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@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialA Brown economist on the land tax: "I totally agree." Then the hard part: getting people to see it. #landvaluetax #economics #georgism #markblyth #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialMonopoly was once so edgy that Quaker kids hid it from their parents. They also gave it Atlantic City. #monopoly #history #atlanticcity #boardgames #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialSound Economics returns Oct 23, in memory of our late President Suzie Schuyler, who began the series in 2019.
Jeremiah Bornfield’s October Leaves, written for her, has its world premiere with INTERWOVEN.
Free, seats limited.
hgsss.org/sound-economics
@hgsssnyc.bsky.social"It's a really bad idea for one person to run anything more than a bike." Blyth on the only fix Europe needs. #economics #austerity #europe #debt #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialHasbro made a "women's" Monopoly and still won't admit a woman invented the game. Mary Pilon on Ms. Monopoly. #monopoly #hasbro #lizziemagie #history #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.social70% of people are losing and they still won't unite. Blyth on why. #economics #inequality #politics #markblyth #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialHe made a game called Anti-Monopoly. The lawsuit that followed took ten years and rewrote history. #monopoly #antimonopoly #history #economics #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialRace & Real Estate: How Georgism Can Fight Racism and Heal Itself
Session 6 of 7 today, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET. Free and online.
https://www.hgsss.org/course/race-real-estate/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=reminder&utm_campaign=race-real-estate-how-georgism-can-fight-
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialShopping malls, factories, UNESCO sites. Mark Blyth explains the whole world economy in under a minute. #economics #china #dollar #geopolitics #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialMonopoly originally came with two rulebooks. Guess which one everyone kept. #monopoly #boardgames #economics #capitalism #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialYour bunker, your gold, your private jet. Blyth on why the billionaire escape plan makes no sense. #economics #billionaires #collapse #markblyth #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialRegistration is open for our 2026 Annual Conference! Global Perspectives on Land Value Return and Recycle — Thu Oct 29, 10 AM ET, online via Zoom, free to attend. Experts from around the world on whether land value can pay for infrastructure. Register:
https://www.hgsss.org/conference-2026/
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialMonopoly was invented by a woman, in 1904, to teach people about a land tax. She used her initials so the patent office would take it. #monopoly #lizziemagie #history #henrygeorge #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.social"I'm voting against oxygen, but I'm a big fan of breathing." Blyth on how voters demand the impossible. #economics #politics #greece #markblyth #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialYour family plays Monopoly wrong. The author of The Monopolists on the rules that make it a 90-minute game. #monopoly #boardgames #gamenight #tips #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialThe Perils of Financialization: Profiting without Producing (Part 2)
Session 4 of 4 today, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET. Free and online.
https://www.hgsss.org/course/perils-of-financialization-part2/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=reminder&utm_campaign=the-perils-of-financialization-profiting
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialRace & Real Estate: How Georgism Can Fight Racism and Heal Itself
Session 5 of 7 today, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET. Free and online.
https://www.hgsss.org/course/race-real-estate/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=reminder&utm_campaign=race-real-estate-how-georgism-can-fight-
@hgsssnyc.bsky.social"Just tighten your belt" works for a family. Do it to a whole country and wages collapse. Mark Blyth explains the trap. #economics #austerity #macroeconomics #markblyth #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialMarvin Gardens is spelled wrong on every Monopoly board. That typo is the proof the game was copied. #monopoly #funfacts #history #boardgames #shorts
@hgsssnyc.bsky.socialThe "lazy Greeks" work 2,000 hours a year. The Germans work 1,360. Mark Blyth kills the myth. #economics #greece #austerity #europe #shorts
