Progress & Poverty

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.

This sponsored session, supported by the Center for the Study of Economics (CSE),

At the 2025 National Gathering, a powerhouse panel featuring Josie Faass was brought together to explore the critical connection between value creation in our communities and how we choose to capture and reinvest that value.

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Did South Korea just elect a Georgist President? - RSF Website There is never a dull moment in South Korean politics. Six months ago, the conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol accused members of the National Assembly of being “despicable pro-North Korean anti-stat...

Check out this article written by PPI’s Stephen Hoskins on South Korea electing Lee Jae-myung as the new President. Mr. Lee previously expressed support for using land value taxes to fund a universal basic income.

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2025 Strong Towns National Gathering It's time to meet your movement. Join us June 9-11, 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island at the Strong Towns National Gathering.

Our LVT advocacy and education efforts continue!

Executive Director Josie Faass will join Urban3's Joe Minicozzi and Josh Vincent to discuss all things LVT at the upcoming Strong Towns National Gathering in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 10th!

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Join our Executive Director, Josie Faass at the "Investing in Community-Driven Relocation: The Funding Landscape, Decision Support, and Shared Equity Models for Relocation" panel on Monday, June 16, from 3:30-5 PM ET

Learn More and RSVP Here: adaptation.climate.columbia.edu

Erasing Communities: How Progress Displaced the Playeros of Ponce - RSF Website In a previous blog (The Port that Transformed Barrio Playa's Shoreline),I examined the physical transformation of Barrio Playa, Ponce, through a hydrocolonial lens. The discussion attempts to illumina...

Erasing Communities: How Progress Displaced the Playeros of Ponce.

Read Article Here: progressandpovertyinstitute.org/erasing-comm...

The Port that Transformed Barrio Playa’s Shoreline

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Join us on Thursday, June 12th, for a discussion of experiences from communities across the country navigating the climate funding labyrinth, and share your ideas for expanding and accelerating access to resources for communities affected by climate displacement.

RSVP: bit.ly/3H0aT38

LVT fans, you may “Hate the Game”, but you’ll love Daryl Fairweather’s debut book – RSF Website

LVT fans, you may “Hate the Game”, but you’ll love Daryl Fairweather’s debut book

Shelterforce's Conference In honor of Shelterforce's five decades of work, we're hosting our first-ever housing conference in Newark, NJ.

The two-day conference will bring together people who are working in the community development and affordable housing fields, and also commemorate Shelterforce’s 50th anniversary.

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We are excited to share an LVT analysis of Princeton, NJ, with you. Check out the reports and see the potential savings that residents would experience under an LVT system.

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Earth Day Webinar: The Intersection of Climate, Nuclear Weapons, and Peace featuring our very own Vernon Walker.

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Shelterforce's Conference In honor of Shelterforce's five decades of work, we're hosting our first-ever housing conference in Newark, NJ.

The two-day conference will bring together people who are working in the community development and affordable housing fields, and also commemorate Shelterforce’s 50th anniversary.

shelterforce.org/event/shelte...

Reverend Vernon Walker shares climate advocacy experience: Seasoned director of grassroots social justice organizations speaks on current administration, paths forward By Ryan O’Connell Associate Editor Arts & Ideas, in conjunction with Campus Sustainability Coordinator Megan Mayer, hosted the Rev. Vernon Walker to speak on the importance of climate policy and his ...

"We, each of us, individually and collectively hold the power to work toward a world in which all people can live lives of dignity, wellbeing, and love."

Read Article: www.fsugatepost.com/post/reveren...

The Henry George Chair in Economics

Join us for the Spring 2025 Henry George Lecture!

Register Here: www.stjohns.edu/academics/sc...

Arts & Ideas - A Vision for Just Climate Policies - Alumni Rm. Projection.. Recording

Our Director of Content and External Strategy Vernon K. Walker recently spoke at Framingham State University about climate change and how you can get involved. Watch today!

Join us Thursday, April 10th, for the Spring Henry George Seminar!

YouTube video by Community Service Society NYC’s Unfair Property Tax Code Turns 50: A Birthday Party and Panel

We were thrilled to have PPI represented on this panel!

Our Director of Community Research and Engagement, Stephen Hoskins, joined Iziah Thompson from the Community Service Society of New York

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Are you a researcher interested in tax policy, urban planning, economics, or a related field?

The 2025 Progress of Ideas Grant Application is now open until April 11th!

Learn more & apply: schalkenbach.org/2025-progres...

NYC’s 50-Year-Old Property Tax System is Pushing Rents Up, Anti-Poverty Groups Find Rental apartments are assessed at far higher rates than houses, the Community Service Society and Progress and Poverty Institute find, while a major court case attacking inequities grinds on.

Anti-Poverty Groups ID Property Taxes as a Culprit in Affordable Housing Shortage

Don't miss our Director of Content and External Strategy Vernon K. Walker as he speaks at Framingham State University on April 3rd.

Thank you, NCRC, for hosting a successful 2025 #JustEconomy Conference!