Nicolaus Tideman image: Daniel Thiele on Unsplash In ancient Sumer, it was customary for a new monarch, upon ascending his throne, to cancel the debts of farmers to their landlords.[1] (The debts of merchants to one another, however, were not canceled.) The Hebrew Bible establishes a similar economic… Read More »The Role of Debt Cancellation in Implementing Land Value Taxation
Cheap stick framing has led to a proliferation of blocky, forgettable mid-rises—and more than a few construction fires. Bloomberg Businessweek | Justin Fox These buildings are in almost every U.S. city. They range from three to seven stories tall and can stretch for blocks. They’re… Read More »Why America’s New Apartment Buildings All Look the Same
How the pandemic will alter our urban centers, now and maybe forever Steve LeVine May 4 History has unfolded in waves of profound depths followed by the relief of buoyant times, only for the depths to return with unsentimental speed. The French Revolution and the… Read More »The Harsh Future of American Cities
There are people into whose heads it never enters to conceive of any better state of society than that which now exists.Henry George We are born on this earth, live our lives the best way we know how, and when we leave this world our… Read More »Better Days
As I start writing this, it’s 6:06 a.m. I’ve been at my computer since 4:37am, buzzing between emails and updating our website, filling in my calendar with Zoom meetings and rearranging the sticky notes that line my computer monitor as the reminders on some are… Read More »Leaning In
Charisse Jones USA TODAY April 29th, 2020 Roughly 3.8 million people filed for unemployment last week alone, the Labor Department said Thursday, fewer than the 4.4 million who filed the week before and down from the all-time high of 6.86 million applications in late March. Jobless claims provide the best… Read More »Jobless claims climb to 30 million in six weeks as COVID-19 layoffs continue to rise
Pat Aller was a pillar of the Georgist movement for the past 40 years. Many will remember her, above all, for her generosity in providing free accommodations at “Hotel Aller,” floor space in a tiny efficiency on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She once… Read More »Remembering Pat Aller
Our Executive Director Jodie Faass addresses the inequity of the impact of COVID-19 on our communities – both physically and financially – and how together, we can implement policies that benefit us ALL.
On November 9, 2016, I climbed the stairs, dreading what would come next. A moment later, I sat on my six-year-old’s bedside. “Who will save our environment?” he sobbed, his face buried in my lap. A few days later we began volunteering weekly at our… Read More »An Economic Vaccine for COVID-19 (That Might Just Save the Environment, Too…)
Delhi is one of many capitals enjoying improved air quality since restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok, Sam Cowie in São Paulo, Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá and Lily Kuo in Beijing Sat 11 Apr… Read More »‘It’s positively alpine!’: Disbelief in big cities as air pollution falls
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