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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!

How to End Poverty

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Fred Foldvary notes that when the elite profit by having the state back their oppressions, some blame "free markets".
Police-State Socialism

The English press calls for one of the most powerful reforms known to humankind. Can the UK be far behind in adopting it?
Institute for Fiscal Studies backs land value tax

Doctors debate doctors about costs, suits, insurance, ObamaCare. Some good ideas surface but the best is by a teacher.
How Easton's Schools Can Balance The Budget

Africa Roundup -- Land and resources bring riches and pain plus campaigns to make a positive difference.
How to offset your Conflict Mineral guilt

Energy, lifeblood of industrial living, gets scads of subsidies, ensuring it stay grey, never evolving into green.
Fossil Fuels Subsidized $.5 Trillion Annually

No market now is free, what with all the political deals, but markets could work right for everyone by fixing how funds flow.
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