economics

Hard Times of Old England

Then: unemployment, hunger, war. Now: Farmers' debt, village shops lost to supermarkets, empty holiday homes, and vanishing wildlife. #英検2級 #TOEIC450…

Jun 17 •

My Word is Free

I am all the free people of the world put together. Emel Mathlouthi sings "My Word is Free" (2012): a Tunisian Revolution anthem about hope, unity, and…

Apr 22 •

The Ludlow Massacre

Woody Guthrie's Ludlow Massacre song: 1914 Colorado coal miner strike, tent city fire, children killed. History, folk music, social justice. 英検2級 TOEIC…

Apr 19 •

They Want It All

2004 song by Crosby & Nash that deals with corporate fraud & wealth excess, executives' desire for power & luxury (jets, mansions), tax evasion, & lack…

Apr 12 •

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) by Marvin Gaye highlights 1970s social issues like poverty, war, and policing, showing frustration over…

Mar 11 •

The Corporate Welfare Song

Anne Feeney at her best! Big companies getting government handouts while the needy struggle. Anne Feeney's song exposes this unfair system.

Mar 1 •

Christmas in a Tent

Is it true that Santa brings them presents, too?英検2級以上 | 名曲で英語を学ぶ

Dec 21, 2024 •

Pastures of Plenty

A song about a time when dust storms damaged crops and forced many farmers to leave their homes. Entire families travelled to California and Oregon to…

Oct 22, 2024 •

The U.S.'s origins. People from all over the world have come to the United States in search of work, freedom, and prosperity. They have built the…

Jul 2, 2024 •

Money’s Too Tight

so I'm pinching pennies. A song from the 1980s that is just as relevant today as it was then.

May 21, 2024 •

Do you have trouble sleeping?

What do you think about? A song by Malvina Reynolds. I cannot sleep for thinking of the children who cannot sleep, gone supperless to bed. I cannot…

May 14, 2024 •

Buy Nothing Day

is coming soon! Buy Nothing Day might be an antidote for affluenza... Listen to the song and learn about this important day.

Nov 21, 2023 •

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