Archive - This Week with David Rovics

A week in the midwest + From Auschwitz to Gaza PLAYLIST

The Ministry of Culture will be back in Illinois and Wisconsin a month from now! And there's a new album coming...

8 hrs ago •

July 2025

Going Down Under

If it weren't for a very long flight, all the kangaroos and kookaburras, and everyone driving on the left side of the road, I might have thought I was…

Jul 31 •

28:00

"Jeremy Corbyn" REMIX

When Jeremy Corbyn was the elected leader of the British Labor Party I wrote this song. Chet and I thought in light of him forming a new party it was…

Jul 30 •

2:49

"Israel and Its Nuclear Arsenal" REMIX

Another brilliant remix from Chet Gardiner, bound for the next album.

Jul 29 •

2:35

"I Support Palestine Action" REMIX

As increasing numbers of people keep getting arrested in England for holding signs that read, "I Support Palestine Action," here's a remix for the next…

Jul 28 •

2:49

"From Auschwitz to Gaza" REMIX

This is probably my best songwriting effort on the awful subject of Israel's continuing genocide of the Palestinian people by mass starvation. Chet…

Jul 27 •

3:29

Setting fire to a passport

The most poignant few minutes of the national rally for Gaza in Canberra last week involved the burning of an Israeli passport.

Jul 26 •

3:03

New song: "From Auschwitz to Gaza"

Some distinctions between Auschwitz and Gaza? Gaza is much bigger. And the genocide is being financed and armed by the US and most of the rest of the…

Jul 24 •

3:37

Sydney Gaza rally recording

Choice bits from last weekend's rally in Hyde Park.

Jul 20 •

13:53

New song: "Maha Almassri" #FreeMaha

Meanwhile in Australia, Palestinian grandmothers are being abducted by police and detained indefinitely.

Jul 17 •

2:54

New song: "I Support Palestine Action"

Here's one for Palestine Action. Share it if you want to break UK law and face a 14-year prison sentence.

Jul 14 •

2:56

AUSTRALIA tour on now!

Coming right up, the Ministry of Culture will be singing in Newcastle, Sydney, Katoomba, Canberra, Brisbane, and now Maleny, too! Please tell your…

Jul 8 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts