Marty Levine

  Marty Levine June 15, 2026 I often write about wealth and political influence. The core idea of this writing has remained unchanged over the years; there have just...

  Marty Levine June 3, 2026 Late Sunday night (technically it was actually well into Monday morning), the Illinois Legislature approved a state budget for the coming year.  Illinois,...

Marty Levine March 29, 2026 “America’s biggest donors gave $22.4 billion in 2025. “ The Chronicle of Philanthropy, March 10, 2026 The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic Dream. The Giving...

Marty Levine February 16, 2025    “For the most part, all MAGA will do is help make the United States backward, poorer, sicker and irrelevant.” That’s how Paul Krugman...

  Marty Levine January 26, 2026 A few days ago, I watched Judgement at Nuremberg, a 1961 film. When it ended, I was shaken. This was not the first...

  Marty Levine January 12, 2026 For Palestinians, little to nothing has improved since the GAZA ceasefire was agreed upon. In Gaza, people are still being killed. For Palestinians...

Marty Levine January 7, 2025 Perhaps all I need to post is the title of a recently released study from the Institute for Policy Studies to make my point...

  January 1, 2026 Marty Levine In early October, President Trump announced that he had brought an end to two years of carnage in Gaza by getting the sides...

  Marty Levine December 21, 2025 The massacre in Sidney hit me hard.  Fifteen innocent people were slaughtered while celebrating Chanukkah, and many others were left wounded. Jews across...

  Marty Levine December 14, 2025 The story remains the same with each new piece of data. The ultra-wealthy use their wealth to gain more influence in the halls...