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Pete Seeger : Still sane in Bush's armed madhouse after so many years ?.
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Tuesday September 05, 2006 02:17 by Naomi Murphy - Weather Underground
He has overcome?. In the 1950s, he opposed Senator Joseph McCarthy's witch hunt and was almost jailed for refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee In the 1960s, he was a vocal critic of the Vietnam War and inspired a generation of protest singers. He was later at the center of the environmental and anti-nuclear movements. At the age of 87, Pete Seeger continues to perform and be politically active (see full Democracy Now story on link?). |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2Good dude. he turned up for the pre-(re)sentencing party for the Plowshares 8 I was at in Pennsylvania ('90). I think he was helping to clean up the husdon River at that point. How did that go?
Very much in the legacy of Pete Seeger is David Rovics who did a benefit gig for the Plougshares during their recent Dublin trial. Rovic's released his latest collection "Halliburon Boardroom Massacre" today. See link.....
http://www.davidrovics.com/