R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe says releasing new “Radio Free Europe” remix was easy decision: “It’s important to democracy”
R.E.M. had a hit song in 1983 named after “Radio Free Europe,” inspired by the federally funded news service that helped spread American ideals abroad. Now, the struggling organization, which says the Trump administration is withholding millions in funding that Congress had appropriated, is hoping a little bit of rock and roll can help keep…