General discussion

Dead Symphony in Baltimore 8/1

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Associated Press story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle: Honoring the Dead – with a symphony Excerpt: ….”Dead Symphony” is more than just pop songs arranged for an orchestra – it’s an honest-to-goodness, 12-movement symphony by a respected classical composer that twists the Dead songs it’s inspired by in adventurous directions. The symphony had a gestation … Read more

Another R for Obama

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Larry Hunter in the New York Daily News: I’m a lifelong Republican – a supply-side conservative. I worked in the Reagan White House. I was the chief economist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for five years. In 1994, I helped write the Republican Contract with America. I served on Bob Dole’s presidential campaign team … Read more

Music for Democracy interviews

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I’m working with a new organization called Music for Democracy, a grass-roots movement to inspire music lovers to participate n the political system so we can rescue democracy from the clutches of rapacious corporatists. The Republican Party is the principal offender – virtually nothing but a front group for pious thieves – but the Democratic … Read more