Henry George School of Social Science

Location:149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Phone:(212) 889-8020

Upcoming events

  • 2025-02-18 6:30 pm - 2025-02-18 8:30 pm

    Economy 2.0 - A Conversation with Ed Dodson


    Josh Sidman sits down for a conversation with Ed Dodson. Join them live via Zoom and be part of the discussion!

    Edward J. Dodson has been a faculty member at the Henry George School since 1981. Over the decades, in addition to teaching the schools’ core curriculum, he has also taught many courses of his own design. Ed held various management and analyst positions in financial services, the last twenty years with Fannie Mae (retiring in 2005). He holds a B.S. from Shippensburg University and an M.L.A. from Temple University. He is the author of a three-volume work titled “The Discovery of First Principles” and has published many articles on political economy and history.

    Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of the session.

  • 2025-02-20 6:00 pm - 2025-02-20 7:00 pm

    An American Dilemma: The Urgency of Recovering Social Hope

    The standard political diagnosis suggests that America is divided against itself, and that widespread anger and frustration prevent the necessary community coherence that will bring about the urgent recovery of social hope. In this course, Professor Daniel Bromley will challenge this bleak narrative of widespread hostility. He will offer a more carefully researched account of the underlying defects in our political life. This necessary reconsideration will suggest that the more meaningful diagnosis is one of resignation over the loss of social hope. The distinction is important.

    A narrative of anger and frustration invites constant finger pointing, the fixing of blame, the specification of enemies as distinct from allies, and several other divisive strategies. On the other hand, despair over lost social hope is a shared sentiment that invites communication and collective deliberation along the lines of “What exactly has gone wrong, and why?” From that start, the obvious next steps concern correcting the lingering and annoying problems.

    The lectures and discussions will offer a careful development of causes and reasons for the loss of social hope. The course will also present a set of specific remedies that seem to offer relief from the despair. Most importantly, the course will focus on the necessary ways to think about and understand the loss of social hope. That diagnostic imperative is the only way to arrive at meaningful corrective actions and policies.

    The instructor, Professor Daniel W. Bromley is an American economist, the former Anderson-Bascom Professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and since 2009, Emeritus Professor. His research in institutional economics explains the foundations of property rights, natural resources and the environment; and economic development.

    Professor Bromley has published many outstanding books, the most recent of which is Possessive Individualism – A Crisis of Capitalism (2019). He is Editor of the scholarly journal Land Economics. He has worked in over 20 countries on problems of economic development, environmental policy, and the institutional foundation of markets. He has been editor of the journal Land Economics since 1974.

    Instructor: Professor Daniel W. Bromley

    Dates: Thursdays – 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27

    Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

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  • 2025-02-27 6:00 pm - 2025-02-27 7:00 pm

    An American Dilemma: The Urgency of Recovering Social Hope

    The standard political diagnosis suggests that America is divided against itself, and that widespread anger and frustration prevent the necessary community coherence that will bring about the urgent recovery of social hope. In this course, Professor Daniel Bromley will challenge this bleak narrative of widespread hostility. He will offer a more carefully researched account of the underlying defects in our political life. This necessary reconsideration will suggest that the more meaningful diagnosis is one of resignation over the loss of social hope. The distinction is important.

    A narrative of anger and frustration invites constant finger pointing, the fixing of blame, the specification of enemies as distinct from allies, and several other divisive strategies. On the other hand, despair over lost social hope is a shared sentiment that invites communication and collective deliberation along the lines of “What exactly has gone wrong, and why?” From that start, the obvious next steps concern correcting the lingering and annoying problems.

    The lectures and discussions will offer a careful development of causes and reasons for the loss of social hope. The course will also present a set of specific remedies that seem to offer relief from the despair. Most importantly, the course will focus on the necessary ways to think about and understand the loss of social hope. That diagnostic imperative is the only way to arrive at meaningful corrective actions and policies.

    The instructor, Professor Daniel W. Bromley is an American economist, the former Anderson-Bascom Professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and since 2009, Emeritus Professor. His research in institutional economics explains the foundations of property rights, natural resources and the environment; and economic development.

