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Occupy Wall Street organizers are planning a Veterans Day rally and concert featuring folksinger Joan Baez in New York City on Friday, as the movement marks its 56th day.

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Remembering Live Aid 25 years laterupdated: Wed Jul 14 2010 10:07:00

In front of a packed house at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Joan Baez expressed the spirit of the day: "Good morning, children of the '80s," she said to the crowd gathered for the marathon charity concert Live Aid. "This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue."

Will college become a luxury for the few?updated: Tue Mar 09 2010 16:47:00

Before the protests of tuition hikes last week, a colleague posted the following: "Need suggestions for protest songs. We have a DJ but need to give her a play list." The requests started coming in: Joan Baez, the Dixie Chicks, The Clash.

White House concert honors music of civil rights eraupdated: Wed Feb 10 2010 01:22:00

Civil rights songs were the soundtrack of the movement that helped bring President Obama to the White House. On Tuesday, Obama welcomed an array of artists to celebrate those songs.

Fireworks and rock as Czechs celebrate Velvet Revolutionupdated: Tue Nov 17 2009 15:19:00

Fireworks and rock 'n' roll echoed across central Prague on Tuesday as thousands of marchers commemorated the 20th anniversary of the "Velvet Revolution" that toppled Communist rule.

Czech secret police underworldupdated: Tue Nov 17 2009 15:19:00

CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney gets a glimpse into the shadowy underworld of the former Czech secret police.

Legendary singer Joan Baez says she's finally happyupdated: Thu Nov 06 2008 12:57:00

Joan Baez is in a celebratory mood. And rightly so: She's survived 50 years in show business.

Hot rocks: Our top five music moviesupdated: Fri Mar 21 2008 12:58:00

Music: it's an essential part of a director's armory, providing an aural canvas that enhances and underlines the visual effects on-screen.

What Richard Nixon and James Dean had in commonupdated: Mon Jan 28 2008 10:10:00

Being a product of the Delaware school system, I can't help but love Quakers. My middle and junior high schools were located on a Meeting House Lane. Pacifism, abolitionism and tolerance have always seemed like good ideas to me. And I'm a total sucker for Quaker Oats packaging.

7 songs inspired by real womenupdated: Mon Jul 23 2007 01:11:00

1. "Für Elise"

Jac Holzman on ...updated: Thu Apr 19 2007 09:58:00

Over the years, Jac Holzman has worked with dozens of musicians. CNN asked him about three in particular.

Fortune: A kind word for Thom McAn, female equality in Michigan, Ford Foundationism, and other matters. THE SPEECH SUPPRESSION MOVEMENTupdated: Mon Jun 19 1989 00:01:00

Hey, remember the Free Speech Movement? That was the great crusade at Berkeley in 1964 -- the New Left uprising that initiated the great student revolution of the Sixties. It seems hard to credit t...

Fortune: An Idea That Refreshes, The Beauty and the Beast in Management, Love in the Post Office, and Other Matters. Finks Wantedupdated: Mon Aug 19 1985 00:01:00

Fascinating organization, the U.S. Postal Service. Hard to fathom, though. To take just one question of unplumbable depth, how do you suppose the fellows decide which artists will get to do those '...

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