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Sunny War and Chris Pierce wrote “Amen” after right-wing violence in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017. Photo by Mushka Lightstone.
Sunny War and Chris Pierce mourn the rise of right-wing extremism — “lost children filled with hate” — on a song they wrote after Charlottesville.
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“The Problem” is “a love song,” says Amanda Shires, right, who teamed with Jason Isbell on the new tune. Photo by Alysse Gafkjen.
The singer and fiddle player addresses a wrenching, deeply personal decision on her new single.
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Jose Guzman took this iconic photograph of Marina Ginestà, 17, in July 1936 in Barcelona, a few days after a right-wing military uprising sparked the Spanish Civil War.
In a dispiriting week, a leftist anthem from the Spanish Civil War provides a glimmer of defiant inspiration.
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Photo by Caitlyn Krone.
The Los Angeles-born Virginia transplant sings about the duality of her heritage on a song from her album “Cha Cha Palace.”
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John Covertino, left, and Joey Burns are the core members of Calexico. Photo by Jairo Zavala.
The Tucson, Ariz., band explores a surveillance theme on this song from their 2015 album “Edge of the Sun.”
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Tom Morello, left, and Bruce Springsteen perform “The Ghost of Tom Joad.”
Of all the topical songs Springsteen has written, the title track from his 1995 album remains one of the most resonant.
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Photo by Zoe Rain.
The Chicago singer, songwriter and poet sees hope for the future amid the garbage fire of the present moment.
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Killer Mike, left, and El-P offer a scathing cultural critique on “RTJ4.” Photo by Dan Medhurst.
The hip-hop duo has some thoughts about the state of things.
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Photo by Bobbi Rich.
The Nashville singer addresses gender-based wage disparity in a song from her 2017 album “All American Made.”
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