TODAY'S TOP STORIES - March 17, 2016
Watch: Colbert Perfectly Nails Trump's Insane Reality Show Campaign
Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet
America's hottest reality show isn't even halfway over yet, and most of us understand it as well as Donald Trump. READ MORE»
Robert Reich: Fix the Supreme Court
Robert Reich, RobertReich.org
Start by telling your senators to do their job. READ MORE»
A Little-Known Way Our Political System Is Rigged to Favor the Establishment
Eric Zuesse, AlterNet
You might not have heard of this ridiculous advantage to incumbency. READ MORE»
Ohio Gets to Try to Execute Prisoner Again After Horrifying First Attempt Was Botched
By Kali Holloway, AlterNet
State court rules that a new attempt will not be cruel and unusual punishment, despite Romell Broom's screams of agony. READ MORE»
AlterNet Comics: Tom Tomorrow on the New Trump Reality
By Tom Tomorrow, AlterNet
Reality, it's not just a show anymore. READ MORE»
PBS Show Inadvertently Features Trump Supporter's White Power Tattoos
A possible clue to why she's all in for Trump. READ MORE»
Trump Spokeswoman Katrina Pierson Stunned CNN's Jake Tapper by Vigorously Defending Ignorance of American Culture
By Scott Eric Kaufman, Salon
This woman's absurdity appears to know no limits. READ MORE»
Pope Francis Fires Vatican Ambassador to U.S. Who Set Up Meeting With Kim Davis
By Aximill, Daily Kos
A arch-conservative bishop was let go. READ MORE»
Virginia Has Been Putting 'Habitual Drunkards' on a Shady Blacklist and Targeting Them
By Kristen Gwynne, The Influence
A questionably legal program unfairly targets poor residents, sweeping them off the street and into jail. READ MORE»
The Real Irish-American Story Not Taught in Schools
By Bill Bigelow, Zinn Education Project
Today’s textbooks contain no stories of actual people. READ MORE»
How Artists Are Using Their Work to Break Political Boundaries
By Ilana Novick, AlterNet
Around the world, artists are pushing the boundaries of creative activism. READ MORE»
Florida Poll Workers Find Democratic Ballots in Closet After Telling Voter Primary for GOP Only
By Travis Gettys, Raw Story
Potential voter fraud in Florida as non-GOP ballots suspiciously disappear from a precinct. READ MORE»
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