Tribute to yip harburg. The man who put the rainbow in the wizard of oz democracy now special. All that and more coming up. Now me to democracy i am 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 and bing crosby sang it. Railroad, made a race against time. I built a railroad, now it is done amy goodman and tom waits. Judy collins, and dr. John from new orleans, peter yarrow,. They called meow al amy goodman thats al jolson, and our beloved odetta. Dime . An you spare a dime . Spare a amy goodman 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 lyrics to the wizard of oz, but he also had two
Talks about infrastructure needs. And tom heart of the one campaign will talk about efforts and the global poverty effect of budget cuts on government programs. Host good morning. It is february 27. Tuesday,the houses and at 10 00 a. M. For morning hour and 11 00 for legislative business. The senate will begin at 10 00 a. M. And we are with you for the next three hours. We begin today with President Trumps comments at a meeting of the nations governors, urging them not to be afraid of the National Rifle association. The president said while the nra is doing what they think is right, it is also ok to fight the lobby. This morning we will get your reaction amid the current gun debate. Phone lines this morning republicans, 2027488001. , democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. Line for nra members this morning, 2027488003. Catch up with us on social media come on twitter and on facebook. A very good Tuesday Morning for you this morning. You can start calling in now as we show you
Been near 0 and feds been printing money like never before jay powell has to unweekend that without damaging the economy. Lets see how that Opening Statement is being received on the stock market. Fairly well, dow industrials and the s p 500 and the nasdaq they will all open ever so slielgtly lower. Remember, this follows two day of gigantic tbains. Theres other news, fedex will not join the boycott nra movement that is intimidated several other Big Companies and the state of georgia threatens to take away a sales tax benefit from delta if that airline continues its nra boycott. The state to play is this, boycott that will be hashtagged boycott nra as politicized business. And it is trying to silence anyone who supports Second Amendment rights. And then theres the nfl. Commissioner Roger Goodell will reportedly demand 2 million from cowboys oiner jerry jones for his activities during last seasons anthem protests. That is not over. But Varney Company were about to begin. Stay there plea
The intense opposition. Americas closest middle east ally, israel is condemning the accord, along with saudi arabia and most republicans in congress. Youll hear from them directly as to why they feel the deal is dangerous, and potentially a historic mistake. We begin this hour with the Landmark International deal to limit irans fuk lar program. Deal is welcomed to block irans pursuit of a nuclear weapon. And in the long run, it could reshape regulations between iran and the west. Or reaction from the white house and congress, and reaction from israel. And vienna on how negotiators bridged their differences. Starting with a closer look at the accord, calls for irans centrifuges, down to 3,000 and iran is supposed to reduce its stockpiles of uranium a crucial weapon component. And monitoring and examining sites, including military facilities. And in exchange, the world will lift sanctions on iran, but only after they have been verified that iran has taken steps to comply with the agreeme
To the kremlin to washington. Will Congress Stop it. Entering Irans Nuclear program was supposed to be the point of these talks in the first place. Plus, voices from a iran. Iran will emerge from international isolation. What the Younger Generation says about this water shed moment. We begin tonight with an agreement many consider unthinkable for decades. Iran has accepted a deal to limit its Nuclear Program. Instead of bars today there were smiles and laughter. This was the reaction from people in tehran. The deal will bring an end to debilitating sanctions. With the show of unity there is uncertainty and questions about trust and transparentcy. Will it hold . What if it doesnt . We have more now from jamie mcintyre. Reporter well, john, there is a lot in this agreement. Lets take a look at some of the main points. The first one is that thethe iran has agreed to reduce its youits uranium producing centerfuges. In addition it will reduce its stock pile of enriched uranium of five tons