Trump’s Recent Behavior Is Even More Terrifying Than You Think

The violence at Trump’s rallies has boiled over in recent days. Trump himself canceled his rally on Friday in Chicago, citing safety concerns. He continues to rile up his supporters, however, calling protesters “bad dudes” and encouraging his fans to “punch back” to defend themselves. The spectical has generated Trump some negative press, chastising him for inciting violence at his events. But the full scope of Trump’s conduct is more extreme and much darker...
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/13/3759636/trumps-recent-behavior-is-even-more-terrifying-than-you-think/

Week In The News: Trump On Abortion, Sanders Scores Three More, Blast In Lahore (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Presidential politics in motion again this week. Bernie Sanders takes three states and lines up strong in Wisconsin. Trump says he would punish women for abortion, and looks like he could stumble in the Badger State. Nothing’s over here. In California, New York — fifteen dollar minimum wage deals. North Carolina, Georgia — LGBT battles. An Easter bombing in Pakistan. And the FBI cracks that phone without Apple. This hour On Point, our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/04/01/trump-abortion-sanders-election-2016-lahore-attack

Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show, 2016-04-01)

Anger erupts over legislation being called anti-LGBT in North Carolina, Mississippi and elsewhere. The Supreme Court deadlocks on a union dues case, delivering a major victory to organized labor. And the Court hints it’s seeking to avoid a 4-4 split in the case of the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate. A tough week for Donald Trump, who caused outrage with comments on abortion, and trails Ted Cruz in the polls ahead of the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday. And the FBI unlocks the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, ending a legal battle with Apple. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.
Interview: 
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-04-01/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Friday News Roundup – International (Diane Rehm Show, 2016-04-01)

President Obama hosts a nuclear security summit in Washington with world leaders from more than 50 nations. One goal is to strengthen ways to keep nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists. North Korea apparently fires another short-range missile into the sea – just after a meeting between President Obama and the presidents of South Korea and Japan. Pakistan makes hundreds of arrests in the Easter bombing at a park and playground that killed dozens. And in Myanmar, a new era begins as the nation swears in its first democratically elected president after more than half a century of military rule. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top international news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-04-01/friday-news-roundup-international

Here's how to lock your notes with a password or a fingerprint in iOS 9.3

As we decided to explore this new feature in depth and were left a bit flabbergasted by where to find and enable it, we felt that it's fair to give you heads up on how to lock noted in iOS 9.3 with your fingerprint or a password for that matter...
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Heres-how-to-lock-your-notes-with-a-password-or-a-fingerprint-in-iOS-9.3_id77635

Secular Coalition releases bracket for 2016 Bad Bill Madness!

Today the Secular Coalition unveiled its selections for 2016 Bad Bill Madness! This year's field features sixteen of the worst bills threatening the separation of church and state in America, from restricting reproductive rights to making the Bible a state's official book. Your vote will decide which bill wins the dishonorable distinction of worst bill in America....
http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9241bef44976519ab9f9dff94&id=fdd300a9fa&e=077f8ff121

Kasich Bashes Clean Energy And Climate Action At Ohio Town Hall

At a town hall event in Ohio’s manufacturing hub on Sunday, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich criticized Secretary of State John Kerry for traveling to Paris to fight climate change, and said clean energy was too expensive for the region. The Ohio governor’s remarks came in response to a constituent who asked how he would “implement clean energy and green jobs” in Youngstown if elected president. The questioner noted that clean energy was important to fighting human-caused climate change, and that Kerry had recently travelled to Paris to negotiate an international deal to reduce emissions...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/14/3759893/kasich-clean-energy-climate-change-ohio/

Nixon’s Drug War Was (and Still Is) a Racist Policy Tool to Disrupt and Neutralize Black Communities

Earlier this week, the drug policy field was set ablaze with a Harper’s front-page story titled, “Legalize It All: How to win the war on drugs,” a narration of U.S. drug policies, past and present, and a call for reform to legalize drugs.

