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like mainstream-TV press.
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personal goal. I will forever be
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Jersey Blues
as a lifelong resident of
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For her riveting feature on blogger Glenn Greenwald and NSA
whistle-blower Edward Snowden [“The Men Who Leaked the
Secrets,” RS 1198/1199], Janet Reitman traveled to Brazil to in-
vestigate how two unlikely men broke the biggest news story
of 2013. The Council on Foreign Relations called Reitman’s
piece “a must-read,” and RS readers everywhere weighed in.
as an 80-year-old cold
War vet, I’m ashamed by the
eagerness with which we in-
vade other countries in the
name of freedom and secu-
rity. Reitman’s Greenwald-
Snowden story reveals that
despite leaders like Cheney,
Bush and Obama, Ameri-
ca’s young people are not all
automatons. There may be
some hope for us yet.
Bill Howard
Chesterfi eld, MO
regardless of one’s
opinion of Greenwald
and Snowden, the ques-
tions they raise are un-
deniably essential for
defining the future of
our 250-year democrat-
ic experiment. Democ-
racy requires vigilance
and constant adapta-
tion. Excellent reporting.
Michael Palmer, Chicago
great article, very in-
formative, scared the shit out
of me. The NSA sells fear,
and we buy it. I truly hope
Snowden survives all of this.
Ellen Heizman, Zellwood, FL
after reading reit-
man’s story, I’m left with
conflicting thoughts: how
amazing it is that corporate
America is willing to cave
to NSA-information-col-
lection demands without a
fight, and how ironic it is
that Snowden has landed in
a country where spying on
one’s own is as commonplace
as snow.
Bob Bennett, Roscommon, MI
the problem with
Snowden making a unilat-
eral decision to leak what
he did is that we don’t know
what comparable programs
exist in other countries. Now
the U.S. looks like the enemy
of freedom. We need surveil-
lance systems, but how far
should they go?
Edie Haynes, Boston
an incredible piece on
the NSA (may the saints of
past, present and future
watch over Greenwald and
Snowden), an electrifying
Taibbi story on Camden,
New Jersey, and Bill McKib-
ben on climate change. What
an amazing issue of RS.
Roland Jacopetti
Santa Rosa, CA
turing dried up. When poverty
and chaos resulted, draconi-
an law-enforcement policies
were the inevitable next step.
I wonder who is now profiting
from that.
Jan Tache, Penn Valley, CA
Empty Promises
bill mckibben’s story on
Obama’s climate legacy was so-
bering [“Obama and Climate
Change: The Real Story,” RS
1198/1199]. Americans won’t
care about climate change as
long as they can fill up their gas
guzzlers and have their drive-
thru burgers. We want cheap
gas and cheap food, and we’ll
worry about the consequences
of that after we die.
Will Slayter, Modesto, CA
The Songwriter
i was raised on john mel-
lencamp’s music, so his obser-
vations in RS left me feeling
kind of betrayed [“My Life in 15
Songs,” RS 1198/1199]. It’s hard
to read how unhappy he was at
every turn in his career – I feel
like the kid who finds out there’s
no Santa Claus. Hope Mellen-
camp finds some joy in his life.
Renae Chaves, Providence, RI
The Year in Rock
as always, i pored over
RS’s year-end lists [Albums of
the Year, RS 1198/1199]. That
Lorde’s great Pure Heroine was
on the same page as Josh Hom-
me’s excellent Queens of the
Stone Age release and Kanye’s
best record in years really gave
me hope for 2014.
Maureen Oaks, via the Internet
what joy to see my favor-
ite albums and singles make
the “best of 2013.” I was
surprised that John Fogerty’s
record placed as high as it did,
knowing how much you guys
are into hip new music.
Tom Peterson, via the Internet
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The guitarist and Bruce
Springsteen collaborator
picks fi ve songs he loves.
Kiss
“Rock and Roll All Nite”
I like music that is
serious and has a social
conscience – but I also
have a desire to cast o
the world’s problems and
party hard. My kids and I
rock out to this in the car.
Knife Party
“Centipede”
They’re my favorite EDM
group. This song sounds
like one of my ri s played
through a Moog at the
devil’s backyard barbe-
cue. Fantastic!
The Last
Internationale
“Wanted Man”
It’s the lean, angry blues
of the Black Keys with
Rage Against the Machine
politics and a badass
frontwoman. I hope it be-
comes the biggest thing
in the world.
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha
“Timber”
I can’t imagine myself
ever being in a club
where this song was
played, but if I was, I
would hope to be doing
shots with Ke$ha. You
know, it’s not Fugazi, but
overall it’s a jam.
Phosphorescent
“Song for Zula”
I thought this was a great
song, until I learned it
was about a gorilla at the
Bronx Zoo. Then I realized
it was a really great song!
Tom
Morello
GUEST
LIST
3. Neil Young “Mellow My Mind” YouTube
Young’s recent stand of solo acoustic shows brought down
the house at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Best of all? This banjo-
led take on a bittersweet classic from Tonight’s the Night.
1. Drake
“Trophies”
Canada’s coldest MC
rings in 2014 with a
supercocky, brass-laced
anthem that sounds like
the kind of thing Darth
Vader might play on club
night at the Death Star.
2. Lady Gaga feat.
Christina Aguilera
“Do What U Want”
Gaga’s sweaty duet with R. Kelly
was already the best thing on
Artpop by a mile. Thought that
song couldn’t possibly get any
hotter? Wrong! Check this brand-
new version – where Kells steps
aside to make room
for Christina’s
gale-force wail
– for proof.
4. Vampire
Weekend
“Step (Remix)”
The dreamiest song from
2013’s best album gets
even better with screwy
guest verses from un-
derground rap stars like
Danny Brown. Ace!
5. Queens of
the Stone Age
Austin City Limits
Josh Homme and Co.
are one of the most
badass live rock bands
in the land right now.
See what we mean by
checking the Queens’
full TV concert online,
featuring cannonball-
heavy renditions of
tunes from their
killer 2013 LP,
. . . Like Clockwork.
6. Speedy Ortiz
“American Horror”
A few months after blowing
our minds with its gnarly,
noisy debut LP, the Mass-
achusetts crew returns
with another shot of
Dinosaur Jr. ri s and
supersnarky vocals.
7. Beck “Love”
Starbucks’ new Sweet-
heart 2014 compilation
recruits cool artists like
Fiona Apple, Jim James
and more to cover classic
love songs. Our favorite:
Beck’s soft, pretty take
on this standout ballad
from John Lennon’s Plas-
tic Ono Band LP. Now
we’re even more ex-
cited to hear Beck’s
new album.
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