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Top 15 4th of July Songs

These ten songs, taken together, help distill the American experience and make clear both what’s great about the US and what still needs critical attention. → Read More

Top 12 May Day Songs

In tribute to all those planning actions for May Day, here’s my stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people. → Read More

In Our Orbit: Dave Zirin’s “The Kaepernick Effect”

The Nation’s sports editor has a new book out on the politics of “taking a knee.” → Read More

Top 10 Labor Day Songs

In honor of Labor Day, here's a stab at the impossible take of naming the best songs ever written about working people. → Read More

Pete Seeger’s Top Ten Songs

Musically, Seeger was both a songwriter and, like his idol Woody Guthrie, a great interpreter of America's most resonant folk traditions. → Read More

Top 10 Civil-Rights Songs

The civil-rights movement has resonated deeply with generations of musicians. → Read More

The Charlottesville Syllabus

Studying hate is critical to countering it. → Read More

Andres Magana Ortiz’s Deportation is Indefensible. Help Reverse It.

Andres Magaña Ortiz is a 43-year old Mexican immigrant who, in his 30 years of living in the United States, worked his way up from a fruit picker to owner → Read More

Top 10 Memorial Day Songs

Songs about war and attendant suffering cut across musical genres. → Read More

Top 12 May Day Songs

In tribute to all those planning actions for May Day, here’s my stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people. → Read More

Top Ten Veterans Day Songs

The best way to support the troops is to make every effort to keep them out of harm's way. → Read More

Top Ten Back-to-School Songs

An incomplete list of ten of the best songs ever written about school. → Read More

Top Ten Labor Day Songs

In honor of Labor Day, here’s a stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people. → Read More

Top Ten July 4th Songs

These ten songs, taken together, help distill the American experience and make clear both what’s great about the US and what still needs critical attention. → Read More

New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society

The theme of alternative foreign policy and national security possibilities is what animates an ambitious new project from our friends at Brave New Films. → Read More

Why We’ll Remember Lesley Gore

The 60s crooner was a pioneer for women's and LGBT rights in the entertainment industry and for social justice everywhere. → Read More

How Did Education Measures Fare in the Midterm Elections?

The short answer: Pretty badly, but it could have been worse. → Read More

If These Videos Don't Convince You to Vote, Nothing Will

These videos, culled nationally from the current electoral cycle, make clear why it's so important to vote on Tuesday. → Read More

Joan Jett Gets Out the Vote

If anyone is producing hipper, more lively Get Out of the Vote efforts than the Department of Peace, please let me know who they are! → Read More

Top Ten Songs about the Environment

Every good movement needs its music. → Read More