In these fraught days of authoritarianism and climate change, when our fate depends more than ever on local community action, music continues to seal the bonds between those fighting the good fight.

Mario Monterosso first heard Bobby Darin’s 1969 song “Simple Song of Freedom” in the 2004 movie, Beyond the Sea, which is about Darin’s life. “I said, ‘Wow. This is quite a thing. Quite a song.’” ...

December 5, 2001 - Neil Young releases the single "Let's Roll" Second, the point: our musicians have grown lazy and failed us in our time of need - songs of freedom simply ain't what they used to be.

An upcoming documentary and a new musical shine light on the life and work of Betty Reid Soskin, an activist, famed ranger — and musician. In a scene from a forthcoming documentary, Betty Reid Soskin ...