In Part 1 of this blog, we looked at Olivier De Schutter's case that capitalism doesn't fail to serve the poor by accident. De Schutter is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and ...

As the cost of living is skyrocketing, policy proposals tied to fairness and equality are making a comeback. Think about, for example, Mamdani-style socialism, a type of “consumer socialism” that atta...

In Puerto Rico, recurring dry taps stem from decades of decaying infrastructure, power grid failures, and a policy model that treats public goods as a market commodity. For low-income and elderly resi...

What if the way we tax land could unlock more housing, fairer development, and a stronger Philadelphia? Join the Housing Committee on September 8th, 9–10 AM, for a virtual conversation with the Progre...

After Hurricane Maria, one Puerto Rico mayor built his own power authority out of retired linemen and sheer defiance. Nearly a decade later, a barrio in Ponce is trying something more durable: mapping...

Modeling Land Values in Baltimore Dr. Chester Harvey Video Interview Research Blog Full Research

Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero star in this haunting thriller. The Wellsleys, an aristocratic family on the brink of ruin, will do anything to save their ancestral home. But as ...

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Video and transcript from our latest LVT Landscape LIVE On June 3rd, 2026, the Center for Land Economics and the Progress and Poverty Institute teamed up again for the latest in our “LVT Landscape LIV...

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THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT. REGISTERING HERE IS FOR ATTENDING OVER ZOOM. DETAILS ON ATTENDING IN PERSON WILL BE PROVIDED HERE: https://buildphillynow.substack.com/s/policy-lunch ​René Livas, Harvard Pub...

Land value taxation isn't a thought experiment anymore. In the last six months, Kentucky and Virginia passed LVT enabling legislation. And local governments…

Land value taxation isn't a thought experiment anymore. In the last six months, Kentucky and Virginia passed LVT enabling legislation. And local governments…

Land value taxation isn't a thought experiment anymore. In the last six months, Kentucky and Virginia passed LVT enabling legislation. And local governments…

Sometimes the calendar lines up just right. For the Progress & Poverty Institute team, the last week of April 2026 was one of those moments. We traveled to Chicago for the Urban Affairs Association’s ...

Can untaxing buildings breathe new life into Chicago?

Taxing land and buildings at different rates can discourage land speculation and encourage housing development.

Can untaxing buildings breathe new life into Chicago?

Most Americans associate the Red Scare with historical events like the Hollywood Blacklist, House Unamerican Activities Committee, and the televised McCarthy hearings. What they may not know is that t...

Replacing the wage tax with a land value tax would bring roughly 26,000 jobs into Philadelphia from the suburbs. By Russell Richie

Inquirer readers on Philadelphia’s parking glut and the SAVE America Act.