Sounds from Thursday afternoon

Which Side Are You On? By Florence Reece. Re-worked in March 2011 by Shane Johnson
Come all of you good workers, Good news to you
I’ll tell, Of how All of our unions  are staring down to hell
My daddy was a teacher,  And I’m a teacher's son, 
And I’ll defend the unions Till every battle’s won.

Which side are you on?  Which side are you on?
They say in old Wisconsin, There are no neutrals there. 
You’re either for democracy, Or Walker's reign of terror             	
From Cairo down to Iowa, Don't listen to their lies       
Us poor folks haven’t got a chance Unless we organize

Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
Black and Latino, Arab, Asian, White 					              
Let's stand our ground and organize, cause now's the time to fight
Don't stand on the sidelines, Don't wait for Democrats	                           
We can build a new world, And beat the ruling class



Which Side Are You On in 2011?

It's pretty hard to control the anger we feel," Iosbaker said. "All we ever did was work against the U.S. involvement with Colombia and Israel, and we support the people for justice...These raids, searches and grand jury investigations are nothing more than an attempt to intimidate us and to intimidate the antiwar movement. We have done nothing wrong.

20 Years

Words from the "Poems of the Manufacturing Sector" series by The Shawn Abnoxious. Said to be "poems that may outlive us and our struggle"
We are not many, we are few
Sometimes mayhap
just me and you
Shit rolls own hill
that's a fact
But rocks go uphill
when they're thrown back
He sings the songs of dissent
Not in the fields, but the factory
This song is a loud one
silent for too long
In one ear, out the other (for now)


Rocks Go Uphill

It's remarkable that a minority of the people on this planet have never worked in their life but have the world at their disposal while millions of others would like a chance just to get "8". 


Shift change

Long Black Veil is a old country song recorded first by Lefty Frizell and covered by many more. The legal lynching of Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 by the state of Georgia made me want to re-record a my own version. Though not a rebel song, Long Black Veil speaks to death house and condemns it for it's irreversible sentence. This song is a reminder of Troy's legacy and the need to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. and abroad. 

Long Black Robes (The Ballad of Troy Davis)

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Covoided

The invisible hand of the market, is the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace. Let this be a potential soundtrack to accompany the invisible fist that workers use to smash said market and create a new world upon it. 

Invisible Fist