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- Title
On Rich Men North of Richmond.
- Authors
Albert, Michael
- Abstract
Rich Men North Of Richmond is the title of the hugely popularOliver Anthony folk/country song that has incredibly rocketedto number one in the U.S. despite Anthony being publiclylargely unknown before the song's release in mid-August anddespite his not having a record company. Anthony was touching theconstituency the left is supposed to talk with, is supposed toreach out to, is supposed to hear and learn from and fightalongside, and what did Anthony receive from informed,educated, sophisticated, committed progressives and evenradicals? And apparently not only the ticketprices were high, $100 instead of the $25 that Anthony saidtickets should cost, but then people could also buy access to ameet and great session for $200 though Anthony said thelatter should be free. Second: Many liberals and some progressives ironicallyseemed to have heard Anthony's song more or less the sameway the right wingers heard it.
- Subjects
RICHMOND (Va.); WORKERS' compensation; SCHOOL dropouts; BLUE collar workers
- Publication
CounterPunch, 2023, p180
- ISSN
1086-2323
- Publication type
Article