Front and center was a previously overlooked quotation from former top Nixon adviser John D. Ehrlichman, who died in 1999, but admitted in an interview in 1994 that the administration’s war on drugs was actually a reprehensible scheme to target antiwar protesters and African Americans....
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/nixons-drug-war-was-and-still-racist-policy-tool-disrupt-and-neutralize-black-communities

7 Things To Know About Presidential Appointments To The Supreme Court

Republicans, who currently control the Senate, have said they don't think Obama should nominate anyone in this election year — even though Obama still has 11 months in office. With that, here are seven things to know about the presidential appointment process...
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/14/466723547/7-things-to-know-about-presidential-appointments-to-the-supreme-court?sc=tw

Sanders And Clinton Offer Different Solutions For Nevada’s Sabotaged Solar Industry

At a small event in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wondered aloud why the 25 former solar workers in front of him had lost their jobs. “This should be a leading industry here,” the Vermont senator said. “You should be leading America — you should be leading the world in encouraging people to move toward solar panels.” But Nevada is not leading anything when it comes to solar power, despite its abundant and mostly unobstructed sunlight.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/02/16/3749765/bernie-sanders-nevada-solar-workers/

Ex-Mexican President Says Trump 'Reminds Me Of Hitler'

Former Mexican President Vincente Fox slammed Donald Trump again on Friday, telling CNN that the Republican presidential candidate reminds him of Adolf Hitler.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/vincente-fox-trump-hitler

Michigan Republicans Are Trying To Change Election Law To Stop Liberal Ballot Initiatives | ThinkProgress

“They are trying to stop [us] cold,” said LuAnne Kozma of the Committee to Ban Fracking In Michigan. “They are trying to cut us off and force us into court.”
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/24/3762667/michigan-republicans-fracking-ban-legal-marijuana/

Watch: Jimmy Kimmel's Fake Ad Hilariously Points out Cruz and Trump Are One and the Same | Alternet

When both of your options are awful, it can be hard to find the silver lining...
http://www.alternet.org/media/watch-jimmy-kimmels-fake-ad-hilariously-points-out-cruz-and-trump-are-one-and-same

British Columbia’s Carbon Tax Has Been So Successful That Businesses Want To Increase It

A carbon tax may be a controversial topic in the United States, but in one Canadian province, this eight-year-old policy has been such a success that on Wednesday more than 100 businesses said they support a tax increase...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/31/3765312/canadian-business-support-carbon-tax-increase/

Alabama’s ‘Family Values’ Governor Might Get Impeached Over An Extramarital Affair

Now, Bentley has found his own crumbling marriage under scrutiny (his wife, Dianne Bentley, filed for divorce last year). Last week, the 73-year-old governor admitted to having sexually suggestive conversations with his senior political advisor, 44-year old Rebekah Mason, who is also married. The conversations took place in 2014, before Bentley’s divorce proceedings began...
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/31/3764800/alabama-robert-bentley-governor-sex-scandal-family-values/

Study Confirms World’s Coastal Cities Unsavable If We Don’t Slash Carbon Pollution

This latest research from the journal Nature underscores that what the nation and the world do in the next decade or two will determine whether or not cities like Miami, Boston, New York, or New Orleans have any plausible chance to survive by 2100...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/31/3765266/coastal-cites-carbon-pollution/

Donald Trump Says His Very Rich Muslim Friends Won't Be Banned From The Country | ThinkProgress

Pressed by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews whether Trump’s friends could even get into the country with a ban on Muslims, Trump conceded. “They’ll come in,” he said. “They’ll come in, and you’ll have exceptions.”...
http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2016/03/31/3765216/trump-muslim-friends-immigration/

A Colorado School District Will Give Away Satanic and (Censored) Atheist Literature to Students

The School District has complained about two FFRF pamphlets: “An X-Rated Book: Sex and Obscenity in the Bible” and “What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?” 

