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Six Cents a Pound Six Cents a Pound
The US paid $500 million for war planes for Afghanistan that didn't function properly so they destroyed them and sold the scrap metal for six cents a pound.
Daniel Hale Daniel Hale
Folk song about an intelligence analyst who blew the whistle on what he considered to be a war crime
Usable Nukes Usable Nukes
Mumia Mumia
This song demands the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, unjustly convicted of murder.
Jogging in Georgia Jogging in Georgia
Tom on vocals and guitar; Wylie Robbins Thorne-Thomsen on mandolin.
A Penny A Pound A Penny A Pound
folk song about Immokalee workers strike against Wendy's for better working conditions and a penny more a pound for the tomatoes they pick; performed with Inari Jade and Wylie Robbins Thorne-Thomsen on mandolin
Silent Sam Silent Sam
Echoes Of Wounded Knee Echoes Of Wounded Knee
an account of Standing Rock resistance to the DAPL
Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity
folk; Tatyana Hargrove was stopped by the Bakersfield police while riding her bicycle, held at gunpoint and beaten up. The police mistook her for a man. The pyjama reference is to Justine Damond, kilied at home in her pyjamas my Minneapolis police.
Water Isnt Water Anymore Water Isnt Water Anymore
Water was written at the request of Pastor Chris Breedlove of Fresno, CA. Once our water is adulterated with methane, oil, radioactivity, fertilizers, fluoride, and a variety of other poisons and waste, it ceases to be safe to drink.
