Oakland Oakland Symphony performs radical social justice song of yore Rusty Blazenhoff

copyright A federal judge declared that a famous song about public property is still private property Thom Dunn

woody guthrie Woody Guthrie's 1943 New Year's Resolutions are a powerful reminder to "Keep the hope machine running." Thom Dunn

books How tragedies of the Great Depression influenced singer Woody Guthrie Wink

music What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon Thom Dunn

happy mutants Just This Banjo: free/open banjo instruction for an angry moment, because you can't be sad while playing the banjo Cory Doctorow

music NYC to name streets after Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, and Woody Guthrie David Pescovitz

Copyfight "We Shall Overcome" has overcome copyfraud and is now unambiguously public domain Cory Doctorow

uk Print of "lost" britcom discovered in Nigerian basement and restored with X-rays and laser-cutters Cory Doctorow

music The Sounds of the Junk Yard, a 1964 vinyl record David Pescovitz

sounds Listen to the sounds of an office, a vinyl record from 1964 David Pescovitz

music That's Trump: a Pete Seegeresque anthem Cory Doctorow

trump Keep hoping machine running: Woody Guthrie's New Years resolutions, 1943 Cory Doctorow

obits FBI thought Pete Seeger was a commie Rob Beschizza

corruption Donald Trump's dad was Woody Guthrie's hated Klansman landlord Cory Doctorow

gift guide Boing Boing Gift Guide 2015 Boing Boing

music The best children's music compilation record and turntable! David Pescovitz

Finding Hidden Treasures in Los Angeles Mark Frauenfelder