This Week with David Rovics

Scott Harris talks with David Rovics on Counterpoint

Scott Harris interviewed me a few days ago for the Counterpoint public affairs radio show. We talked about the situation in Portland and other things.

Portland, Oregon: Myths and Realities in 2025

My adopted home town of Portland, Oregon is once again in the international headlines, and this calls for a little primer.

Where the Algorithms Rule: a guided tour

Everything else happening in the world aside, we are at a fascinating juncture in the history of humanity.  Assuming we live long enough to witness it, many people would say we're on the cusp of a new reality, represented by the three words, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).  Ai Tsuno's fourth album gracefully explores this theme.  For this special edition of This Week with David Rovics I bring you Where the Algorithms Rule:  a guided tour.

"Invisible Rulers" REMIX

Chet Gardiner has delivered a remix of "Invisible Rulers" that sounds just like the collision of the rumor mill with the propaganda machine! And with that, the next album is coming. This'll be track #1.

New song: "Lay Your Love on Gaza"

When I heard on the news that the Global Sumud Flotilla was being attacked by drones and Abba music, I was struck by the muse.

"Charlie Kirk" REMIX

As the Trump administration tries hard to capitalize on this latest instance of political violence in the USA, Chet Gardiner has for us a remix which vastly improves everything.

New song: "Invisible Rulers"

Renee DiResta's book, Invisible Rulers, does a brilliant job of introducing us to the modern online age -- an age which she characterizes as one during which the rumor mill and the propaganda machine have, in so many ways, collided.

New song: "Charlie Kirk"

He spent most of his short life feeding off of algorithms, and now the algorithms are feeding off of him.

Some Thoughts on Technology, Artists, and Society, in the Past, Present and Future

We're at another one of those seismic moments in technological development as it applies to the arts and most other things.

October NE US Tour now has 10 confirmed gigs and a ditty!

With the addition of Amherst, Massachusetts, the Ministry of Culture's October tour of the northeastern US now includes 10 confirmed gigs! And I recorded a little musical October Tour PSA as well... Radio and other audio people please feel free to use!