Sign in

Henry George School of Social Science

@hgsssnyc.bsky.social
130 followers 14 following 389 posts

We are a school of thought and action. Our free courses and seminars give you the analytical tools to understand the root causes of today’s economic uncertainty.

PostsRepliesMedia
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 14h
Shopping malls, factories, UNESCO sites. Mark Blyth explains the whole world economy in under a minute. #economics #china #dollar #geopolitics #shorts
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Monopoly originally came with two rulebooks. Guess which one everyone kept. #monopoly #boardgames #economics #capitalism #shorts
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Your bunker, your gold, your private jet. Blyth on why the billionaire escape plan makes no sense. #economics #billionaires #collapse #markblyth #shorts
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Registration 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: www.hgsss.org/conference-2026
2026 Conference: Global Perspectives on Land Value Return and Recycle
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Monopoly 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
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"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
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Your family plays Monopoly wrong. The author of The Monopolists on the rules that make it a 90-minute game. #monopoly #boardgames #gamenight #tips #shorts
youtu.be
You've Been Playing Monopoly Wrong Your Whole Life
Your family plays Monopoly wrong. The author of The Monopolists on the rules that make it a 90-minute game.
020
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Perils of Financialization: Profiting without Producing (Part 2) Session 4 of 4 today, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET. Free and online. www.hgsss.org/course/perils-of-fina…
The Perils of Financialization: Profiting without Producing (Part 2)
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Race & 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. www.hgsss.org/course/race-real-esta…
Race & Real Estate: How Georgism Can Fight Racism and Heal Itself
012
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"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
youtu.be
Mark Blyth: Running a Country Like a Household Is the Big Mistake
"Just tighten your belt" works for a family. Do it to a whole country and wages collapse. Mark Blyth explains the trap.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Marvin Gardens is spelled wrong on every Monopoly board. That typo is the proof the game was copied. #monopoly #funfacts #history #boardgames #shorts
youtu.be
The Spelling Mistake That Proved Monopoly Was Copied
Marvin Gardens is spelled wrong on every Monopoly board. That typo is the proof the game was copied.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The "lazy Greeks" work 2,000 hours a year. The Germans work 1,360. Mark Blyth kills the myth. #economics #greece #austerity #europe #shorts
youtu.be
"Lazy Greeks" Work 2,000 Hours. Germans Work 1,360.
The "lazy Greeks" work 2,000 hours a year. The Germans work 1,360. Mark Blyth kills the myth.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
40,000 board games are buried under condos in Minnesota. Here's how they got there. #monopoly #history #minnesota #boardgames #shorts
youtu.be
Parker Brothers Buried 40,000 Board Games in a Minnesota Landfill
40,000 board games are buried under condos in Minnesota. Here's how they got there.
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
College costs a full year of a median family's income. Blyth on why it keeps going up anyway. #studentdebt #college #economics #genz #shorts
youtu.be
Mark Blyth: $50,000 Tuition Is a Whole Year of a Family's Income
College costs a full year of a median family's income. Blyth on why it keeps going up anyway.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
$500 and no royalties for the inventor. Millions for the man who copied her. The Monopoly story nobody printed for 40 years. #monopoly #lizziemagie #history #women #shorts
youtu.be
The Woman Who Invented Monopoly Got $500. Darrow Got Millions.
$500 and no royalties for the inventor. Millions for the man who copied her. The Monopoly story nobody printed for 40 years.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They didn't bail out the bankers. They bailed out the top 20%. Mark Blyth on who 2008 really rescued. #economics #bailout #inequality #2008 #shorts
youtu.be
Mark Blyth: Bank Bailouts Rescued the Top 20%, Not the Banks
They didn't bail out the bankers. They bailed out the top 20%. Mark Blyth on who 2008 really rescued.
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Perils of Financialization: Profiting without Producing (Part 2) Session 3 of 4 today, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET. Free and online. www.hgsss.org/course/perils-of-fina…
The Perils of Financialization: Profiting without Producing (Part 2)
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everything you were told about who invented Monopoly is wrong. Mary Pilon on the real story. #monopoly #history #boardgames #lizziemagie #shorts
youtu.be
The Monopoly Origin Story You Were Told Is Not True
Everything you were told about who invented Monopoly is wrong. Mary Pilon on the real story.
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Race & Real Estate: How Georgism Can Fight Racism and Heal Itself Session 4 of 7 today, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET. Free and online. www.hgsss.org/course/race-real-esta…
Race & Real Estate: How Georgism Can Fight Racism and Heal Itself
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Re-examining the Case for a Universal Basic Income Session 5 of 5 today, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ET. Free and online. www.hgsss.org/course/ubi/?utm_sourc…
Re-examining the Case for a Universal Basic Income
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
220 employees in 1977. 67,500 by 2007. How Wall Street ate the economy, in one number. #economics #wallstreet #finance #markblyth #shorts
youtu.be
JP Morgan Had 220 Employees in 1977. Then Finance Took Over.
220 employees in 1977. 67,500 by 2007. How Wall Street ate the economy, in one number.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
China plans to 2035. Wall Street plans to lunch. Pepe Escobar on the real gap. #geopolitics #pepeescobar #china #shorts
youtu.be
