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Demonstrators gather at Monument Circle to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Governor Mike Pence, during a rally in Indianapolis on March 28, 2015.

Does it make a difference when musicians boycott?

Music

Wilco has announced that the band was cancelling its Indiana show because of the new “religious objections” law. But can musician boycotts bring political change?

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