Calendar
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- 0909.March.Monday
Understanding the Boom-Bust Cycle
Session 3149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016UNDERSTANDING THE BOOM-BUST CYCLE
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 PM5 sessions
Registration fee: $5
Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session. - 1010.March.TuesdayNo events
- 1111.March.Wednesday
America's Housing Affordability Question - The What, the Why and the How
Session 5149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016AMERICA’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 PM5 sessions
Registration fee: $5
Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session. - 1212.March.ThursdayNo events
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