If I Had A Hammer
November 13, 2019
Can a hundred thousand people with sledgehammers change the world?
A Week in the Northeast
September 28, 2019
A prison, a protest, an art exhibit, a family farm, an antiwar conference, rent control, World War 1 and Hunter Biden.
The Penny Campaign for Streaming Justice
September 14, 2019
It's time to take on the vulture capitalists in Stockholm and San Francisco. Streaming justice now.
The Making of an Album
August 31, 2019
Just as I'm in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign for my next album, the press is once again announcing the Death of the Album. I beg to beg. I mean to differ.
Winning Hearts and Minds in August
August 11, 2019
It is in these bleak times that people need community and music more than ever -- they just don't tend to realize it. The choir actually needs to be preached to on a regular basis, or it starts singing out of tune.
Truth, Lies, and Will Van Spronsen
July 19, 2019
I have lost track of the number of times in the past few days that I have been told by openly fascist YouTube viewers that I deserve a bullet in my head for writing my most recent song.
Embargoes and Other Acts of War
July 12, 2019
The war between the United States and Japan began with a US-enforced oil embargo against the Japanese Empire.
Concentration Camps of America
July 6, 2019
Many people in the US are gradually waking up to the reality that we are now the "Good Germans" of contemporary fascism.
The Joy of Touring
June 13, 2019
There are many ways to learn a whole lot about the world without leaving home. But it sure helps if you do. After being home almost all winter and spring for a sort of improvised paternity leave which I have enjoyed immensely, I find myself nonetheless looking forward to the next big tour in a way that I haven't in a long time.
