Healthcare – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Daily Dose of Protest: United Health – Jesse Welles

December 12, 2024

The latest tune by the prolific socially conscious singer-songwriter is a scathing indictment of the U.S.’s healthcare system, written in the wake of the shooting death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. He also borrows from another brilliant satirist. pulling the melody from John Prine’s “Fish and Whistle”. Welles released two albums in 2024, including one of the best protest albums of […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: AWKWORD & Jesse Jett – Why We March

July 28, 2021

This hard-hitting collaboration between two politically minded hip-hop artists was released on July 24 to correspond with the M4A Marches that took place on that day across 50 cities. The tune powerfully highlights the failures of US healthcare and the need for reforms with lyrics such as “It’s CEOs and politicians poors are coming for. ‘Cause more than 30 million […]

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