As we enter a new year, the fight against the Malignant Fascist's autocracy, bigotry and un-Constitutional actions is gaining ground, but far from over. A song that came to mind as our last offering of 2025 is a song released 80 years ago, "The House I Live In," from a short film that promoted tolerance, and that depicts a better America than we find ourselves in now. Not perfect, but much better, where neighbors, regardless of color, religion or nationality are accepted and valued in the American "house." Naturally, the song was reviled by the right-wing of the day for calling for ethnic and racial harmony. Although the song has been covered since by many artists like Mahalia Jackson, Bing Crosby and Sam Cooke, the original and most famous version was sung by Frank Sinatra in the film.
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