I was listening to Neil Young performing “Ohio” about the Kent State Massacre. He wrote this in half an hour after the Kent State news reached him and broke him. IMO, this the hardest hitting protest song and Neils Voice is haunting to match the lyrics.
So I wondered “where are todays Protest songs?”… Just a Day later “The Boss” released his about Minneapolis:
Today I found Jesse Welles: He’s really channeling that 60’s folk protest energy. Great old soul in this young kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR15xWFtu-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeI6iTaJA9Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFwutRYCa68
Find others?