On this episode of Sound Opinions, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore a surge of new protest music responding to urgent political and social crises in America, from police violence and immigration raids to book bans and climate collapse. They analyze songs by Bruce Springsteen, Bi
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