A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz | Daily Digest 11/23/2017

Respect Existence of Expect Resistance Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Thursday, November 23, 2017 democracynow.org Stories A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz   His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Today, we take a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such hits as "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and who put the music into The Wizard of Oz. Born into poverty on the Lower East ... Read More → Forward this email → Donate today → Follow WEB EXCLUSIVE Migration Advocate Calls on Delegates at COP23 to Address Climate Change Displacement BOOK RELEASE Get Your Signed Copy of Reclaiming Gotham, the newest book by Juan González, and find a speaking event near you!  COLUMN Respect Existence of Expect Resistance WEB EXCLUSIVE Anand Gopal: As US Continues Strikes in Afghanistan & Syria, Where is Coverage of Civilian Deaths? SPEAKING EVENTS 11/28 New York, NY More events DN! IN THE NEWS Weather Channel Features Amy Goodman Questioning Trump's Fossil Fuel Reps at U.N. Climate Talks 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License