IAN SINCLAIR draws attention to the powerful role that literature plays in foreseeing the way humanity will deal with climate crisis
Solidarity in song
STEVE JOHNSON applauds an outstanding album that is a celebration of achievements won through collective struggle

Si Kahn and George Mann
Labor Day: A Tribute to Hard Working People Everywhere
(Strictly Country)
SI KAHN is a long-standing US singer-songwriter and union activist performing songs devoted to the struggles of the working class in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.
To mark his 80th birthday recently his fellow singer and union organiser George Mann has put together an album of 21 songs devoted to Labour movement history relevant to both the US and internationally.
The songs are all written by Kahn and include some new as well as older material. The album also features a number of guest artists including Billy Bragg, Peggy Seeger, Tom Chapin, Kathy Mattea and Odetta.
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