Springsteen has repeatedly turned moments of violence and injustice into songs that demand moral reckoning ...
“Streets of Minneapolis” taps into a time-old tradition to rail against a modern crisis.
Bruce Springsteen released a searing protest song, "Streets of Minneapolis," in reaction to the shooting deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. Good. The song stands in the grand tradition of popular ...
In November of 2025, Bruce Springsteen spoke at the New York Public Library’s annual gala, where he expressed a resolution: write more politcal songs. “The writer is always at his best when he has ...