In a new essay for Rolling Stone, former President Barack Obama reflects on the role of spirituals, gospel, protest songs, ...

Again and again, even through our darkest chapters, the power of song has shown the country the way forward ...

Last year Steve Earle was celebrating 50 years since signing his first song publishing contract. This year brings another ...

What gives music the power to move people from witness to action? Sociologist Ronald Eyerman reflects on protest songs, political memory, collective identity, and the enduring role of artists from Joe ...

These one-hit wonders from the 1980s were actually protest songs, but the groove was so infectious, it was hard to notice.

Steve Earle on America's proud history of protest songs by artists from Woody Guthrie to Neil Young to Bruce Springsteen and more.

Bob Dylan changed rock forever in 1965 with a groundbreaking protest anthem that still stands as his greatest song ever.