Welcome 2 America is Prince’s best political work
Prince was always a political songwriter, even when he was detailing the 23 positions of a one-night stand. But this new-old record is his most satisfying…
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Yo Zushi is a contributing writer for the New Statesman.
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Like Rocky Balboa, Jeremy Corbyn might not have won – but he sure went the distance
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