Change Counts
The Cruelty of Believing In Bootstraps
NY Times Marty Levine January 31, 2025 In the second week of the second Trump Presidency, we can see clearly how he and his acolytes envision the nation. As...
When They Came for Me
Marty Levine January 23, 2025 [1]My father was a wandering Aramean[i] My mother was a wandering Byelorussian I began my comments at a recent Chicago City Council meeting with...
Wise, Except About Palestine
Marty Levine January 13, 2025 In the American Jewish Community, it has always been difficult to speak in favor of the rights of the Palestinian people and in opposition...
Reflections on Insurrection
Carole Levine January 6, 2025 Today, January 6, 2025, finds me pondering many things. As in the past four years...
Yes,I Want You To Listen To Ronald Reagan!
Marty Levine January 2, 2025 “Here on our television, night after night, our people are being shown the symbols of this war and it is a holocaust. A little...
Tsofim Lysenko and George Orwell…Remember Their Names
Marty Levine February 5, 2025 It’s taken less than a month and I am again fixating on George Orwell’s warning that is his novel “1984” Who controls the past...
A Personnel Journey
Marty Levine December 30, 2024 I recently talked to a college student about a paper she was writing. The topic was about older “leaders” in social justice organizations and...
Sharing Holiday Memories
Carole Levine December 25, 2024 This morning my youngest sister, Sue, sent me this picture: I must admit that I really did not remember this image, painted on...
Three Charts Tell That Tell A Sad Story About Wealth and Philanthropy
Marty Levine December 18, 2024 The Chronicles of Philanthropy has published its list of ten biggest philanthropic gifts of 2024. This is one end-of-year list I look forward...