TODAY'S TOP STORIES - March 12, 2016

Trump Rally Cancelled After Thousands Show Up to Protest

Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Thousands of anti-Trump activists stormed the university location where the GOP frontrunner was set to deliver a speech. READ MORE»


5 Ways Donald Trump's 'Entertainment Factor' Hijacked American Politics

Mark Peysha, AlterNet

Note to Democrats: To defeat the master manipulator, study his playbook. READ MORE»


How Bernie Sanders' Solutions Would Dramatically Improve Wages, Poverty and Inequality

Gerald Friedman, Dollars and Sense

A handy guide to explain the specifics of Sanders' economic agenda. READ MORE»


How Sex and Drugs Saved My Life (and Could Save the World)

By Britta Wollman Love, AlterNet

Sex and psychedelics are two of the most powerful tools available for facilitating healing and spiritual growth. READ MORE»


Robert Greenwald on His Free Anti-NRA Film: 'It Should Be as Widely Spread as Possible'

By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times

The film will be shown for free in church basements, colleges, state capitals and later available on Facebook and YouTube. READ MORE»


Their Brand Is Demagogic Rage: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Our Sad New Politics of Anger and Performance

By Andrew Burstein, Nancy Isenberg, Salon

American politicians have trafficked in insults and fear for centuries. This is why Trump and Cruz are different. READ MORE»


Anti-Abortion Activists Vandalize Planned Parenthood in Columbus (VIDEO)

By Sola Agustsson, AlterNet

Republican presidential debates in conjunction with the incendiary false video have increased the attacks on abortion clinics. READ MORE»


Hillary Will Never Admit Publicly That She Supports Fracking, But She's a Booster Behind Closed Doors

By Josh Fox, Lee Ziesche, AlterNet

There's only one presidential candidate who forthrightly supports a ban on fracking: Bernie Sanders. READ MORE»


The Story Behind the Immigrant Workers in Bernie Sanders' Stirring New Ad Lauding Worker Organizing

By Michelle Chen, In These Times

Far outside the Beltway, quiet and passionate organizing is effecting positive change. READ MORE»


The Great Corporate Buy-Up: Because of Corporations, Our Cities Are Not Our Own

By Laura Flanders, The F Word

Companies took advantage of low commercial rents to remake cities in their image. READ MORE»


Why Thousands of Boston Students Walked Out of School This Week

By Jennifer Berkshire, EduShyster.com

Budget cuts and charter growth are bleeding public schools dry. And students know it. READ MORE»


Second White-on-Black Assault Caught on Video From Horrifying Trump Rally in North Carolina

By Bethania Palma Markus, Raw Story

"The fact that I experienced hate at a candidate rally tells you everything you need to know about Donald Trump and the people that support him." READ MORE»


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