Raymond Moley – A Georgist in FDR’s Inner Circle?
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RAYMOND MOLEY – A GEORGIST IN FDR’S INNER CIRCLE?

When the economy and financial system of the United States seemed on the verge of collapse in the early 1930s, Columbia University professor Raymond Moley found himself the leading figure within Franklin Roosevelt’s Brains Trust. He was but one of a sizeable but scattered community of intellectuals and activists who had read and to some extent embraced the analysis of political economy contained in the works of Henry George. This lecture will examine George’s profound influence on Moley’s thinking.

Date: Wed, December 8, 2021
Time: 6:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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“Short, Spectacular, and Hot:” George’s 1886 Campaign for Mayor of New York
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“SHORT, SPECTACULAR, AND HOT — GEORGE’S 1886 CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK

The 1886 mayoral election of New York City provided a fitting conclusion to a year of unprecedented activity by organized labor. Henry George represented the United Labor Party (ULP) in an intense campaign that garnered national attention. Though George did not win the election, he outperformed every other candidate ever fielded by organized labor in NYC and earned more votes than the Republican candidate, Theodore Roosevelt. This presentation will explore the origins of George’s candidacy and the larger significance of the campaign in the context of Gilded Age politics. The 1886 mayoral contest provides an opportunity to reexamine the extent of George’s popularity among the working class and the potential benefits of land value taxation in the nation’s most densely populated urban center.

Speaker: Alexandra W. Lough, PhD

Lough is an academic researcher, writer, and editor based in Mission Viejo, California. She is the co-founder and Vice President of LectureSource, Inc. and a contributing editor of the six-volume series, The Annotated Works of Henry George (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016-2022). Lough earned a PhD in American history from Brandeis University and a B.A. in political science from the University of the Pacific.

Date: Wed, October 13, 2021
Time: 6:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Mortgage Financing Criteria and the 2008 Residential Property Asset Bubble
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MORTGAGE FINANCING CRITERIA AND THE 2008 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ASSET BUBBLE

Join Ed Dodson as he provides an insider’s account of the 2008 property bubble.

In this interactive webinar, Edward Dodson discusses the mortgage finance sector ’s response to the declining affordability of residential properties that began in the early 1990s and culminated in the crash of 2008. The discussion will highlight the gradual erosion of lending requirements by Fannie Mae as the main cause of the housing bubble and offer a number of recommendations to minimize the potential for a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.

Speaker: Edward Dodson
Date: Thursday July 8th, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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Monetary Policy, Asset Inflation and Inequality
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MONETARY POLICY, ASSET INFLATION AND INEQUALITY

Thu, June 17, 2021 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

In this webinar, Pr. Louis Philippe Rochon takes a fresh look at the links between monetary policy, asset bubbles and inequality.

It is often argued that asset inflation and real estate bubbles are the result of accommodative monetary policy: low interest rates encourages borrowing for speculative purposes.

Undoubtedly, this has been the case as an increasing part of borrowing is not meant for productive purposes.

In this webinar, Prof. Rochon will argue that this is a misreading of the facts. Rather than laying the blame at the feet of low interest rates, bubbles may be caused by growing inequality as well as by the excessive deregulation.

Learn why governments need to re-regulate borrowing and, introduce such policies as financial transaction taxes to prevent asset inflation and specifically real estate bubbles.

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Frederick Soddy’s Geo-political Trilogy: Energy – Economy – Ecology
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FREDERICK SODDY’S GEO-POLITICAL TRILOGY:
ENERGY – ECONOMY – ECOLOGY

Wed, May 19, 2021, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Money Talk continues with an interactive discussion on the work of Frederick Soddy.

In this webinar, Joe Bongiovanni will highlight the historical failure of the sciences to grasp Dr. Frederick Soddy’s immeasurable contributions to understanding the natural relativity between energy, economy and ecology. He will also discuss how rediscovering Soddy’s concept of money could help restore the balance between these three spheres of knowledge and achieve broad-based prosperity.

Joe Bongiovanni is a second-generation monetary reformer, Co-founder and Director of the Kettle Pond Institute (KPI) in Vermont, a Co-founder and Member of the Alliance for Just Money (AFJM) of Bloomington, IL.

A link to join the webinar will be provided via email before the start of the session.

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