What we’re about
Welcome to the Long Island branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI), a nonprofit organization advancing science, reason, and secular values.
The Center for Inquiry-Long Island sponsors public educational programs, philosophy discussions, book clubs, and social events. Come meet people in your neighborhood, exercise your brain, and get involved.
For more information, please e-mail
lisechum@aol.com
or
phil.pollack@yahoo.com.
Upcoming events (1)
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Skeptical Inquirer Presents How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America | Bridget Read
JULY 10, 2025, 7PM
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https://secure.everyaction.com/YJoDZAT36U2d8tLTqplpMg2Multilevel marketing (MLM) is (by design) difficult for most people to understand. These programs offer a world of pink Cadillacs, white-columned mansions, tropical vacations, and—most precious of all—financial freedom. But overwhelming evidence suggests that most people lose money in multilevel marketing and that many MLM companies are pyramid schemes. So how is this legal? And what are the people at the top doing with all that money?
Join us on Thursday, July 10, at 7:00 p.m. ET for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with Bridget Read. Her new book, Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America, examines the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society. Read will explain exactly what MLM is, the history of the industry, and the incredible damage that can result for participants—and society at large.
This live online event is free, but advance registration is required. Sign up today!
