Mark Begich is running for the Senate in Alaska. Mayor of Anchorage, and the first mayor born in the city, Begich talks about the Rolling Stones, Ray Charles and raising a family.
Musician Tao Rodriguez Seeger is the eldest grandchild of Pete and Toshi (née Toshi-Aline Ohta) Seeger, and the son of Mika Seeger and Puerto Rican filmmaker Emilio Rodriguez. Rodriguez-Seeger sings in English and Spanish, composes, and plays guitar, banjo, and harmonica.
Tom Wyka is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. He is an activist and a DFA group leader in Morris County, where he is challenging a 14 year incumbent for the second time.
For more than 25 years, Los Lobos has been one of the most creative, dynamic, and daring bands in the American landscape. Music for Democracy's Steve Silberman spoke with Los Lobos' Steve Berlin on a break from the band's Brotherhood tour with Los Lonely Boys.