Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

“Which Side Are You On?” was composed in 1931, a woman’s spontaneous response to a coal company’s effort to prevent miners in ...

With the world raging around us and Trump in office, it can be hard to find the strength to not just go on, but to fight. That's where protest songs come in. These songs address the civil, political, ...

Some of protest music’s power has to do with singing itself. Making music in a group creates a tangible sense of community ...

The event also revealed that Springsteen shared some of my initial hesitations about “Streets of Minneapolis.” He said that before releasing it, he’d sent it to Tom Morello, the former Rage Against ...