Both of them are being limited to just the local high schools. The School District objects to the cartoon cover of “An X-Rated Book,” which shows a bible groping a young woman. 

“It is inappropriate in a school setting; we would not allow any of the high school students to wear or otherwise display such a cartoon,” says School District Attorney Andrew Clay. “Why would we allow them to carry it in the building? It may also qualify as hate literature, demeaning women.“

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/01/a-colorado-school-district-will-give-away-satanic-and-censored-atheist-literature-to-students/

The Police Force: America’s New Gangsters

America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, and RT’s Ed Schultz discuss the DOJ’s reinstitution of the civil asset forfeiture program, which allows police officer to seize cash and property related to a crime. Police can then keep those assets even if never convicted of a crime...
Interview:
https://youtu.be/Qv34jM0hLZw

Top U.S. & World Headlines — April 1, 2016

Interview:
https://youtu.be/8GAqRXNrpVk

Mississippi could now legalize discrimination against people who have premarital sex

...But as this bill is actually written, though, a whole lot of people in Mississippi besides sexual minorities could face discrimination, too — like the vast numbers of people who have had sex outside of marriage...
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/mississippi-could-now-legalize-discrimination-against-people-who-have-premarital-sex/

5 Things To Know About President Obama's Budget

President Obama unveils his 2017 budget proposal today. It's an aspirational blueprint that details how he would set priorities if he controlled the government's checkbook ... which he doesn't. "This budget is not about looking back at the road we have traveled," Obama said. "It is about looking forward." But congressional Republicans are looking past the president. House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed the budget as "a progressive manual for growing the federal government at the expense of hardworking Americans." Here are five big things you need to know about Obama's eighth budget blueprint.
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/09/466143593/five-things-to-know-about-president-obamas-budget?sc=tw

ACSJ Presents Professor Sheldon W. Helms: Gay Conversion Therapy

Sheldon will be speaking on the topic of Gay Conversion Therapy, providing us with a brief history of the efforts to alter people’s sexual orientation both through religion and therapy, some evidence of the potential risks these processes pose to victims, as well as an overview of the problem in the social, legal, and political domains. Sheldon Helms is a Professor of Experimental Psychology at Ohlone College in Fremont, CA where he serves as senior faculty member in the psychology department. He holds a master’s degree in psychology, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at Alliant International University...
https://youtu.be/1llnklBbfuE

Fetal Tissue Research Uncovers New Information About Zika | ThinkProgress

New medical research has quickly advanced doctors’ understanding of how the Zika virus infects a fetus and how to detect its presence much earlier in a woman’s pregnancy. These findings — released Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine — would have been impossible to uncover without the help of one crucial, yet controversial, resource: tissue collected from an aborted fetus infected by Zika...
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/03/31/3765233/fetal-tissue-zika-study/

Elizabeth Warren Accuses Banks Of Lying

On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accusing banks of lying about the pending rule requiring financial advisers to put clients’ interests ahead of their own, thus potentially violating securities laws...
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/03/31/3765249/warren-banks-fiduciary-standard/

Blustering Barton: Religious Right Pseudo-Historian Claims Tithing Will Make Your Car And Clothes Last Longer

It’s alarming that a guy with these views and who has been accused of stretching the truth time and time again remains allied with politicians and is so beloved by the Religious Right...
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/blustering-barton-religious-right-pseudo-historian-claims-tithing-will-make

Anti-Choicers Try to Exploit Donald Trump's Gaffe by Pretending Their Misogynist Views Are 'Moderate'

Anti-choicers are using Trump's comments to portray themselves as nicer to women, but in fact, they are worse...
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/anti-choicers-try-exploit-donald-trumps-gaffe-pretending-their-misogynist-views-are

