Alex Garland’s incendiary “Civil War” is now in theaters, and it’s sure to get people talking. The film imagines a near-future where America is engaged in another Civil War, this time with multiple ...

Music has never been just entertainment. Throughout decades, certain songs have served as catalysts for political movements, ...

War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the songs written in response to the Vietnam War during the countercultural movements of the 1960s and ’70s. The ...

I haven't generally been blogging the news of the war in Ukraine, nor any analysis: I have no real knowledge of the subject, and others can do much more, and much better. But I have been trying to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Out of the many Vietnam War protests she performed at in the 1960s and 1970s, Judy Collins can never forget one in Washington, D.C., where she stood before thousands and sang Bob Dylan ...

Not every great protest song is in your face or direct about its message. Some songwriters take a more poetic approach to singing anti-war songs. Let’s take a look at four tracks that are very much ...

Perhaps ironically, the tragedy and courage of the Ukrainians puts me in mind of Russian songs about soldiers and soldiering. I can't think of any great modern American songs about this (I'm not ...

Ted Ricketts has had a hand in some of the happiest music heard around the world. As a longtime Disney composer, arranger and producer, his work is reflected in parades, fireworks shows and in ...

An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs with NPR's Daniel Estrin — and reflect on more than a year of the war... The songs Israelis and Palestinians are listening to now, ...

In the words of legendary Russian rock star Boris Grebenshchikov: «Нет лиц у тех, кто против; лиц у тех, кто с нами. Не смей подходить, пока не скажешь – кто ты такой» — “Those ...

Whether it's the folk-protest music of DeMent, the cutting-edge blues of War or the hard-charging Americana of Price, these three artists create music that stands out. This is FRESH AIR. Three women ...