Pepe Escobar: China Plans in Decades, the West in Hours
China plans to 2035. Wall Street plans to lunch. Pepe Escobar on the real gap.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ask Henry George why he believed right action begins with correct thought. Explore his writings through the Henry George Avatar at HGSSS.org. #AskHenryGeorge #HenryGeorgeAvatar #HenryGeorge
011
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pepe Escobar: the Global South stopped buying what the West is selling. Here's why. #geopolitics #pepeescobar #globalsouth #china #shorts
youtu.be
Pepe Escobar: The Global South Has Stopped Buying
Pepe Escobar: the Global South stopped buying what the West is selling. Here's why.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A home should be for living in, not for betting on. Muellbauer on how to get there. #housing #landvaluetax #communitylandtrust #shorts
youtu.be
Housing Should Be for Living, Not Speculation
A home should be for living in, not for betting on. Muellbauer on how to get there.
011
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Michael Hudson's blunt read on the war: fight to the last Ukrainian. #economics #michaelhudson #ukraine #geopolitics #shorts
youtu.be
Michael Hudson: Fight Russia to the Last Ukrainian
Michael Hudson's blunt read on the war: fight to the last Ukrainian.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A home should be for living in, not for betting on. Muellbauer on how to get there. #housing #landvaluetax #communitylandtrust #shorts
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Session 3 of Race & Real Estate is today at 6:30 PM ET with Cliff Cobb. Join us online.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Michael Hudson: Trump's sanctions helped China and Russia more than anyone. Here's how. #economics #michaelhudson #trump #china #shorts
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Session 4 of Re-examining the Case for a Universal Basic Income is today at 6:30 PM ET with Dan Sullivan.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
One stubborn landowner can hold an entire neighborhood hostage. Muellbauer on the fix. #housing #land #economics #planning #shorts
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
See how Georgist ideas have been applied around the world. Explore the interactive Global Georgism Viewer at HGSSS.org and discover examples from the past, present, and future. #GlobalGeorgismViewer #Georgism #HenryGeorge
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ask Henry George about poverty, justice, and the ideas behind this quote. Explore his writings through the Henry George Avatar at HGSSS.org #AskHenryGeorge #HenryGeorgeAvatar #HenryGeorge
022
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Landlords collect rent in their sleep, and US statistics pretend that's "earned." Michael Hudson on the trick. #economics #michaelhudson #rent #georgism #shorts
020
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Bank of England called housing "a complete sideshow." That's how we got here. #housing #economics #ukhousing #realestate #shorts
030
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Part 2 of The Perils of Financialization: Profiting Without Producing begins today with Dr. Marty Rowland. Session 1 takes place online from 6:30–7:30 PM ET.
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Left vs right isn't a debate. Preparata: it's two pillars holding up the same system. #politics #economics #media #shorts
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Session 2 of Race & Real Estate: How Georgism Can Fight Racism and Heal Itself takes place today with Cliff Cobb. Join us online from 6:30–7:30 PM ET.
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Same services, opposite results: China invests, America indebts. Michael Hudson explains. #economics #michaelhudson #china #education #shorts
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The landlord never died. He became your bank. Michael Hudson on rent in the 21st century. #economics #michaelhudson #banking #rent #shorts
010
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
America prints wealth. China builds it. Michael Hudson on the two systems people keep confusing. #economics #michaelhudson #china #manufacturing #shorts
011
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The 2026 Writing & Video Contest winners are here! 🎉 Congratulations to our winners and everyone who participated. Explore: hgsss.org/2026-contests/winners #HGSSS #WritingContest #VideoContest
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Henry George was born on 2 September 1839. His principles and ideas remain as relevant and applicable in addressing today's economic and social challenges as they were in the late 1800s. Happy 187th, Henry George! #HenryGeorge #ProgressAndPoverty #Georgism #Economics #NYCHistory #OnThisDay
042
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Forget Bakunin. Preparata says the real anarchists were economists like Henry George. #economics #anarchism #henrygeorge #shorts
100
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Starting today. Race & Real Estate: How Georgism Can Fight Racism and Heal Itself — a course with Cliff Cobb examining race, land ownership, housing, and economic inequality. 6:30–7:30 PM ET · Online · Free
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Starting tomorrow! Race & Real Estate Join Cliff Cobb for a timely course exploring race, land ownership, real estate, and the economic foundations of racial inequality. Starts September 1 · Tuesdays · 6:30–7:30 PM ET · Online Register free: www.hgsss.org/course/race-real-estate/
011
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Session 3 of our "Re-examining the Case for a Universal Basic Income" course is TODAY at 6:30PM ET! #HenryGeorge #HGSSS #Georgism #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #economy #free #course More information and registration: hgsss.org/course/ubi/
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
America ended its own free lunch. Michael Hudson on how sanctions killed dollar dominance. #economics #michaelhudson #dedollarization #shorts
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Learn more at hgsss.org #quote #HenryGeorge #Georgism #HGSSS #TheCrimeofPoverty #SpeechesandArticles #1877 #1890
000
Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Make your money work for you." Preparata on the childhood myth that hides how interest really works. #money #economics #finance #shorts
010