“If a Cuban refugee is escaping, we're saying they're a political refugee, but why isn't a Haitian refugee a political refugee? They're escaping the capitalism and degradation of economic imperialism. We don't call them political refugees; we call them unfortunate people.” PeopleIfsPoliticalEconomicCapitalismUnfortunateRefugeeImperialismDegradationEscapingCubanHaitian Author:Ian Svenonius
“What is music in America? It's this stand-in for political action in a lot of senses. We have no democracy and we have no art culture, and we've long considered politics nebbish-y and hopelessly unsexy. So a lot of what would be considered political activism is channeled into cultural work.” LongArtWould BeActionAmericaPoliticalCultureDemocracyActivismSensesPolitical ActionPolitical Activism Author:Ian Svenonius
