Hope and laughter. Amy today we pay to be to the blacklisted lyricist yip harburg. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today, we pay tribute to yip harburg. His name may not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world, like jazz singer abbey lincoln. Being crosby saying that. Yip harburg wrote it. I built a railroad i built a railroad, now its done brother, can you spare a dime amy and tom waits. Bricks and mortar amy judy collins, and dr. John from new orleans. And peter yarrow. Is al jolson, and our beloved odetta. Dime you spare a you spare a dime amy brother, can you spare a dime . May well be a new anthem for many americans. The lyrics to that classic american song were written by yip harburg. He was blacklisted during the mccarthy era. During his career as a lyricist, yip harburg used his words to express antiracist, proworker messages. Hes best known for writing the lyri
Keystone xl tar sands pipeline. Protesters gathered near kerrys speech to send a message against the pipeline at least they , tried to. We did not specifically name him. We could not use the names of country, so we could not clout the United States or canada around keystone xl. We were not allowed to name specific projects, for example, so we cant talk about keystone xl pipeline. The rules book at the cop. We will look at how the United Nations is silencing voices of dissent inside the Climate Summit. And we will look at the state of the talks as negotiations enter a final day. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Cia director john brennan has refused to rule out the agencys use of torture under future president s while defending the officials who devised and carried it out. Speaking out for the First Time Since the release of Senate Findings this week, brennan refused to label cia methods torture. In defia
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