Ed Dodson has revised his story of the causes and history of poverty, provided in the form of a multi-part Powerpoint presentation.

Economist Fred Harrison has been traveling the globe capturing the state of the world's societies in the face of the global economic crisis. He continues his amazing pace of producing hard-hitting commentary and is achieving well-deserved public attention for his internet-based project, The Renegade Economist. Add The Renegade Economist to your list of favorites and listen weekly for insight into the direction of world events.

The "Biographical History of the Georgist Movement" section of the SCI website has been greatly expanded with details and articles taken from the periodical Land and Freedom, published as the main U.S. organ of the Georgist movement from the mid-1920s until 1943. Over one hundred articles from Land and Freedom have already been added to the SCI online library, with important writings responding to the challenges of the Great Depression highlighted.

Highlighted at the right is an article from 1933 by Frank Chodorov, offering his views on the causes of the Great Depression.

Review Ed Dodson's updated presentation on the nature of the businesss cycle and the stresses being the world's economies closer and closer to a severe economic downturn.