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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
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
The Nation’s sports editor has a new book out on the politics of “taking a knee.” → Read More
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
Musically, Seeger was both a songwriter and, like his idol Woody Guthrie, a great interpreter of America's most resonant folk traditions. → Read More
The civil-rights movement has resonated deeply with generations of musicians. → Read More
Studying hate is critical to countering it. → Read More
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
Songs about war and attendant suffering cut across musical genres. → Read More
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
The best way to support the troops is to make every effort to keep them out of harm's way. → Read More
An incomplete list of ten of the best songs ever written about school. → Read More
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
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
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
The 60s crooner was a pioneer for women's and LGBT rights in the entertainment industry and for social justice everywhere. → Read More
The short answer: Pretty badly, but it could have been worse. → Read More
These videos, culled nationally from the current electoral cycle, make clear why it's so important to vote on Tuesday. → Read More
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
Every good movement needs its music. → Read More