by Ed Dodson
Readers who attended the CGO conference this past August were treated (or subjected) to a roundtable discussion I organized and moderated. Continue reading
Category Archives: CGO News
CGO 2011: “The Henry George Theorem at Work”
by Dan Sullivan
“Best Conference in Years”
This year’s Council of Georgist Organizations North American Conference was held during the first week of August, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference was cosponsored by the University of Minnesota’ Hubert Humphrey Institute (HHI). Continue reading
CGO Conference Explores Tools, Strategies, Partnerships
While the 30th annual conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations accomplished no “outreach” on its own, it did achieve a substantial sharing of the various tools and techniques we use in our year-round outreach work. Continue reading
Earth Rights Conference Held at Niger Delta University
by Gordon Abiama
A group of over 150, including lawyers, surveyors and appraisers, traditional rulers, the academia, environmentalists, civil servants and NGO representatives gathered in Bayelsa State on March 3rd at the state-owned Niger Delta University to tackle issues relating to land ownership, housing costs and the prosperity paradox in Nigeria. Continue reading
From The Geonomist
Jeff Smith, Director of The Geonomy Society (from Portland, Oregon and around the globe) puts out one of the most eclectically pithy publications our movement has to offer. Continue reading
Suburbs Benefit, So Why Would They Criticize Sprawl?
by Josh Vincent
Hearing from township supervisors that sprawl is just an economic choice (as in “Suburban Sprawl Reflects Freedom of Choice,” Aug. 25) is like hearing from a drug dealer that crack cocaine is just a lifestyle option. Continue reading
Conference Highlights the True Monopoly Story
Philadelphia HGS Director Richard Biddle offered a well-documented presentation on the facts of Monopoly at the Philadelphia conference. The following summary appears at the Philly HGS’s website: Continue reading
Phildelphia 2005
by Nicholas Rosen
On the first evening of the 2005 CGO Conference in Philadelphia, someone mentioned the diversity of the attendees. You might find the same political diversity at a stamp collectors’ convention, but it’s hard to think of another political proposal which would command enthusiastic support from Democrats, Republicans, Greens, and Libertarians. Continue reading
Hurray for Lu Cipolloni!
The tradition of honoring those who have made great contributions to our movement with a “Henry George Award” has, happily, been revived in recent years. Current practice has been to offer three awards; one each for an activists, educator and organization. Continue reading
Georgists Turn Out at Eastern Economic Association Conference
by Wyn Achenbaum
The Eastern Economic Association held its annual conference in Philadelphia in February. The USBIG (US Basic Income Group) held its own sessions under the EEA umbrella, sponsoring a single track of presentations, mostly held in the same room. Continue reading