Tag: Pete Seeger
Why we joined Wisconsin’s Working Families Party
My wife Shelly and I have officially joined the Wisconsin Working Families Party. We’re sending them ten dollars a month as sustaining members. Why? Well, I’ll be writing more about this going forward, but for now let me just say that if it’s good enough for Pete, it’s good enough…
Thursday Music: We Shall Overcome
Birth of a Freedom Anthem: FRESNO, Calif. — FIFTY years ago today, on March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced plans to submit a new voting rights bill before a joint session of Congress. His speech came after several weeks of violence in and around Selma, Ala., that had…
Thursday Music: Pete Seeger- Joe Hill
The passing of Pete Seeger earlier this week prompted tributes from around the globe, though none anymore heartfelt than Matt Rothschild’s over at the Progressive magazine. Rest in peace, Pete.
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