These Musicians Risked It All For Social Change
Tom Morello Is Raging Against The Machine
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Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello became a voice for struggling laborers – and it’s not just with his angsty music. In fact, the Harvard graduate left his punk rock roots and became a folk singer with The Nightwatchman. It’s something he describes as an “extension of [his] politics” and uses the project to advocate for unions and fair wages.
In 2003, The Nightwatchmen joined the Tell Us The Truth Tour which was advocating for the free press (which is particularly important if you consider today’s political climate). Morello was also a constant presence at Occupy Wall Street and attended the protests in Madison, Wisconsin in early 2011. The following year, he got on stage at a Chicago rally headed by the National Nurses Union and called for a “Robin Hood” tax.
