[https://new.portside.org/] Material of Interest to People on the Left PORTSIDE SNAPSHOT - NOVEMBER 27, 2017 A MATHEMATICIAN WHO DANCES TO THE JOYS AND SORROWS OF DISCOVERY [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/mathematician-who-dances-joys-and-sorrows-discovery] [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/mathematician-who-dances-joys-and-sorrows-discovery] ERICA KLARREICH _ Quanta _ Federico Ardila opens up about his journey as a mathematician, teacher, Colombian transplant, DJ and creator of mathematical spaces. * * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/mathematician-who-dances-joys-and-sorrows-discovery] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/mathematician-who-dances-joys-and-sorrows-discovery] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/mathematician-who-dances-joys-and-sorrows-discovery&text=A%20Mathematician%20Who%20Dances%20to%20the%20Joys%20and%20Sorrows%20of%20Discovery] A TRIBUTE TO BLACKLISTED LYRICIST YIP HARBURG: THE MAN WHO PUT THE RAINBOW IN THE WIZARD OF OZ [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/tribute-blacklisted-lyricist-yip-harburg-man-who-put-rainbow-wizard-oz] [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/tribute-blacklisted-lyricist-yip-harburg-man-who-put-rainbow-wizard-oz] AMY GOODMAN, ERNIE HARBURG _ Democracy Now! _ His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Harburg always included a strong social and political component to his work, fighting racism and poverty. A lifelong socialist, Harburg was blacklisted and hounded throughout much of his life. * * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/tribute-blacklisted-lyricist-yip-harburg-man-who-put-rainbow-wizard-oz] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/tribute-blacklisted-lyricist-yip-harburg-man-who-put-rainbow-wizard-oz] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/tribute-blacklisted-lyricist-yip-harburg-man-who-put-rainbow-wizard-oz&text=A%20Tribute%20to%20Blacklisted%20Lyricist%20Yip%20Harburg%3A%20The%20Man%20Who%20Put%20the%20Rainbow%20in%20The%20Wizard%20of%20Oz] BOOKS ARE PLAYING A ROLE IN ELEVATING AND TRANSFORMING CHICAGO COMMUNITIES [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/books-are-playing-role-elevating-and-transforming-chicago-communities] [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/books-are-playing-role-elevating-and-transforming-chicago-communities] VALERIE VANDE PANNE _ Alternet _ Illiteracy rates are high in Chicago, and Open Books is working to fill the void. * * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/books-are-playing-role-elevating-and-transforming-chicago-communities] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/books-are-playing-role-elevating-and-transforming-chicago-communities] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/books-are-playing-role-elevating-and-transforming-chicago-communities&text=Books%20Are%20Playing%20a%20Role%20in%20Elevating%20and%20Transforming%20Chicago%20Communities] CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS LAUNCH NATIONAL EFFORT TO COMBAT ALARMING VOTER PURGE ATTEMPT [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/civil-rights-groups-launch-national-effort-combat-alarming-voter-purge-attempt] [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-27/civil-rights-groups-launch-national-effort-combat-alarming-voter-purge-attempt] _ Brennan Center for Justice _ "As organizations that represent and protect voters, we are deeply concerned that PILF’s threats will scare election administrators into performing ill-conceived or illegal list maintenance programs, in violation of federal law." * * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/civil-rights-groups-launch-national-effort-combat-alarming-voter-purge-attempt] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/civil-rights-groups-launch-national-effort-combat-alarming-voter-purge-attempt] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-27/civil-rights-groups-launch-national-effort-combat-alarming-voter-purge-attempt&text=Civil%20Rights%20Groups%20Launch%20National%20Effort%20to%20Combat%20Alarming%20Voter%20Purge%20Attempt] TRUMP IS QUIETLY MAKING IT EVEN HARDER TO REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-26/trump-quietly-making-it-even-harder-report-sexual-harassment-and-discrimination] [https://new.portside.org/2017-11-26/trump-quietly-making-it-even-harder-report-sexual-harassment-and-discrimination] EMILY PECK _ Huffington Post _ The White House has been trying to shut women up this whole time. * * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-26/trump-quietly-making-it-even-harder-report-sexual-harassment-and-discrimination] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-26/trump-quietly-making-it-even-harder-report-sexual-harassment-and-discrimination] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-11-26/trump-quietly-making-it-even-harder-report-sexual-harassment-and-discrimination&text=Trump%20Is%20Quietly%20Making%20It%20Even%20Harder%20To%20Report%20Sexual%20Harassment%20And%20Discrimination] INTERPRET THE WORLD AND CHANGE IT. 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