By The New Yorker It’s not often that an article comes along that changes the world, but that’s exactly what happened with Ta-Nehisi Coates, five years ago, when he wrote “The Case for Reparations,” in The Atlantic. Reparations have been discussed since the end of the Civil… Read More »Ta-Nehisi Coates Revisits the Case for Reparations
By Nicolaus Tideman “The Henry George Theorem” is the name that economists have given to the postulate that, under certain circumstances, a public service will increase land rent[1] enough that, if the increase in land rent is collected as public revenue, this revenue will sufficient… Read More »The Henry George Theorem
The president’s trade wars are creating a scenario similar to 2016. By Shawn Donnan The moment usually comes during Greg Petras’s commute through the rolling hills and cornfields of southern Wisconsin. Somewhere between his home near Madison and the factory he runs on the edge… Read More »Recession Already Grips Corners of U.S., Menacing Trump’s 2020 Bid
Photo by David Tatum on Unsplash Alaska gives each resident a check every year. It’s cut poverty — and warped the state’s politics. By Robyn Sundlee Sep 5, 2019, 8:00am EDT What if we just give people money? This is the question propelling several new books and that’s… Read More »Alaska’s universal basic income problem
UPDATE: This post prompted an interview on the Real News Network. Watch the interview here. By: Rich Nymoen My kids recently started back to their high school, as did millions of other kids across the country. I’m fortunate that they attend public school in a… Read More »Segregation
On The Media WNYC Friday, August 30, 2019 Going beyond point-A-to-point-B mobility. The lion’s share of our transit-oriented program this week has centered on the personal car and its infrastructure. This is no accident. The car speeds, stalls, thrills and kills us — all because… Read More »Understanding Rights in Transit
The Henry George Foundation presents a thoughtful exploration of the connections between economic justice and the environment. About this Event Continuing the Foundation’s dialogue with the most pressing contemporary issues, the speakers will reflect on the need to create sustainable and fair ways of life… Read More »Economic Justice and the Environment
by Fred Foldvary The most effective way to reduce climate change is with a “green tax shift” which replaces taxes on wages, goods, and enterprise with levies on pollution and land values. There are three basic ways to reduce polluting emissions: regulations, permit trading, and… Read More »Climate Change and the Green Tax Shift
A History of Crisis Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth Territory of the United States, was obtained by the U.S. in 1898. The modern era of Puerto Rico as a territory began in 1952, with the establishment of a republican government after ratification by Puerto Rican voters. … Read More »Revaluation, Taxation, and Planning in Puerto Rico
By: Josie Faass With new leadership come new ideas and directions, and together with the Board of Directors, I’ve spent the first few months of my tenure as Executive Director identifying our priority areas and activities for the next three years. Some are brand new,… Read More »RSF’s Next Chapter
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