In 1978, Dolly Parton had been a major country artist for a decade. At the time, I was a music journalist writing about both country...

Trump & DeSantis Come Out Backing Racism Yesterday we were contrasting Neil Young’s “Southern Man” (1970) with Lynyrd Skynryd’s “Sweet...

Many years ago, one of my colleagues at Blue America insisted we poll a primary we were involved in. Our candidate was a Black...

Most Americans Favor Immigration-- Republicans? Not So Much Next week marks the birthday of Brooklyn-born poet and activist for immigrant...

Early in 1977, Chris Knab and I started playing DEVO, an indie band from Akron, Ohio, on our late night radio show on KSAN. The first...

Last week, Umair Haque wrote a piece called Why Americans Are Trapped In A Sadistic Society, not a direct reference to Missouri's...