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I could sense something was wrong the moment Lourdes spoke into her phone. We’d met through our shared affinity for community empowerment and local advocacy; the urgency in her voice signaled a deep crisis. I listened as my neighbor from Playa de Ponce detailed her… Read More »When the Taxman Comes for the Doghouse: Property Taxes, Sweat Equity, and Dispossession in Puerto Rico
In my role as Executive Director of the Progress and Poverty Institute I have the privilege of attending conferences and professional convenings in a variety of subjects including, of course, tax policy. Among these, the National Tax Association’s annual conferences and spring symposia are always… Read More »LVT at the NTA: Academia is Giving George His Dues
In the United States, the machinery of government usually faces substantial inertia to any major change. Democrats and Republicans have long kept the core spending and revenue model from administration to administration, even as they changed some social and fiscal priorities. The last election, however,… Read More »Henry George Warned Us: Protectionism Breeds Conflict
Henry George may have lived in the 19th century, but his ideas still resonate today. On October 24th, the Progress and Poverty Institute and the Henry George Foundation of Canada co-hosted an event – “Henry George in the 21st Century” – that brought together both organization’s… Read More »Henry George in the 21st Century
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 District Collaborative (MMDC), our team helped catalyze more than $500 million in… Read More »Tax Land. Make Love.
Local governments play a central role in the everyday lives of Americans. They provide a broad range of public services—from K–12 education and fire protection to emergency medical response, utilities, water conservation, policing, and even mosquito abatement (yes, there really is a South Cook County… Read More »Overlapping Jurisdictions and the Provision of Local Public Goods in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Denver is navigating a critical moment in housing and tax policy. Like many cities, the post-COVID period has seen widespread commercial & retail vacancies, rapidly-rising property values, and mounting pressure to build more housing. Because land value tax (LVT) can help solve all of these… Read More »Building Momentum for Land Value Tax in Colorado: An update from Denver
(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 principles, this field remains relatively underexplored relative to its theoretical significance. To support students and researchers… Read More »Advancing Land Value Taxation: Research Priorities for 2025 and Beyond
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-state forces,” declared martial law, and deployed the military to block representatives’ access to the Assembly… Read More »Did South Korea just elect a Georgist President?
Co-published with Stephen Hoskins Case studies from South Bend and Princeton examine the impact of shifting taxes from buildings to land. The shift would drive development, promote equity, and capture community value. In the past month, the Center for Land Economics (CLE) and Progress and… Read More »New Reports: Land Value Taxes in College Towns