    Professor Bromley has published many outstanding books, the most recent of which is Possessive Individualism – A Crisis of Capitalism (2019). He is Editor of the scholarly journal Land Economics. He has worked in over 20 countries on problems of economic development, environmental policy, and the institutional foundation of markets. He has been editor of the journal Land Economics since 1974.

    Instructor: Professor Daniel W. Bromley

    Dates: Thursdays – 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27

    Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

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  • 2025-03-03 6:30 pm - 2025-03-03 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

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  • 2025-03-04 1:00 pm - 2025-03-04 3:00 pm

    Economy 2.0 - A Conversation with Phillip Ullmann


    Josh Sidman sits down for a conversation with Phillip Ullmann. Join them live via Zoom and be part of the discussion!

    Phillip Ullmann is a social business entrepreneur with a track record of building disruptive business models that deliver value – measured as much by people, communities, and nature as by financial assets. Phillip serves as the Chief Energiser of The Manna Journey, a columnist for The Telegraph and a commentator on various TV networks. He is considered to be a leader in social enterprises and the economy. Described as one of the most forward-thinkers by acutely recognizing trends and patterns in three key areas: Business Innovation, Governance and Wisdom. His approach sits at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern-day success.

    Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

    Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of the session.

  • 2025-03-06 6:00 pm - 2025-03-06 7:00 pm

    An American Dilemma: The Urgency of Recovering Social Hope

    The standard political diagnosis suggests that America is divided against itself, and that widespread anger and frustration prevent the necessary community coherence that will bring about the urgent recovery of social hope. In this course, Professor Daniel Bromley will challenge this bleak narrative of widespread hostility. He will offer a more carefully researched account of the underlying defects in our political life. This necessary reconsideration will suggest that the more meaningful diagnosis is one of resignation over the loss of social hope. The distinction is important.

    A narrative of anger and frustration invites constant finger pointing, the fixing of blame, the specification of enemies as distinct from allies, and several other divisive strategies. On the other hand, despair over lost social hope is a shared sentiment that invites communication and collective deliberation along the lines of “What exactly has gone wrong, and why?” From that start, the obvious next steps concern correcting the lingering and annoying problems.

    The lectures and discussions will offer a careful development of causes and reasons for the loss of social hope. The course will also present a set of specific remedies that seem to offer relief from the despair. Most importantly, the course will focus on the necessary ways to think about and understand the loss of social hope. That diagnostic imperative is the only way to arrive at meaningful corrective actions and policies.

    The instructor, Professor Daniel W. Bromley is an American economist, the former Anderson-Bascom Professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and since 2009, Emeritus Professor. His research in institutional economics explains the foundations of property rights, natural resources and the environment; and economic development.

    Professor Bromley has published many outstanding books, the most recent of which is Possessive Individualism – A Crisis of Capitalism (2019). He is Editor of the scholarly journal Land Economics. He has worked in over 20 countries on problems of economic development, environmental policy, and the institutional foundation of markets. He has been editor of the journal Land Economics since 1974.

    Instructor: Professor Daniel W. Bromley

    Dates: Thursdays – 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27

    Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

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  • 2025-03-10 6:30 pm - 2025-03-10 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-03-13 6:00 pm - 2025-03-13 7:00 pm

    An American Dilemma: The Urgency of Recovering Social Hope

    The standard political diagnosis suggests that America is divided against itself, and that widespread anger and frustration prevent the necessary community coherence that will bring about the urgent recovery of social hope. In this course, Professor Daniel Bromley will challenge this bleak narrative of widespread hostility. He will offer a more carefully researched account of the underlying defects in our political life. This necessary reconsideration will suggest that the more meaningful diagnosis is one of resignation over the loss of social hope. The distinction is important.

    A narrative of anger and frustration invites constant finger pointing, the fixing of blame, the specification of enemies as distinct from allies, and several other divisive strategies. On the other hand, despair over lost social hope is a shared sentiment that invites communication and collective deliberation along the lines of “What exactly has gone wrong, and why?” From that start, the obvious next steps concern correcting the lingering and annoying problems.

