Sweet Honey In The Rock - "Ode To The International Debt"

This song is especially meaningful for two reasons:

1) International (so-called "third world") debt is the issue that mobilized me in 1999 to learn more about poverty and social justice (you can blame Bono for that!).  It helped me understand the root causes of poverty, war, immigration, famine, and the many problems that plague our world.  And as I wrote about on Tuesday, I still care deeply about it, even though I haven't been active in the movement for a while.

2) It introduced me to the incredible all-female African-American a cappella singing group, Sweet Honey In The Rock.  The link includes a bio of these formidable women, and you can listen to more of their music.  I very highly recommend them!

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"Meanwhile in the corporate boardrooms
They talk about the debt as if it could be paid
But money borrowed and loaned
For guns you can’t eat
And buildings you can’t live in
And trinkets you can’t wear
It is a debt not owed by the people!"

http://sonichits.com/video/Sweet_Honey_In_The_Rock/Ode_to_the_International_Debt