Trevor and Joshua Booth’s music has always been political. On their most recent CD they make clear that progressive values begin at home. We have a long, proud tradition of politically active, strongly progressive musicians in the US. Woody Guthrie, Peter, Paul and Mary. Dylan. The Beatles. Punk in general. Green Day’s American Idiot was an iconic classic straight
Read moreThe bad news is that we’re hurtling toward the abyss. The good news is that we’re not hurtling toward the abyss any faster than we were! McConnell crushes Tea Party challenger Sen. Mitch McConnell decisively shut down a primary challenge to his 30-year tenure as the Republican choice for Senate in Kentucky.
Read moreFOX News contributor and former GOP Congressman rides to racist Clipper’s owner’s defense, ignorance in hand. If you’ve been paying attention for the past few years, the idea that Allen West is wrong about something is hardly news. His latest public opinion, though, is more than a little baffling because in this case he seems not to understand how conservativism
Read moreHe meant that The Negro would be better off as a slave in the progressive way. What the hell is wrong with you people?
Read moreIt’s Matt Grimm Day at S&R and we’re celebrating music with a social conscience. Join us? We love great bands and artists of all stripes around here, but by now it’s probably no secret that we’re champions of the overlooked genius. I don’t know. Maybe I’m projecting because I think more people ought to pay attention to me and as
Read moreKeating was an icon of the Old Testament morality that defines American culture. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for their real
Read moreDid you see Thomas Frank’s column at Salon Today? It’s quite short and, bubbly Facebook memes notwithstanding, it’s rare to see this much wisdom packed in such a tight space. The word is a polite one, but “inequality” is what we say when we mean to describe the ruined downtown of your city,
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Pussy Riot’s commitment to social justice in the motherland is more than admirable. It perhaps merits a spot in Russia’s artistic canon. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia closed today, and if you set aside the homophobia and generally strong-armed approach to governance by the host, one Vladimir Putin, these games were remarkable in just about every way. The
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Alexander Putin may not be preparing to invade Europe, but he understands the value of spectacle in establishing a nation’s place in the world. The Winter Olympics opening ceremonies in Sochi may have been the grandest show in history. It may also have been the grandest propaganda spectacle in history. It’s easy to get caught up in an artistic endeavor
Read moreYep. Check out #5. Sic ’em, Alex.
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Progressives with more passion than intelligence provide aid and comfort to conservatives, and as usual, Huffington Post is leading the charge. Twitter is stupid and Instagram is Twitter for people who can’t read. @OfficialKat The picture you see here has ignited a firestorm of outrage over the past few days. In an airy white blouse, art gallery owner Dasha Zhukova
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A 2011 study yields surprising results. The word “socialist” was, for all intents and purposes, dead and buried after the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it has enjoyed a huge resurgence in popularity since, oh, 2008 or so. The thing is, since we hadn’t had any real socialistm for awhile, our understanding of what the term means has gotten
Read moreDid you see this? Ann Coulter Calls Melissa Harris-Perry a ‘Token’ Black Conservative pundit Ann Coulter insinuated on Monday that MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry was a token African American on the cable network. Coulter was on Fox New’s Hannity show discussing Harris-Perry’s apology over comments made on her show about Mitt Romney’s black grandchild.
Read moreApparently a media personality is being forced to apologize for allegedly “insulting” Mitt Romney’s adoptive black grandchild. Here’s the photo that launched a thousand outrages: No, wait. That’s not it. Ah, here it is:
Read moreMandela is dead.
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