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October 24, 2024

Bob Dylan Was an Endearing Young Scallywag!’ Barbara Dane, the Singer Who Burned a Path Through Folk, Blues and Activism, Dies at 97

Garth Cartwright The Guardian

The US singer-songwriter, who has died at 97, encountered Louis Armstrong and more as she championed civil rights as much as music. In her final interview conducted last week, she explained why she was still angry.

April 2, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | April 2, 2021

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Why Matt Gaetz Is a Product of the Modern Republican Party | Mehdi Hasan. Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses (Lyrics). Cranky Uncle's 5 Techniques of Science Denial. Lawsuits Put 45 in 'Serious Trouble.' Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future?

Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses (Lyrics)

April 2, 2021

The story of Passover sounds a universal note of struggle against oppression.

December 22, 2020

Dispatches From the Culture Wars - December 22, 2020

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The violent last days of Trump's regime

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July 3, 2015

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Elaine Feinstein Portraits

Louis Armstrong believed his birthday was July 4, 1900 (though a recent discovery suggests August 4, 1901 is correct). But Elaine Feinstein's portrait of that great trumpet player just starting out seems appropriate for this American holiday weekend.

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