What do you know, the stock market actually went up on Monday for the first time in more than a week. But before anything like irrational exuberance sets in, maybe we should hear from Brother Billy Bragg -- a little song from six years ago that still resonates today.
David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.
