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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Henry George in the 21st Century. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Henry George in the 21st Century. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us on October 24th, in partnership with The Henry George Foundation of Canada.

Celebrate the centenary and the near centenary of the two oldest and indefatigable organizations in North America dedicated to the philosophy and economics of Henry George, author of Progress and Poverty (1879).

YIMBYs are winning on housing, and Georgists should be taking notes.

What can we learn from YIMBY's success at turning policy dreams into political wins?

Read Russell Richie's new piece reflecting on YIMBYtown 2025 and how we can bring land value tax into the next wave of housing reform.

YouTube video by Progress & Poverty Institute LVT Landscape Live - a roadmap for local land value tax advocacy

New video drop: LVT Landscape Live!

Learn how to follow this roadmap for LVT advocacy:

- Current legal landscape for LVT policy
- Data modelling & storytelling
- Candidates with LVT on their platforms

#LandValueTax #TaxJustice #LVT #PropertyTax

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Henry George in the 21st Century. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Henry George in the 21st Century. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us on October 24th, in partnership with The Henry George Foundation of Canada.

Celebrate the centenary and the near centenary of the two oldest and indefatigable organizations in North America dedicated to the philosophy and economics of Henry George, author of Progress and Poverty (1879).

In partnership with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, we are pleased to announce another one of our 2025 Progress of Ideas scholarship award recipients!

Jake T. Papa, Master’s in Environmental Policy.

New PPI-supported research shows how water rights in Phoenix are shaping development decisions—with lessons for cities everywhere.

Rethinking Growth in the Desert: How Water Scarcity Is Reshaping the Future of Phoenix - The Progress and Poverty Institute Motivation In what ways are environmental stressors re-shaping relationships among urban actors, and what are the implications for disrupting conventional patterns of urban growth? Climatic extremes a...

Phoenix is on the frontlines of a dilemma facing communities nationwide: How do we balance growth & affordable housing with the very real limits of water in a changing climate?

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In partnership with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, we are pleased to announce one of our 2025 Progress of Ideas scholarship award recipients!

Alexander Koskoski, Master’s in Public Policy.

Francesco Ruggieri - The Progress and Poverty Institute Property Taxes and Spatial Mobility: Evidence from Local Governments in the U.S. Francesco Ruggieri Video Interview Research Blog Full Research

Watch our interview and explore his article and research report to see how these shadow institutions are benefiting a few at the expense of many.

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With support from the Progress and Poverty Institute’s Grant Program, University of Chicago Postdoctoral Scholar Francesco Ruggieri built the first-ever national dataset of these districts. His research shows how they quietly inflate property tax bills while dodging accountability.

Special purpose districts—tiny taxing entities created by small groups of vocal activists—are used to fund everything from mosquito abatement to capital projects, and they often tax people outside the areas that actually benefit, increasing bills in the process.

Property taxes - and political promises to eliminate them - are making lots of headlines lately. And while it's true that property taxes are increasing in communities nationwide, one of the major drivers of this trend slips by largely unnoticed.

Tax Land. Make Love. - The Progress and Poverty Institute Cities need tools that work. Land-value taxation is one of them—and states are finally opening the door. For nearly five years I worked in community development in Memphis, TN. At the Memphis Medical ...

Stop taxing buildings, start taxing land: cities from Baltimore to Memphis are eyeing land value taxation as a tool to fix housing and blight.

We are thrilled to announce another 2025 Progress of Ideas scholarship award recipient!

Ashanee Kottage, Tufts University, Master’s in Sustainability

Today, PPI will recognize "100 years of Progress" with a virtual celebration starting at 7:30pm eastern. If you haven't already done so, you can register for the event here.

progressandpovertyinstitute.org/centennial/

Join us as the Progress and Poverty Institute marks its Centennial with a virtual celebration! Together, we’ll honor 100 years of advancing Henry George’s vision and look ahead to a new century of work for economic equity.

progressandpovertyinstitute.org/centennial/

Tomorrow, PPI will recognize "100 years of Progress" with a virtual celebration starting at 7:30pm eastern. If you haven't already done so, you can register for the event here.

progressandpovertyinstitute.org/centennial/

Henry George was born in the City of Philadelphia on this day in 1839. George went on to become one of the most renowned social reformers of the 19th century, and his work inspired the founding of the Progress and Poverty Institute - formerly the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation - in 1925.

We are thrilled to announce another 2025 Progress of Ideas scholarship award recipient!

Max Kurzweil, Muhlenberg College, majoring in Business Administration and Political Science.

We are thrilled to announce another 2025 Progress of Ideas scholarship award recipient!

Sydney Singh, University of Northern Iowa, majoring in Criminal Justice & Public Admin.

The event will take place the day after what would have been Henry George’s 186th birthday—we hope you’ll celebrate with us!

Join us as the Progress and Poverty Institute marks its Centennial with a virtual celebration! Together, we’ll honor 100 years of advancing Henry George’s vision and look ahead to a new century of work for economic equity.

progressandpovertyinstitute.org/centennial/

We are thrilled to announce our second 2025 Progress of Ideas scholarship award recipient!

Isabel Qi, UC Berkeley, majoring in City and Regional Planning

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By framing labor as a force against entropy, it offers a philosophical basis for property and fairness, challenging modern assumptions about justice.

The Origin of Moral Claims - The Progress and Poverty Institute At the heart of the human concept of justice lies a subtle but profound truth: not all changes in the world are equal. Some occur naturally, such as rivers carving valleys or storms reshaping coastlin...

This article explores the link between justice, human agency, and the laws of physics. Using thermodynamics and information theory, it argues that moral responsibility and ownership arise from deliberate, improbable human actions—unlike nature’s drift toward disorder.

We are thrilled to announce our first 2025 Progress of Ideas scholarship award recipient!

Erica Albert, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs + Columbia Climate School, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy.

Join us on July 30th for snacks, drinks, and a lively discussion of the benefits of a land value tax for Denver, including Q&A with a panel of local experts & elected officials.

Co-sponsored by @yimbydenver.bsky.social and the Progress and Poverty Institute! RSVP: bit.ly/4kXyXlB

Advancing Land Value Taxation: Research Priorities for 2025 and Beyond - RSF Website (This article was coauthored with Greg Miller, Executive Director of the Center for Land Economics.) While an increasing body of scholarship examines land value taxation (LVT) and Georgist economic pr...

LVT is becoming ever more popular, but many relevant research questions remain unanswered. In this new article, we survey the existing landscape of LVT research and identify the future topics which can help build our movement’s momentum.

Aharon has been featured in the New York Times for his advocacy efforts.

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Meet The Scholar – Columbia University’s Aharon Dardik.

Aharon Dardik joined the Progress of Ideas Scholarship program in the 2024-2025 academic year. We are thrilled to see his advocacy efforts and proud to support his academic work.