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Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird | "Freedom Is A Verb"

September 6, 2019

It's a verb, it's a verb, freedom is a verb,

Something never finished, never done.

It's something you must make,

It's something you must take,

It's something you must constantly become

September 5, 2019

Tidbits - Sept. 5, 2019 - Reader Comments: Case for Impeachment; Climate Strike; Tax Scam; State of Labor Unions; Sara Nelson; Ilhan Omar; Bernie Sanders; Amazon Fires; German Greens; Puerto Rico; Cuba Tourism; Protest Songs; Resources, Announcements

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Reader Comments: Case for Impeachment; Climate Strike; Tax Scam; State of Labor Unions; Sara Nelson; Ilhan Omar; Bernie Sanders; Amazon Fires; German Greens; Puerto Rico; Cuba Tourism; Protest Songs; Resources, Announcements; more...

August 29, 2019

Neil Young Calls on Musicians to Make Songs Using Words of Kids In Border Detention Centers

Neil Young: Musicians Make Songs with Detainees' Words ABC News

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Neil Young is calling on artists from across the music industry to highlight the plight of immigrant children at the U.S. border, using the children's own words published in court filings.

August 23, 2019

Friday Nite Videos | August 23, 2019

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Harrison Ford | Extinction Rebellion. Suckers | Randy Rainbow Song Parody. Bias In Medicine | John Oliver. ICE Shuts Down Hotline for Detained Immigrants After Netflix Episode. What the US Gets Wrong About Minimum Wage.

August 23, 2019

The Misguided Attacks on 'This Land Is Your Land'

Will Kaufman The Conversation

As the author of three books on Guthrie, I wonder how the folksinger would respond to recent criticism of “This Land Is Your Land.” We can’t know for sure, but some of his unpublished writings and recently discovered recordings offer some clues

Suckers | Randy Rainbow Song Parody

August 23, 2019

Donald Trump sits for an interview and then is serenaded by Randy Rainbow

August 16, 2019

Friday Nite Videos | August 16, 2019: Woodstock 50

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The Woodstock music festival was 50 years ago this week. It was an epic example of the power of music. Here we present three performances from Woodstock, plus a prelude (D.A. Pennebaker/Duke Ellington) and a coda (Bernie Sanders/Cardi B). Enjoy.

Daybreak Express | D.A. Pennebaker / Duke Ellington

August 16, 2019

Prelude: a generation before Woodstock (1953) D.A. Pennebaker's short first film created the visual accompaniment to Duke Ellington's Take the A Train. The music without lyrics and documentary without narrator broke ground by allowing a people's activity to speak for itself.

Jimi Hendrix | The Star Spangled Banner

August 16, 2019

We all know the lyrics; without a word Jimi Hendrix' rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock provided a searing commentary on the anguish of its failed promises

Country Joe | Fixin' to Die Rag

August 16, 2019

Vietnam was the longest war in U.S. history ... then. But the mad dream of world domination has since brought us war that never ends.

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