Bernie Sanders Has an Interesting Theory About Why the Republican Party Exists

"I think if we had a media in this country that was really prepared to look at what the Republicans actually stood for rather than quoting every absurd remark of Donald Trump, talking about Republican Party, talking about hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks for the top two tenths of 1 percent, cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Medicaid, a party which with few exceptions doesn't even acknowledge the reality of climate change, let alone do anything about it, a party which is not prepared to stand with women in the fight for pay equity, a party that is not prepared to do anything about a broken criminal justice system or a corrupt campaign finance system, I think, to be honest with you—and I just don't, you know, say this rhetorically, this is a fringe party. It is a fringe party. Maybe they get 5, 10 percent of the vote."

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/03/bernie-sanders-interesting-theory-on-gops-existence

https://youtu.be/2vDAGRQ4__c

Trump's Abortion Comments: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump's controversial statement that there should be "some form of punishment" for women who seek abortions.
https://youtu.be/VpGJlZinFxk

Is This the Most Astonishing Obamacare Result Ever?

...the very instant that penalties begin for high readmission rates, everything stabilizes again. Apparently America's hospitals unanimously decided that once they'd hit a certain level, that was good enough and they wouldn't bother trying to improve even more...
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/03/most-astonishing-obamacare-result-ever

Kansas Bill Would Pay Students A $2,500 Bounty To Hunt For Trans People In Bathrooms

The complementary bills (SB 513 and HB 2737) declare in no uncertain terms that transgender students are going to harm other students just by using the same facility alongside them. “Allowing students to use restrooms, locker rooms and showers that are reserved for students of a different sex will create potential embarrassment, shame, and psychological injury to students,” they read...
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/03/22/3762490/kansas-transgender-ransom-bathrooms/

If Addiction is a Disease, Why is It Criminal? Maia Szalavitz Envisions a Compassionate Drug Policy

http://democracynow.org - President Obama has unveiled a series of steps aimed at addressing the epidemic of opioid addiction in the United States. We speak with journalist Maia Szalavitz about her new book, "Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction," and about her own experience of overcoming addiction. "We need to create a more compassionate and loving drug policy," Szalavitz says. "Nobody is going to believe that addiction is a disease as long as the behavior is criminal." Szalavitz is one of the leading journalists covering addiction in the United States...
https://youtu.be/D11C8ciFQ9A

Michigan Is The Best Example of How Destructive Republican Government Can Be

If you want to know how horrible Republican leadership can be, just take a look at the state of Michigan. Not only have the Republicans helped create the water crisis in Flint, but they’re now allowing corporations to undermine the state Constitution and the will of the voters. This has become the standard for how Republican politicians operates...
Interview:
https://youtu.be/pHWBHSLNOF0

What's a 702(j) retirement plan? Should you get one?

A 702(j) plan is not actually a retirement plan at all; it's a life insurance contract. But the idea of using it to supplement retirement income isn't new.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Saving-Money/2016/0227/What-s-a-702-j-retirement-plan-Should-you-get-one

Recycling sunlight: a solar cell revolution? - CSMonitor.com

Scientists have found a way to recycle sunlight and boost the amount of energy captured from the sun's rays.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0324/Recycling-sunlight-a-solar-cell-revolution

Donald Trump says Iran military will have nuclear weapons as soon as enrichment limits expire

Donald Trump: "When those restrictions expire (in the Iran nuclear deal), Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/mar/24/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-iran-military-will-have-nuclear/

Fueling Fascism: The Secret History of How Texaco Supplied Oil to Fascists in Spain

http://democracynow.org - While thousands of Americans fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War, some chose to back Franco’s fascist regime. The most notable was the CEO of the American oil giant Texaco. He violated U.S. law by selling Franco’s regime discounted oil on credit. Also in violation of U.S. law, the oil was transported to Spain on U.S. ships. For more on this remarkable story, we’re joined by Adam Hochschild, the author of the sweeping new history book, "Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939."
Interview:
https://youtu.be/ROe6oNRoJHY

