Marty Levine

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:...

Marty Levine June 6, 2021 I struggle to understand why so many conservatives work so hard to make life harder for those who struggle to feed their families or...

The headline for Gillian Brockell ‘s Washington Post story, published on the anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre,  read: “Tulsa isn’t the only race massacre you were never taught in...

Marty Levine May 31, 2021 Antisemitism seems to be on the rise, raising ripples of fear across the Jewish community. Behind the veil of that stark picture, we can...

Marty Levine May 27, 2021 Attempts to respond to the ravages of the pandemic, rebuild the nation’s fraying infrastructure, and ensure that our social safety net can protect those...

Marty Levine May 24, 2021 What I do not know may not hurt me, but it certainly can hurt others. It is one year since George Floyd was murdered...

  Marty Levine 05/19/2021 Earlier this week, feeling the freedom that being fully vaccinated against COVID has brought it was time to enter the halls of the Chicago Art...

Marty Levine 5/17/2021 It is big news when McDonald’s announces that $13/hour would now be the new minimum wage for their 36,500 workers who cook burgers and fries in...

The Cynicism and Cruelty of Safety-Net Slashers Marty Levine May 9, 2021 In April, the US economy added only 266,000 new jobs, well below the 1 million that economists...