Noriko Manabe

But there are more of these in former dictatorships like Brazil and S Korea than in the US…

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Trump's EPA weakened limits for mercury pollution (by 70%) as well as for toxic soot. Its own fine print says it won't bring down electricity prices or help stave off the decline in the coal industry. youtu.be/0GhwxM5hLSQ?...

The playlist of the resistance Dissenters are harnessing music as a tool of resistance.

I was interviewed by Axios on recent protest music about ICE. www.axios.com/2026/02/02/p...

Help Minneapolis Get a Nobel Peace Prize Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota, on January 26, 2026 (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) The editors of The Nation are formally nominating the city of Minneapo...

The Nation has nominated the people of Minneapolis for a Nobel Peace Price. Help out below:
https://bit.ly/4q9datK

Sell America Is the New Trade on Wall Street

Turns out net debtors can’t tick off everyone all the time. Dollar down 10% against other currencies; demand for US equities and govt bonds down, with negative implications for market performance and interest rates. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...

And would explain why there's no equivalent investigation for Renee Good's murder.

What goes into ‘know your rights’ training?, TV Talk, and more - AirTalk Today on AirTalk: Bruce Springsteen has a new protest song — but does it matter? (0:30) How are restaurants doing amid ICE raids and weak consumer confidence? ? (20:17) New book digs into how easy ...

I participated in @npr.org AirTalk with Larry Mantle, where callers chimed in on what they thought about @brucespringsteen.net 's new anthem on #ICE and #Minneapolis. Some very interesting comments. omny.fm/shows/airtal...

This Machine Melts ICE: The Protest Songs Galvanizing Minneapolis, and Now the Entire Country Minnesota musicians processed their grief through song and inspired countless others in the process. Now, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews are amplifying the message.

This excellent article by @alexlauer.bsky.social considers ICE protest songs, many by Minneapolis musicians whom he interviews, and the role of music in protests. I was privileged to offer comments. www.insidehook.com/music/ice-pr...

"It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"

I also appreciate the ironic evocation of the national anthem, and that the samples of protesters' chants haven't been edited to fit the music's tempo, allowing them to coexist like sounds at a protest.

Noriko Manabe – Medium Read writing from Noriko Manabe on Medium. Music prof researching music & social movements, popular music, music/language. Editor, Oxford Handbook of Protest Music, 33-1/3 Japan. http://linktr.ee/nman...

I’ve actually been transcribing protest chants since the 2010s. Since the 2017 Women’s March, I’ve put them up here: medium.com/@norikomanabe

Thanks for posting!

ICE protest songs and chants, Minnesota general strike (January 23) and beyond Transcriptions of songs and chants at ICE protests. Songs about ICE’s masculinity issues and other issues connected with ICE.

Here is my second blogpost on ICE protest songs and chants, from the Minnesota general strike and after Alex Pretti’s killing, with a large section on singing at protests and more songs about ICE. medium.com/@norikomanab...

Social media varies, but BlueSky is pretty open. Twitter has become unusable; I only still have an account there because many Japanese people I follow haven’t migrated out of it.

The mainstream media in the US is controlled by a small number of Republican billionaires (eg Bezos owns the Washington Post, Ellison owns CBS News), and formerly liberal outlets like the NYTimes has been cowed into submission. Many Americans read non-US outlets like the BBC or the Guardian instead.

It’s good that he said this, unlike W. But the first paragraph shows his denialism. We are, evidently, a country that guns down its citizens in the street. That is a problem, and it needs to be recognized and resisted.

That having been said, for many countries (eg UK, France, Japan), the governmental capital is the same as the city with the most economic capital, and their biggest papers are in those cities--London, Paris, Tokyo. That's not the case in the US--NYC isn't the capital.

Music as Social Life People around the world and throughout history have used music to express their inner emotions, reach out to the divine, woo lovers, celebrate weddings, inspire political movements, and lull babies to...

I agree with you that repetition is key to helping participation along. Thomas Turino talks about this nature of participatory music in the second chapter of this book. Many protest songs, esp. Freedom Songs, have this characteristic. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Many thanks for letting me know about your song! I've included it in the blogpost in a subsection titled "other participatory singing," since the song seemed well-designed for a call-and-response. Thank you again!

Thank you - I've made that correction.

it's also happening on X as you know, and seems to be happening somewhat on Threads.

That's very nice! I like the constant refrain, "chip, chip, chipping away at the ICE."

“ICE out for good” protests, January 8–11, 2026 Chants and Songs at ICE protests

Here's the first blogpost on ICE protest chants and songs, from January 13. medium.com/@norikomanab...

ICE protest songs and chants, Minnesota general strike (January 23) and beyond Transcriptions of singing at ICE protests by faith leaders and protesters. Songs about ICE’s masculinity issues. Other songs about the ICE…

I've written this blogpost on ICE protest chants & songs, w/ a large section of transcriptions of singing at protests by faith leaders and the Singing Resistance. It also includes songs about ICE agents' perceived masculinity issues and new songs protesting ICE. medium.com/@norikomanab...

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Survey after survey is showing that nearly 2/3 of US voters disapprove of ICE's actions. It's time Republicans were reminded of that.

especially the Republicans.

I called yesterday and will call again today. If you’re new to it, 5calls.org has got your back.

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

Sure, Gabrielle, if you don’t mind sharing it!

That sounds really interesting! Do you have any writing/publications on this topic that are currently shareable?