Protest Now
Playlist for the resistance.
In his piece, “The Minneapolis Crucible,” Paul Krugman asked, “Will we forge democracy anew?” And Heather Cox Richardson asks,
“Today, we’re hearing the call to connect more deeply to our American Experiment—to understand our shared history, not as a single point in time, but as a lesson for how we create our more prosperous future. And so I ask—what will you do to help us author this next chapter?”
Back in the Sixties, it was the music that got us through as our friends were drafted to Vietnam and brought back in body bags. Here’s a playlist for the resistance of our times. Get up and sing and dance, scream and cry.
Let me know songs you would add to the list. (I didn’t link to any online music service because I know you’ll want to choose your own.)
“Hostile Takeover,” by A Gift from Todd & Vinny Marchi
“f****d up,” by Macklemore
“Donaldtron,” by Davicito59, Junior Caldera & Luxor
“fashionista,” by Jessilyn
“The American Dream,” by Cole Redding
“Brainwashed,” by Tom MacDonald
“Arrest the President,” by Ice Cube
“How History Goes,” by Gianna Branca
“Bad President,” by The Foolishness
“Do You Hear the People Sing?” by Michael Maguire
“So Many Ways to Kill a CEO,” by David Rovics
“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” by Gil Scott-Heron
“What’s Up America?” by Martin Kerr
“If the People Unite,” by Seth Staton Watkins
“Oligarchy,” by Space Monkey Mafia
“Speak Your Mind,” by Brandi Carlisle
“Big Crime,” by Neil Young
“I Am America,” by Jeff Daniels
“Heavy Foot,” by Mon Rovia
“Powwow,” by Alkimizta
And, some old school inspiration:
“It Isn’t Nice,” by Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers
“Masters of War,” by Bob Dylan
“We Won’t Be Fooled Again,” by The Who
And, in tribute to Martin Luther King Day “A Change is Gonna Come,” by Sam Cooke.
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