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Songs for Good: The Sudden Resurgence of the Protest Song

Zac Johnson AllMusic
Beginning in the middle of 2025, politically-minded (or just fed up) musicians slowly began making their rage and frustration known. Below is a loose timeline of the recorded protest music thus far in Trump's final(?) term.

As Trump Bombs Iran, We Need To Reckon With the American War Machine

Negin Owliaei Truthout
Would we be here if there were any real repercussions for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, or the continuing genocide in Palestine? We need true accountability for these crimes. And the only way to get it is to wage a struggle against militarism every day.

A First Lady in a New York Cell

Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner Counter Currents
Cilia Flores brought feminism to the Bolivarian Revolution. She is one of the most prominent political prisoners in the world, yet most women’s rights organizations have not said a word in her defense.

Somali Immigrants Fled Climate Change. Now They’re Facing ICE.

Elham Shirin The New Republic
Somali immigrants in the U.S. haven’t just fled violence—they’ve fled climate catastrophes that the U.S. has helped create. Missing from Trump's hate filled discourse is the pervasive role of climate change in people’s decisions to move from Somalia

Is the U.S. Tax Code Anti-Feminist?

Tara Siegel Bernard The New York Times
The tax code often assumes that economic resources within a household are shared equally and that caregiving has no independent economic value. Both assumptions obscure the realities of inequality and disproportionately disadvantage women.

Tidbits-Mar 5- Reader Comments: Iran War; Donald Trump Is a War Criminal; Cartoons Express Our Reality; Trump’s Epstein Ties; Iran War Cost Tracker – Estimated Taxpayer Spending; People’s Congress for The Hague Group; Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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Reader Comments: Iran War; Donald Trump Is a War Criminal; Cartoons express our reality; Trump's Epstein Ties; Iran War Cost Tracker - Estimated Taxpayer Spending; People's Congress for the Hague Group: End the Nakba; Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
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