U2’s Tribute to ICE Victim Renée Good and Why We Still Need Artists Speaking Out

In moments of rising authoritarianism, disinformation, and historical amnesia, artists matter more, not less. From U2’s decades of confronting political violence and inequality to today’s new activist music responding to war, protest, and repression, the tradition is clear: music doesn’t just entertain us. It documents. It humanizes. It refuses to let cruelty become normal. At a time when fear politics tries to make silence feel safer, artists remind us that hope is not naïve. Hope is resistance. And democracy doesn’t defend itself. People do. Get full access to Yo, Miss! at saribethrosenberg.substack.com/subscribe