Ever since Woody Guthrie branded his guitar with the words "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS" and began singing "This Land Is Your Land," American folk music has made defining "America" and its values a mission statement. So it's fitting that in this immigrant-bashing, race-baiting, pussy-grabbing moment, a new generation of songwriters are putting
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Valerie June and the Intersectional Protest Folk LPs Defining Nu-America