‘Operation Paperclip’, the U.S. Space Program’s Creepy Pedigree (1945), Plugging a Hole in Earth’s Atmosphere (1985), A Coal Miner’s Daughter and Proud of It (1970), A Hard Look at a Failed Strike (1990), Show Your Opposition to Censorship This Week!
While Lynn claimed not to be a ‘big fan of women’s liberation’, her songs told a different story, documenting female pleasure, pain and physicality
To some, patriotism means "my country -- right or wrong." To others, it means loyalty to a set of principles, and thus requires dissent and criticism when those in power violate those standards. Not enough Americans are aware that much of what we consider our patriotic culture, especially our iconic music, was created by artists and writers of decidedly left-wing sympathies.
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