Last month, well-known Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi released a song titled “Auschwitz,” about the regime’s brutal crackdown on protesters earlier this winter, which estimates suggest killed between 7,

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Country Joe McDonald, a key figure in 1960s protest music, has died at 84. Best known for his anti-Vietnam War anthem, he leaves behind a legacy of activism and musical innovation.

In Minneapolis and elsewhere, groups like Singing Resistance are organizing to bring music into protest movements, sharing videos on social media of thousands singing in unison. Singing Resistance is organizing a Weekend of Action on Feb. 28 and March 1 in which Bellingham’s Good Trouble Singers plan to participate.

Why, in an era when music's biggest stars are more outspoken than ever, does it feel like we're still waiting for the contemporary political anthem?