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Bruce Springsteen Has a Gift He Keeps on Giving

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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Bruce Springsteen's Journey

In this chapter, they discuss Bruce Springsteen's journey towards becoming politically engaged and how it was influenced by the political climate of the 60s. They also explore the changing political orientation of white working-class areas and Springsteen's perspective on it. He reflects on how his songs have captured the struggles caused by deindustrialization and globalization over the past 40 years and how certain political messages can resonate with people despite being fallacious.

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