Marty Levine

Marty Levine 07/22/2021 It is so easy for a country to brand itself a democracy, to say it is committed to the human rights of its residents, and to...

Can We Get Our Act Together? Marty Levine July 20, 2021 Why are unable to tackle the problems that are ripping us apart, destroying our health, changing our environment,...

Marty Levine July 12, 2021 Last month I wrote critically about mega-philanthropists, including those who values I agree with. “Improving our education system, stabilizing housing, ensuring access to quality...

Marty Levine July 6, 2021   In 1949 George Orwell published these words, “minute by minute the past was brought up to date…”  1984’s protagonist, Winston, spent his days...

Marty Levine July 1, 2021 According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the definition of poverty is straightforward. Being poor is lacking “a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or...

Marty Levine June 28, 2021 We Got to Get the Answer Right This Time. Can we reform our way to the society I dream of or is that just...

Marty Levine June 25, 2021 We know that poverty harms every aspect of life. We know that its impact on children is particularly dire. We know that for too...

  Marty Levine June 22, 2021 Is our work of building a better society a private matter, best directed, and funded by each of us who can spare a...

Marty Levine June 15, 2021 The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) just released the results of a survey that gave them the exact results they needed to support their pro-Israel advocacy....

Marty Levine June 10, 2021 Two days ago ProPublica published a story that made it crystal clear that our vaunted “progressive” income tax system is anything but progressive. Illustration:...