Music and Politics have one essential thing in common: they both permeate and affect our lives every single day. Yet their connection runs deeper than shared ubiquity. My argument here is that listening itself, the act that music trains and politics so often abandons, is a fundamental civic practice. Before one can agree, resist, vote, or dissent, one must first tune in. In an era defined by noise, reaction, and polarization, the most radical act available to us may be the simplest one:...