    The lectures and discussions will offer a careful development of causes and reasons for the loss of social hope. The course will also present a set of specific remedies that seem to offer relief from the despair. Most importantly, the course will focus on the necessary ways to think about and understand the loss of social hope. That diagnostic imperative is the only way to arrive at meaningful corrective actions and policies.

    The instructor, Professor Daniel W. Bromley is an American economist, the former Anderson-Bascom Professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and since 2009, Emeritus Professor. His research in institutional economics explains the foundations of property rights, natural resources and the environment; and economic development.

    Professor Bromley has published many outstanding books, the most recent of which is Possessive Individualism – A Crisis of Capitalism (2019). He is Editor of the scholarly journal Land Economics. He has worked in over 20 countries on problems of economic development, environmental policy, and the institutional foundation of markets. He has been editor of the journal Land Economics since 1974.

    Instructor: Professor Daniel W. Bromley

    Dates: Thursdays – 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27

    Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-03-17 6:30 pm - 2025-03-17 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-03-18 1:00 pm - 2025-03-18 3:00 pm

    Economy 2.0 - A Conversation with Cameron Sajedi


    Josh Sidman sits down for a conversation with Cameron Sajedi. Join them live via Zoom and be part of the discussion!

    Cameron Sajedi is a scientist and systems architect with a multidisciplinary background in geoscience, engineering, and financial modeling. Cameron has focused his expertise in modeling and smart contract development on crafting decentralized tech for environmental and economic changemakers. His advocacy for alternative monetary systems, including Silvio Gesell’s “free money” concept, demonstrates his commitment to reimagining economic models for sustainability. Currently, Cameron is developing the Geocybernetic Atlas Protocol — a project that integrates geosciences, web3, and economics to create a high-fidelity representation of location data. GAP aims to provide substrate for a new generation of applications in regenerative economics and climate technology, which may realize Gesell’s ideas for marrying the management of land and currency to provide new capabilities to the changemakers building prosperous and sustainable communities.

    Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

    Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of the session.

  • 2025-03-20 6:00 pm - 2025-03-20 7:00 pm

    An American Dilemma: The Urgency of Recovering Social Hope

    The standard political diagnosis suggests that America is divided against itself, and that widespread anger and frustration prevent the necessary community coherence that will bring about the urgent recovery of social hope. In this course, Professor Daniel Bromley will challenge this bleak narrative of widespread hostility. He will offer a more carefully researched account of the underlying defects in our political life. This necessary reconsideration will suggest that the more meaningful diagnosis is one of resignation over the loss of social hope. The distinction is important.

    A narrative of anger and frustration invites constant finger pointing, the fixing of blame, the specification of enemies as distinct from allies, and several other divisive strategies. On the other hand, despair over lost social hope is a shared sentiment that invites communication and collective deliberation along the lines of “What exactly has gone wrong, and why?” From that start, the obvious next steps concern correcting the lingering and annoying problems.

    The lectures and discussions will offer a careful development of causes and reasons for the loss of social hope. The course will also present a set of specific remedies that seem to offer relief from the despair. Most importantly, the course will focus on the necessary ways to think about and understand the loss of social hope. That diagnostic imperative is the only way to arrive at meaningful corrective actions and policies.

    The instructor, Professor Daniel W. Bromley is an American economist, the former Anderson-Bascom Professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and since 2009, Emeritus Professor. His research in institutional economics explains the foundations of property rights, natural resources and the environment; and economic development.

    Professor Bromley has published many outstanding books, the most recent of which is Possessive Individualism – A Crisis of Capitalism (2019). He is Editor of the scholarly journal Land Economics. He has worked in over 20 countries on problems of economic development, environmental policy, and the institutional foundation of markets. He has been editor of the journal Land Economics since 1974.

