Pete Seeger. From blacklist to presidential inauguration

Peter Dreier in HuffPo documents the amazing life of Pete Seeger, and says he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. A few excerpts.

Since the late 1930s, Seeger has been a political activist and a troubadour for social justice in the U.S. and human rights around the world. He has used his remarkable talents as [...]

It’s a New Day

Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, and Seeger’s grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seege, who is in the excellent group, The Mammals, sing ‘This Land is Your Land” at the Lincoln Memorial.

Seeger was blacklisted in the McCarthy era for his political views but never stopped singing about freedom.

PS. He’s an old man now, and paid a big [...]