This Week with David Rovics

Discussion with Ramsey Kanaan #2

I spend the hour talking once again with PM Press and AK Press founder, Ramsey Kanaan.

A Note from the Ministry of Staple Guns

Some thoughts on bringing this rent strike where it needs to go -- towards victory.  You'll also find this in written form at Counterpunch and Popular Resistance.

Fifth Estate Live with John P. Clark

Today: the first of a weekly series of interviews called Fifth Estate Live. I spend the hour talking with Fifth Estate contributor, PM Press author, and Loyola University Professor Emeritus, John P. Clark.

Pandemic Open Mic Monday #5

It was another great open mic, full of very new, very topical songs from songwriters on both sides of the Atlantic, both repeat offenders and new participants.

Mayworks Winnipeg Concert

Today my livestreaming is dedicated to doing a concert on the Facebook page of Mayworks Winnipeg, among other platforms. If not for the pandemic, this concert would likely be taking place in the actual city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Featuring a guest appearance by Attila the Stockbroker!

Dear Landlord #rentstrike

In lieu of paying the rent to my landlord -- which is a Portland-based real estate corporation which has been doubling and tripling the cost of housing up and down the west coast for decades -- I sent the Randall Group a poem.

Discussion with Pol Mac Adaim

I spend the hour with legendary Irish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, album producer, audio engineer, butcher, chef, revolutionary and expert marksman, Pol Mac Adaim.

Discussion with Margaret Flowers

I spend the hour with longtime pediatrician and advocate for universal health care, veteran of Occupy Wall Street, former Green Party candidate for the Maryland Senate, and co-founder of Popular Resistance, Margaret Flowers.

Discussion with Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle

I spend the hour talking with long-time organizers, founders of the Global Justice Ecology Project, Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle. A wide-ranging discussion, we talked about the current historical moment as well as past historical moments, including the successful struggle against Hydro Quebec's dam-building project and other successful campaigns, the bombing of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney, recent mass protests in Chile, and more.

Pandemic Open Mic Monday #4

If you missed it live (or not), here's the fourth weekly online open mic in the Pandemic series, archived for posterity.  Another very high-quality assortment of mostly professional musicians, along with a fantastic storyteller and one poem, with participants mainly from across the US and the UK, as well as Canada.