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This week in history: Remembering protest singer Phil Ochs

December 19, 2016 By Special to People’s World

Phil Ochs was a profound singer/songwriter in the period that bridged the Civil Rights, antiwar and feminist movements.

“The Hip Hop Nutcracker” breaks out across America this season

November 22, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

This loosely reconstructed version of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet is simply astounding.

Leonard Cohen, 82: Singer, songwriter and poet

November 17, 2016 By Combined Sources

“I never had the sense that there was an end, that there was a retirement or that there was a jackpot.”

Dylan’s revolutionary lyrics celebrate play, protest

October 28, 2016 By Tim Libretti

Dylan gave us permission—and courage--to resist creatively within an imprisoning world.

100,000 Poets for Change celebrated in Oakland

October 11, 2016 By Marilyn Bechtel

Poetry, music and film came together as artists and community gathered to join a celebration of artists around the world who are working for peace, economic and social justice.