Archive - The Silvio Gesell Foundation

Announcing the NES Logo Contest!

We recently decided to rebrand our proposed model for an alternative economic system built on Gesellian principles.

Jun 4 •

May 2024

Please Help Us Rebrand!

Two years ago we put out the first version of our proposed model for the creation of alternative economic zones based on Gesellian principles. At that…

May 19 •

April 2024

"Silvio Gesell: Beyond Capitalism vs Socialism" available on YouTube

Our recently completed course at the Henry George School is now available on our YouTube channel. Below are all 8 sessions. The Silvio Gesell Foundation…

Apr 25 •

February 2024

Free-Markets OR Private Land Ownership: You Can't Have Both

When people first hear that Silvio Gesell proposed the elimination of private land ownership, their first reaction is to conclude that he was a…

Feb 18 •

January 2024

We Must Get Rid of the Word "Money"

This guy, Rajat Soni, has become my favorite Bitcoin influencer du jour. His tweets are a constant stream of pure economic nonsense aimed at convincing…

Jan 30 •

November 2023

Gesell Course Announced at the Henry George School

Silvio Gesell Foundation Director, Josh Sidman, will be giving an online course on Silvio Gesell at the Henry George School of Social Science.

Nov 28, 2023 •

October 2023

Money: The Big Spiked Hammer

(Bluegrass fans will get the reference.)

Oct 26, 2023 •

The Definition of "Interest"

The phenomenon of interest is at the heart of Silvio Gesell’s diagnosis of our economic problems, as well as his prescription for their solution…

Oct 8, 2023 •

September 2023

A Conversation with a Bitcoiner

I have spent countless hours discussing money with Bitcoin enthusiasts. In general, I have found them to be closed-minded believers in an irrational…

Sep 30, 2023 •

Demurrage vs. Inflation

When people first encounter Silvio Gesell’s proposal for monetary reform — i.e. demurrage, a system in which units of currency lose purchasing power at…

Sep 17, 2023 •

Dissecting the Capitalism-vs-Socialism Dualism

Many apparent ideological disagreements ultimately boil down to semantics — to the definitions of words.

Sep 10, 2023 •

The Gesellian Perspective on Land Ownership

I have put off delving into this side of the Gesellian perspective, but I realize it really needs to be addressed if we are to conduct a thorough…

Sep 3, 2023 •

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