Artificial Intelligence and its Impacts on the Workforce
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE WORKFORCE

Join us as we discuss developments in Artificial Intelligence and their potential impacts on the working class. 

There is an ongoing debate around the impact of AI (Artificial Intelligence) on future workforce needs both in the US and Globally. Some futurists have stated extremist predictions quoting devastating job losses due to upcoming automation. Many Economists feel that policies need to buffer this (i.e., UBI/Job guarantee to bridge the gap). Others believe market forces will lead individuals to re-skill on their own and move towards new jobs created in a reshaped economy supported by greater levels of automation. The panel will define AI, its current and future technical landscape, explore the transformational processes required within organizations and the economy to move us from where we are into this future, and finally explore the relationship of these new technical environments with the proven views of Economic behaviors as defined by Henry George and other Economists.

Date: Wednesday January 13th, 2021

Time: 6:30PM to 8:00PM

Our panelists:

Siddhartha (Sid) Dalal

Siddhartha (Sid) Dalal is a Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University. Prior to Columbia he was Chief Data Scientist and Sr. VP at AIG in charge of R&D that included creation and application of AI, Statistics and CS to Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing and Sensors/IOT for managing risks. He came to AIG from RAND Corporation where was the CTO. Sid also was VP of Research at Xerox overseeing their worldwide imaging and software services research, and Bell Labs and Bellcore/SAIC as Chief Scientist and Executive Director. Sid has an MBA and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester with over 100 peer reviewed publications, patents and monographs covering the areas of risk analysis, medical informatics Bayesian statistics and economics, image processing and sensor networks. At Rand he was responsible for the creation of technology and spinning off of Praedicat, Inc., a casualty insurance analytics company. Sid is a member of US Army Science Board, an advisory board of 20 scientists appointed by Secretary of Defense to advise US Army on technology. He has received several awards including from IEEE, ASA and ASQ.

James Cusick

James Cusick is an IT professional and multidisciplinary applied researcher. He has published over 80 papers and articles and 2 recent books . James began his research in Organizational Psychology but made his career in Computer Science. He has also pursued other topic areas of late including the History of Science and Political Economy. In each area, James has demonstrated a passion for scholarship. His publications have received nearly 300 citations. James continues to explore each of these subject areas in parallel as time and interest allows. James is also a trustee at the Henry George School of Social Science. He recently developed a Land Value Calculator to help researchers and policy makers estimate land values in the United States.

Marty Rowland, Ph.D

Marty is an environmental engineer whose professional, academic, and personal life is dedicated to social justice. A Georgist scholar mentored by emeritus professor Daniel W. Bromley (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Marty lectures and writes about land value taxation from an institutional-capitalist economic point of view. Academic credits cover the fields of pollution-remediation engineering, ecosystem science, natural resource economics, and infrastructure management. Author or two ASTM standards, on the beneficial use of solid waste landfills and urban infrastructure. Credentials include licensed, professional engineer (PE), certified hazardous material manager (CHMM), certified permaculture designer, and passive house designer. Recent papers include Cooperative Economics, Endogenous Resilience, Resilient Governance, and the Economics of COVID-19. Marty is a trustee at the Henry George School Science where he regularly teaches courses in political economy.

 

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

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When Workingmen Shook the World – the 1886 NYC Mayor’s Race
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When Workingmen Shook the World – the 1886 NYC Mayor’s Race

Mon, December 21, 2020 | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST

In this webinar, Dr. Marty Rowland will present an in-depth look at the 1886 NYC Mayor’s race which featured Henry George as the workingman’s candidate versus Congressman and social elite/politically connected Abram S. Hewitt.  Three levels of analysis will be explored:

a) Institutional and 19th century corrupt practices of NYC politics that roadblocked the possibility of George’s win;

b) How hopes of a NYS and National Labor Party were dashed in the 12 months following the 1886 election; and

c) Lessons still relevant for advancing George’s Single Tax within today’s socially progressive movement.

Dr. Rowland is a Henry George scholar and Trustee of the HGSSS, a licensed professional environmental engineer, natural resource economist in the tradition of George-Ostrom-Bromley-Raworth.

 

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

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A Hard Look at Rent and Rent Seeking with Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar
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A HARD LOOK AT RENT AND RENT SEEKING WITH MICHAEL HUDSON & PEPE ESCOBAR

Join us for an interactive discussion on wealth inequality and the “Great Game” on the control of natural resources.
In this webinar organized jointly by the Henry George School and the International Union for Land Value Taxation, Michael Hudson and Pepe Escobar will unpack one of the most destructive features of our economic system and the many different ways it drives wealth inequality.

They will also focus on China – US relations and their understanding of the “Great Game” regarding control of the world’s resources.

Date: Wednesday December 16th 2020

Time: 9:00 am in New York 9:00 pm in Bangkok

Michael Hudson is an American economist, Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and a researcher at the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College, former Wall Street analyst, political consultant, commentator and journalist. … He identifies himself as a classical economist. Michael is the author of J is for Junk Economics (2017), Killing the Host (2015), The Bubble and Beyond (2012), Super-Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (1968 & 2003), Trade, Development and Foreign Debt (1992 & 2009) and of The Myth of Aid (1971), amongst many others. His books have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, German, Spanish, and Russian

Pepe Escobar, born in Brazil, is a correspondent/editor-at-large at Asia Times, and columnist for Consortium News (D.C.) and Strategic Culture (Moscow) . Since the mid-1980s he has lived and worked as a foreign correspondent in London, Paris, Milan, Los Angeles and Singapore/Bangkok. He has extensively covered Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, Iran, Iraq and the wider Middle East. Pepe is the author of Globalistan: How the Globalized World is Dissolving into Liquid War (2007); Red Zone Blues: a Snapshot of Baghdad during the Surge. He was contributing editor to The Empire and the Crescent (Amal Books, Bristol); Tutto in Vendita (Nuovi Mondi Media, Italy).His last two books are Empire of Chaos (2014) and 2030 (2015). Pepe is also associated with the Paris-based European Academy of Geopolitics. When not on the road, he lives between Sao Paulo, Paris and Bangkok.

 

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

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Inequalities and the Progressive Era – Breakthroughs and Legacies
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INEQUALITIES AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA – BREAKTHROUGHS AND LEGACIES

11:30 AM | Friday, November 13th

Join us for an interactive book presentation webinar on the Progressive Era.

In this special webinar, Professor Guillaume Vallet will introduce his newly published work “Inequalities and the Progressive Era – Breakthroughs and Legacies”, featuring contributions from many authors, each exploring a facet of inequality during the ‘Progressive Era’ (1890s-1930s). Though it is most associated with the United States, the “Progressive Era” corresponds to a vibrant historical period in which profound changes and progress were achieved or expected all over the world.

Speaker

Guillaume Vallet is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Grenoble Alpes, and Research Fellow at the Centre de Recherche en Économie de Grenoble (CREG) and the Institut de Recherche pour l’Economie Politique de l’Entreprise (IREPE), France. Guillaume is also a researcher at the Geneva based Institute of Sociological Research (ISR).

You can purchase a copy of Guillaume’s book on Elgaronline, Amazon, and Google Play

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

Changing How Government Raises Revenue is Essential to Saving the Planet
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CHANGING HOW GOVERNMENT RAISES REVENUE IS ESSENTIAL TO SAVING THE PLANET

6:30 PM | Tuesday, Sept 8, 2020

In this interactive seminar, Edward J. Dodson will explore the glaring disconnect between our tax policies and our commitment to sustainable use of natural resources and make the case for changes in how government raises revenue.

A link to join the online course will be provided via email before the start of the first session.