This Week with David Rovics

Remembering Joan S. Livingston

I learned belatedly that the wonderful and brilliant woman on the left of this photo, Joan S. Livingston, died last month, at the age of 70. This photo is from December 1st, 2024, last time I was in Boston, playing at the Community Church of Boston, where I had seen her so many times before.

New song: "It's A Coup"

Another song for the ongoing DOGE coup d'etat.

Discussion with Peter Phillips, author of Titans of Capital

In a special episode of This Week with David Rovics, I had a discussion earlier today with Peter Phillips about his new book, Titans of Capital: How Concentrated Wealth Threatens Humanity. 

Immigration: Myths and Realities, "The Economy," and What Happened in 2006

With Trump's new round of immigration raids, detention centers, and protests against them, I'm remembering two decades ago.

New song: "The Richest Man in the World Says So"

Finally, Elon gets his own song.

"He's Copying Me": Making Sense of the Moment

Will the real populist please stand up?

"When the People United" REMIX

A dreamy rendition of a song which is itself a dream.

New song: "When the People United"

After the worldwide revolution, when the people united, we looked back at our accomplishments.

A History of the World EPISODE 16

Listen to episode 16 first, or start at the beginning with episode 1 at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld.

2020-2022

• The Centers for Disease Control suspend evictions nationwide (“Don’t Pay the Rent”)

• New Zealand/Aotearoa becomes one of the very few places on Earth free of Covid-19 (“Aotearoa”)

• George Floyd is executed on camera, and protests and riots explode across the US (“As I Watch Minneapolis Burn”)

• Sustained protests take place across the US for months and millions of people say that Black lives matter (“Say Their Names”)

• The Trump administration declares Portland and Seattle to be “anarchist jurisdictions” (“Anarchist Jurisdiction”)

• Israel bombs Gaza again, with even bigger bombs than the last time (“Watch the Buildings Crumble”)

• Palestine Action forms in the UK and starts destroying Elbit Systems factories (“Smashing Elbit Systems”)

• There is a Heat Dome over Portland, Oregon and the temperature hits 116F/47C (“116 Degrees”)

• Russian invades Ukraine, and the US imposes sanctions on Russia (“This is Not a Trade War”)

• Georgia state police kill an activist named Tortuguita in a hail of bullets for trespassing (“Tortuguita’s Playlist”)

More episodes

This series basically ends here with 2022.  But for a lot of vitally important history on late 2023 and 2024, I have a three-part podcast series very much like this one which you can listen to at davidrovics.com/palestine.

"Deport the Billionaires" REMIX

Another brilliant remix from Chet Gardiner's studio in Hawai'i, of my most recent composition, "Deport the Billionaires."