This Earth Day, we’re reminded of a simple truth: the planet provides enough for everyone to thrive.
Real progress means making sure that what our world offers benefits all of us.
Let’s care for what sustains us and build a future where opportunity is shared.
Property taxes aren’t the cause of the housing crisis; we’re just using them wrong.
PPI Executive Director Dr. Josie Faass on why taxing land (not buildings) can reduce speculation and support housing.
Tax policy shapes our cities—so what if we got it right?
Join Tax & The City in Chicago (April 30) to explore how land value taxation could drive housing + economic transformation.
Free event with appetizers and drinks
In the middle of the First Red Scare, Louis F. Post chose principle over fear.
A powerful reminder that leadership means standing for justice, even when it’s unpopular.
Is Philly’s wage tax costing the city jobs?
PPI Director of Strategy and Impact Russell Richie summarizes new work from Harvard, which makes the case for a better approach: taxing land, not work.
A must-read on how cities can rethink tax policy to support growth and opportunity.
Center City’s vacant lots aren’t just a zoning issue; they’re a tax issue.
A new Philadelphia Inquirer letter lays out how a land value tax could encourage development and reduce land hoarding.
PPI is proud to support the Spring 2026 Henry George Seminar
“How We Got to Now (The Henry George Edition)”
w/ Philip E. Auerswald
April 15 from 4–5:15 PM | University of Scranton
A conversation on innovation, economic development, and resilience.
Application closes today at 8:00pm Eastern.
The Progress and Poverty Institute is looking for proposals for research focused on Land Value Taxation and proposals utilizing PPI’s Mason Gaffney Digital Collection.
Learn more and apply:
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Calling researchers, public policy advocates, and big thinkers!
Applications are now being accepted for PPI’s 2026 Progress of Ideas Grants. Two research areas are being considered.
Learn more below!
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This year’s featured speaker, Catherine Ratté, will explore how regional planning, climate strategy, and community development must evolve to meet today’s challenges.
RSVP Today!
The Progress and Poverty Institute is proud to co-sponsor this year’s Massachusetts Distinguished Planner Lecture on April 6, hosted by Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
"An Introduction to Land Value Tax", with Stephen Hoskins
Mark Molino and Stephen Hoskins discuss the concept of land value tax (LVT) and its implications for land policy and politics.
Listen today!
how land behaves differently from labor and capital in the economy, and why a Land Value Tax is gaining renewed attention as a solution to today’s housing affordability crisis, rising inequality, and fracturing politics.
In this talk, Stephen Hoskins explains why America has historically worked best when access to land was widely shared,...
Princeton’s property-tax system shapes our community.
A new two-part TAPinto Princeton series explores how Princeton’s property-tax system works and highlights the broader conversation about reform.
Part 1: How taxes are assessed.
The Progress and Poverty Institute invites proposals using the Mason Gaffney Digital Collection. Grants up to $10,000 are available for research shared through academic outlets or public media.
You can find more information here: progressandpovertyinstitute.org/2026-progres...
Virginia is taking four more steps toward Land Value Tax (LVT) reform.
By allowing localities to tax land at a higher rate than buildings, the policy aims to discourage speculation and encourage development of underused land.
A growing conversation around smarter and fairer property taxation.
Who truly owns the value of our land, and who pays for its degradation?
Last night on Telemundo Puerto Rico Rayos X, David discussed the unresolved environmental liabilities and entrenched poverty surrounding the world's once-largest petrochemical complex.
Land Value Tax Explained: Why This 150-Year-Old Idea Is Reshaping Housing & Inequality.
Our Executive Director Josie Faass explains Land Value Tax (LVT)—a powerful, often misunderstood policy idea rooted in the work of 19th-century economist Henry George.
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Calling researchers, public policy advocates, and big thinkers!
Applications are now being accepted for PPI’s 2026 Progress of Ideas Grants. Two research areas are being considered.
Learn more below!
progressandpovertyinstitute.org/2026-progres...
The Spring 2026 Henry George Series event will take place on February 5 (Thursday) at 1:50PM in Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University (at the Munson Hall).
Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
The application deadline for PPI’s Progress of Ideas Scholarship is tomorrow, January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM CT.
Learn more and apply today!
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The application deadline for the Progress of Ideas Scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year is approaching.
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Event Alert: How can property taxes strengthen communities?
Representation Through Taxation
🗓 Jan 12 | 6:30 PM | Hood College
Join Greg Miller & Josie Faass, Ph.D. for innovative ideas on community-created value. Free & open to all!
For more info: eager@hood.edu
In this time of tariffs, housing unaffordability, and climate change, we need Henry George’s wisdom now more than ever.
This Giving Tuesday, support the Progress and Poverty Institute’s work to bring about economic equity through Land Value Taxes and other policies.
La Playa didn’t wait for markets or the government.
Residents built their own public goods, showing why Georgist approaches to public finance matter today.
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The application period for the Progress of Ideas Scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year is now open.
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