Music
- The Free Soul of a Genius: Kris Kristofferson
October 1st, 2024 by Edward Curtin - The Collective Creativity of Workers, Part II
From Unconscious Sleeping Giant to Builder of Barricades Part II
September 12th, 2024 by Bruce Lerro - The Vietnam War Protest Songs are as Relevant Today as When They Were Written
September 3rd, 2024 by David Penner - The Collective Creativity of Workers
From Unconscious Sleeping Giants to Conscious Builders of Barricades Part I
August 27th, 2024 by Bruce Lerro - Today’s Musical Rebels Uphold the Moral Responsibility of the Artist
July 24th, 2024 by David Penner - The Literary Review Poet and the Rapper are two Halves of the Same Muse
July 4th, 2024 by David Penner - Siding with Spotify: The European Commission Fines Apple
March 16th, 2024 by Binoy Kampmark - Power Ballads: Don’t catch you slippin’ up!
February 26th, 2024 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin - Swiftie Nonsense Down Under
February 21st, 2024 by Binoy Kampmark - As GQ Absorbs Pitchfork, Music Media Becomes Even More Male-Centric
Who gets left behind when layoffs and mergers undermine inclusivity
February 13th, 2024 by Shealeigh Voitl - Fame vs Celebrity
Movies, Music, Sports and Politics
January 19th, 2024 by Bruce Lerro - We are all Palestinan
January 15th, 2024 by Mistahi Corkill - Build the Unity of the Youth of the World
The Thirtieth Newsletter (2023)
July 28th, 2023 by Vijay Prashad - There Is No Escape From Telling
May 10th, 2023 by Edward Curtin - Lula da Silva in China
News on China No. 143
April 15th, 2023 by Dongsheng News - Leonard Cohen in Joy and Sorrow: “Hallelujah”
November 20th, 2022 by Edward Curtin - Zheng Xiaoying, China’s 93-year-old Woman Conductor
News on China No. 121
November 5th, 2022 by Dongsheng News - Aaron Copland: Left Populist Composer
November 1st, 2022 by William Manson - COVID Chorus Line
August 21st, 2022 by Allen Forrest - Jerry and the Jabs
August 19th, 2022 by Allen Forrest - News on China | No. 96
April 23rd, 2022 by Dongsheng News - The Music of Forgetting
April 18th, 2022 by Diego Sandoval - We Know They Lied
April 1st, 2022 by Stephen Joseph Scott - Kyiv Calling
How a Clash song was remade as a pro-war anthem by a band with fascist links
March 27th, 2022 by Tom Wheeler - End of the Year Story of Hope
Tap Dancing is a State of Mind for Local Artist
December 28th, 2021 by Paul Haeder - Don’t Let Cancel Culture Grinches Strip Your Joy from Christmas
December 20th, 2021 by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead - Mr. Blue and Maria: A Musical Dream
(a dreamscape)
December 18th, 2021 by Edward Curtin - The Joys and Sorrows of Being a Celebrity Fan: James Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Mantle
December 17th, 2021 by Bruce Lerro - The Re-Humanizing Power of Great Musical Art
December 16th, 2021 by William Manson - Move On: New Song from Mistahi Corkill
November 29th, 2021 by Angie Tibbs