John Pietaro
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Pietaro
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Opinion
Sorry, Wall Street is closed today!
September 26, 2014Clad in shades of blue to illustrate the wave of action to come, the activists of Flood Wall Street gathered first at the tip of Manhattan in Battery Park for a rally, teach-in, and breakfast.
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U.S.
Community and labor stand together in peaceful cry for justice for Eric Garner
August 25, 2014"The people in this crowd should have this amazing view: It's a sea of people of every culture and heritage coming together for change."
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Arts
Book review: “Bohemians”
April 9, 2014Bohemians would appear to be the book Paul Buhle has been waiting to introduce his entire lengthy career as a writer and editor.
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Opinion
Irwin Silber, a craftsman of the folk revival, dies at 84
September 13, 2010Irwin Silber, the primary craftsman of the urban folk song revival, died Sept. 8.
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Opinion
Loss of a jazz warrior: Abbey Lincoln
August 16, 2010Vocalist, actress and activist Abbey Lincoln, who died Aug. 14 at age 80, captured the energy and drive of an era in recording and film as few others could.
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Opinion
FDR and the New Deal for Beginners
July 20, 2010This collaboration between a progressive historian and an underground comic artist brings the New Deal's politics and radicalism to life in a relevant time.
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Opinion
CD for veterans and kin: Until You Come Home
May 28, 2010With "Until You Come Home," singer-songwriter George Mann is able to offer up not only a strong musical statement on behalf of veterans of our recent wars but also one about his own fallen comrade, Julius...
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U.S.
Pete Seeger: 90 years of song and struggle
April 18, 2009Born 90 years ago this May 3, Pete Seeger has been a tireless performer of topical song and a champion of global folklore, focusing his strongest efforts on that which was created by, for and about,...
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