This Week with David Rovics

New song: "When the Jewish State Committed Genocide"

There is a mythology so many of us grew up with, that because of the experience of the Nazi holocaust, Jews were generally a more moral people, as a whole, and no state run almost entirely by Jews could possibly do something like genocide another people. This mythology was wrong, and Gaza is the evidence.

 

"As We Watched a Million Children Die" REMIX

Chet added some musical touches to serve the song and turn up the intensity a notch.

"This is What Genocide Looks Like" REMIX

Chet Gardiner has made some powerful improvements to the song, with various instruments.  The genocide of the people of Gaza is happening now, via famine and disease.  One thing you can do right now is share this song.  Songs can reach places the news stories don't.

New song: "As We Watched a Million Children Die"

The Israeli plan is to kill everyone in Gaza -- "to holocaust them," as Netanyahu's advisors say live on national TV, in Hebrew.

Unfinished Business interview with David Rovics

I had a good time chatting the other day with the hosts of the podcast, Unfinished Business with Paul & Rob. We talked about Gaza and music and other things.  The interview with me begins 12 minutes in.

Travelogue 5.2025: Visiting Countries on Top of the Target List

A few thoughts from my recent travels in Canada and Denmark.

New song: "This is What Genocide Looks Like"

Entering the third month of Israel's total embargo on Gaza, the starvation has begun.

Interview with Americans Who Tell the Truth

Americans Who Tell the Truth -- americanswhotellthetruth.org -- is a brilliant project that's been going for decades now, which involves portraits painted by Robert Shetterley of many wonderful people.  I was interviewed recently for the website by Constance Carter, AWTT's Director of Education, and the interview was so nicely edited that I thought I'd share it with you.

Staging A Rally

Do it well, and you might just grow a movement. Do it badly, and you can kill it in the bud.

Earth Day 2025 Live from my Living Room

Here's a little Earth Day preview of the sort of concert folks have in store coming right up in BC and Denmark...