    Instructor: Professor Daniel W. Bromley

    Dates: Thursdays – 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27

    Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-03-24 6:30 pm - 2025-03-24 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-03-27 6:00 pm - 2025-03-27 7:00 pm

    An American Dilemma: The Urgency of Recovering Social Hope

    The standard political diagnosis suggests that America is divided against itself, and that widespread anger and frustration prevent the necessary community coherence that will bring about the urgent recovery of social hope. In this course, Professor Daniel Bromley will challenge this bleak narrative of widespread hostility. He will offer a more carefully researched account of the underlying defects in our political life. This necessary reconsideration will suggest that the more meaningful diagnosis is one of resignation over the loss of social hope. The distinction is important.

    A narrative of anger and frustration invites constant finger pointing, the fixing of blame, the specification of enemies as distinct from allies, and several other divisive strategies. On the other hand, despair over lost social hope is a shared sentiment that invites communication and collective deliberation along the lines of “What exactly has gone wrong, and why?” From that start, the obvious next steps concern correcting the lingering and annoying problems.

    The lectures and discussions will offer a careful development of causes and reasons for the loss of social hope. The course will also present a set of specific remedies that seem to offer relief from the despair. Most importantly, the course will focus on the necessary ways to think about and understand the loss of social hope. That diagnostic imperative is the only way to arrive at meaningful corrective actions and policies.

    The instructor, Professor Daniel W. Bromley is an American economist, the former Anderson-Bascom Professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and since 2009, Emeritus Professor. His research in institutional economics explains the foundations of property rights, natural resources and the environment; and economic development.

    Professor Bromley has published many outstanding books, the most recent of which is Possessive Individualism – A Crisis of Capitalism (2019). He is Editor of the scholarly journal Land Economics. He has worked in over 20 countries on problems of economic development, environmental policy, and the institutional foundation of markets. He has been editor of the journal Land Economics since 1974.

    Instructor: Professor Daniel W. Bromley

    Dates: Thursdays – 2/06, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27

    Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-03-31 6:30 pm - 2025-03-31 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-04-07 6:30 pm - 2025-04-07 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-04-08 1:00 pm - 2025-04-08 3:00 pm

    Economy 2.0 - A Conversation with Teun van Sambeek


    Josh Sidman sits down for a conversation with Teun van Sambeek. Join them live via Zoom and be part of the discussion!

    Teun van Sambeek is a former IT professional and computer programmer who now focuses on economics and monetary systems. After founding multiple companies, in 2011 he moved to Africa and turned his attention to developing affordable housing. His experiences in Africa led him to arrive at some of the same conclusions as Silvio Gesell, although at the time he was not aware of Gesell’s existence. He is the founder of the 1coinH system, which is an alternative monetary model that incorporates demurrage and Universal Basic Income.

    Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

    Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of the session.

  • 2025-04-14 6:30 pm - 2025-04-14 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 2025-04-28 6:30 pm - 2025-04-28 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

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  • 2025-05-12 6:30 pm - 2025-05-12 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

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  • 2025-05-19 6:30 pm - 2025-05-19 8:00 pm

    From an Aristocratic to a Democratic Worldview: The Potential Transformation of Environmental Economics by Georgism

    The environmental perspective arose in Europe out of an aristocratic background, and it continues to be swayed by that history. From Thomas Malthus, economics inherited a very strong sense of the scarcity of nature. Since common lands in England were under the control of aristocrats, they considered it their mission to preserve nature for the enjoyment of future generations of aristocratic families. Almost every nature program on television promotes this worldview of pristine nature being damaged by the activities of common people and being preserved by the nobility. The story of Robin Hood emerged as a counter-narrative, but the economics profession turned it into a morality lesson that celebrates the sheriff of Nottingham.

    This 10-session course will examine how the aristocratic perspective persists as the shadow side of environmental economics in its treatment of common property, the valuation of natural goods, the treatment of people as costs or sources of destruction, an urban bias that denigrates rural life, an indifference to both equity and efficiency, and the critique of economic growth. The course will also analyze how Georgism can serve as the antidote by democratizing claims to nature. The course will further highlight the work of early thinkers like Aldo Leopold and their perception of nature as something of intrinsic value that transcends human ambitions.

    The instructor, Clifford Cobb is the thematic editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is best known as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 3/03, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/07, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19

    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW