Behemoth: Amazon’s Unbreakable Dominance of the Book Business
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Join us on Friday, October 25th for a riveting live seminar event featuring Dr. Robin Gaster.
Amazon’s stunning rise from a garage-based operation to retail and technology colossus is by now well-known. Much less well known: Amazon is on the verge of dominating the entire American book industry – including publishing. This epic story and its wide-ranging implications will be explained by economist Robin Gaster October 25 at the next event in the Henry George School’s Public Seminar series.

Dr. Gaster is the President of Incumetrics, a Washington, D.C.-based economic and technology consulting firm whose clients have included the U.S. National Research Council, the U.S. Census Bureau, the European Commission, and the Brookings Institution.

The Case for a Hard Brexit
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Britain has voted to leave the EU since 2016 and yet, political elites seem to have opted for delay tactics to undermine people’s choice.

Three years ago the British people took a detour and opted to take the freeway to freedom. They voted to leave the European Union and reassert their national sovereignty and protect their traditional liberties. Since then the elites have sought to undermine the outcome of that vote and force Britain to continue to be tied to the apron strings of the European Union.

Join us for an interactive seminar with Tom Ballou to discuss what choices lie ahead for Britain as wells as their social and economic implications.

Rent Reform Meets Reality
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Join City Limits and the Henry George School of Social Science for a panel discussion on New York’s rent-regulation system.

When the state legislature in June passed historic reforms of New York’s rent-regulation system, tenants hailed a victory and property owners bemoaned a disaster. Now that the shouting has faded, the city will start to get a look at what the policy actually means for renters, landlords and neighborhoods. Are tenants able to access the rights and resources the law made available? Are property owners feeling the pain or learning to cope? Are public agencies doing their job to make the new law work well? And what impact will the law have on affordability in New York?

Moderated by City Limits’ Executive Editor, Jarrett Murphy, our panel features:

  • Carmen Vega-Rivera, Tenant Leader for Community Action for Safe Apartments
  • Denise Favorule, Board Member of the Henry George School of Social Science and Associate RE Broker for the Corcoran Group
  • Frank Ricci, Director of Government Affairs for the Rent Stabilization Association
  • Tom Waters,Housing Policy Analyst for the Community Service Society of New York

If you missed the event you can read an overview and watch a full recording here:

Property Owners and Advocates for Tenants Clash Over Impacts of New Rent Laws

Economics for Progressives
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Economics for Progressives

Progressives seek greater economic equality, universal medical care, affordable housing, and free education but targeting these problems via direct legislation seems to be their preferred policy tool. Are there any unintended consequences to this approach? What other remedies are there to consider? Join us as Professor Fred Foldvary of San Jose University leads our interesting and timely interactive seminar.

Henry George School of Social Science is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Time: Jul 31, 2019 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The Taxonomy of Crony Capitalism
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The Taxonomy of Crony Capitalism

The struggle between crony capitalism and true capitalism for the soul of the US economy is and has always been a defining features of our economic history. For the past few decades however, cronyism seems to have gained the upper hand. In this seminar, Tom Ballou investigates how such a takeover has manifested itself in various parts of our economy, from the local neighborhood to the conduct of our international affairs.

Instructor: Tom Ballou
Time: Monday June 24th, 6:30 PM to 8:00
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016