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The Music of Progressive Patriotism

Suzan Erem Barn Raiser
When social movements need to march in beat, Dick Flacks gives them a song. What follows is a brief tour through influential songs and poems of protest and resistance in U.S. history, many with rural roots, with Flack’s extensive knowledge as a guide

This Week in People’s History, Apr 22–28, 2026

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Mushroom cloud rising from Yucca Flats on April 22, 1952 Duck and Cover (1952), Long Fight for School Integration (1951), U.S. Out of Vietnam! (1971), Springsteen Channels Seeger (2006), Take Your Blacklist and Shove It! (1951), Building US Prison Camps (1951), No Job’s Worth Dying For (1971)

Friday Nite Videos | April 10, 2026

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Is This the End of Viktor Orbán in Hungary? Purple Rain | Bruce Springsteen. Trump Had No Idea Melania Was Making an Epstein Statement. Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax. A Housing Scam Trapping Millions Of Americans.

Purple Rain (Live From Minneapolis) | Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band perform "Purple Rain" in honor of "The Maestro" Prince for the opening night of the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 31, 2026.

Friday Nite Videos | February 13, 2026

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Bob Marley & The Wailers | One Love / People Get Ready. Bondi Spins Out Over Epstein Questions. Born in the USA | Brave New Films. Agent Epstein, Sulfuric Acid, and Redactions | Forensic Analysis. Unite for Bissau | Documentary.

The Streets of Minneapolis

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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We’ll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst

Friday Nite Videos | January 30, 2026. Fascism Can Be Defeated!

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Here’s how fascism can be defeated. March. Vote. Sing. Paint. Animate. All ways to defeat fascism. "Freedom Is A Verb." Streets Of Minneapolis. Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland. "All You Fascists Bound To Lose." Only You Can Prevent Fascism.
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