It’s 1893, and the United States is in the middle of an economic panic. People are rushing to the banks, eager to take out all their money before it becomes worthless. The national unemployment rate hovers near 18%, and hundreds of companies and banks go out of business. Into this inauspicious moment, a new magazine… Read more »
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Phil Ochs and the legacy of singing journalism
“In the heat of the summer/when the pavements were burning/the soul of a city was ravaged in the night/after the city sun was sinkin’.” – “In the Heat of the Summer” After the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, the city of Minneapolis erupted in protest, with police forces beating back protestors… Read more »