Give Natalie Merchant's Motherland a spin if you crave some not-too-happy-about-it social commentary.
Where have all the protest songs gone?
In light of all the problems the world faces today it occured to me that no one in the folk scene or heaven forbid the rock world are writing songs about war,famine,and you can fill in whatever ills you please into the garbage heap.Has the music arts become so safe and sterile and corporate that no one can hear their still small voice and raise it?