Dion’s recording of Abraham, Martin and John was one of the very first 45s I bought as a kid. Though the video quality of this clip is suboptimal, the performance is wonderful. Apropos of the day…
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Occupy The Dream
Thanks to Uncle Rush for his dedication to the cause. Let freedom ring!
Visit OccupyDream.org for more.
A Frank Loesser Favorite
Apropos of the season, here’s one of my favorite Loesser songs, rendered by Joey and Zooey.
Happy New Year!
With Love, From Occupy Wall Street
This is the official video from Occupy Wall Street to thank supporters. It was approved by consensus through the New York City General Assembly last week.
ONE BIG UNION
From Matthew Grimm and The Red Smear, here’s one of the most inspiring songs I’ve heard in a very long time.
Worker-Owners of America, Unite!
Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism, writes in the New York Times about a possible trend toward economic democracy.
Worker-Owners of America, Unite! [NYTimes.com] – Some 130 million Americans now participate in the ownership of co-op businesses and credit unions. More than 13 million Americans have become worker-owners of more than 11,000 employee-owned companies, six million more than belong to private-sector unions.
Alperovitz also appeared on Democracy Now! this week to discuss his notion that we may be in the midst of a profound transition towards an economy characterized by more democratic structures of ownership.
Waiting On The Ghost of Tom Joad
From the 2008 Magic Tour, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are joined by Tom Morello for a song in the tradition of Woody Guthrie.
I believe it’s fitting to contemplate as we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday.
“The highway is alive tonight….”