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Who was Henry George?During his lifetime, he became the third most famous man in the United States, behind Thomas Edison and Mark Twain. His supporters included Leo Tolstoy, Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and John Dewey, to name a few. Here's our Henry George quote of the day, and here is more on George's life and work. NEW! Read The Life of Henry George online.

Did you know that the game of Monopoly was originally invented as a teaching tool to help get across Henry George's economic principles? Here's an article on the history of The Landlord's Game, patented in 1904, which, under its new name -- Monopoly -- became the world's most popular board game!

A nation seizes control of its own destiny The Alodia Scrapbook
At the turn of the 21st century, Alodia was a struggling, debt-saddled, former French colony in West Africa. It had a large and growing population of AIDS victims; its natural resources had been severely degraded; it had deepened its people's suffering in order to secure debt relief. Here is the story of how a developing nation regained control of its own destiny. Order a copy!

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Green RoundUp -- Oceans suffer, the US funds waste, but at least some tax reformers point us in the right direction.
Dolphins Die, Insects Grow In Pacific Ocean

Fred Foldvary recommends that suffering people become as wise about their economy as they are angry.
Irish Ire

Rent has risen for apartments, offices, and farms, so can you say the bottom of the business cycle is over?
Now It's Cheaper to Buy Than to Lease

Native struggles for land occur in Africa, Latin America, and the US, too. In the UK, the media cover real land reform.
UN Official Calls for US Return of Native Land

Good green news -- The technology to cut burning fossil fuels is kicking in, eventho’ we still have a long way to go.
US air pollution hits 10-year low, report finds

If you owe, you could go to jail for not paying. Nor could you get a mortgage -- is this any way to run a nation?
Debtors' Prisons Return to the US



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