Top U.S. & World Headlines — March 31, 2016

Interview: https://youtu.be/MF0uk_58gF8

Spoiler Alert: Women Are Already Being Punished For Having Abortions | ThinkProgress

Multiple U.S. women -- with few options to get themselves to one of their state's dwindling legal clinics -- have been arrested for illegal abortions after they bought abortion-inducing medication online. And thanks to the growing number of laws aimed at protecting “fetal rights,” other women have been punished for doing activities that allegedly harmed their pregnancies. Americans have been charged with murder for allegedly seeking to harm their fetuses by attempting suicide, using illicit drugs, or even falling down the stairs...
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/03/30/3765073/women-punished-abortion/

Why didn't Flint treat its water? An answer, at last

...But testimony at a legislative hearing this week from the city's utilities chief may help explain: When Flint began to pump drinking water from the Flint River, the city's water treatment plant wasn't capable of adding corrosion control treatment, not without equipment upgrades the broke city couldn't afford...
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/2016/03/30/flint-water-crisis/82421546/

FDA Updates Label For Abortion Drug, Making Access Easier In Some States

"The updated label is more aligned with evidence-based medicine and has the potential to expand abortion access for Ohio women," Chrisse France, executive director of the Preterm clinic in Ohio, said in a statement. "We are pleased to announce that as of today we will be offering medication abortion to more women, with fewer required visits."... 
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/30/472413911/fda-updates-label-for-abortion-drug-making-access-easier-in-some-states

Zika Is Headed For States With Harsh Abortion Restrictions. What Happens When It Gets There?

Zika’s Spread Across The U.S. May Change The Narrative Around Abortion.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/03/30/3764270/zika-comes-to-anti-abortion-states/

Transparent Trickery: Claims Of ‘Persecution’ In Idaho Fail To Sway Court

ADF’s stunt was extremely transparent. It had two goals: One, exempt the Hitching Post from having to perform same-sex marriages and two, try to create a case in which a Christian ministry was being persecuted for its beliefs.
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/transparent-trickery-claims-of-persecution-in-idaho-fail-to-sway-court

Cartoon Donald Trump Tells Stephen Who Started It

In the wake of accusations against his top advisor, Donald Trump has devolved into a cartoonish version of himself. So Stephen invited a slightly less cartoonish version of Trump to appear on the show: Cartoon Donald Trump.
 https://youtu.be/96Ivji-ph4A

Elizabeth Warren Goes Off On 'Loser' Trump

Elizabeth Warren talks Bernie, Hillary and her most favorite presidential candidate of all, Donald Trump.
https://youtu.be/O7rWXURt6PI

NYPD Commissioner Slams Trump's Terrorist Fears: We Face a 'Bigger Threat' From Our Own Armed Citizens

Bill Bratton knows Americans with guns are a greater threat to our safety than international terrorism.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/nypd-commissioner-slams-trumps-terrorist-fears-we-face-bigger-threat-our-own-armed

As Sanders Scored Primary Victories, Cable News Broadcasted a Prison Reality Show and Jesus Documentary

Cable news ignored primaries for three important states.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/sanders-scored-primary-victories-cable-news-broadcasted-prison-reality-show-and-jesus

Donald Trump: "There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax."

Trump miscasts impact on trade of Chinese taxes.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/mar/30/donald-trump/trump-miscasts-impact-trade-chinese-taxes/

Hillary Clinton: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."

Evidence backs Hillary Clinton claim that torture is counterproductive for counterterrorism.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/mar/30/hillary-clinton/evidence-backs-hillary-clinton-claim-torture-count/

What Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Have in Common

Both are pushing tax plans that would demolish the federal government...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/03/trump-cruz-campaign-tax-policy

Protest Plan Calls for Huge Crowd to Smoke Marijuana Outside White House to Push Obama to Do Something While He Still Can

Inspired by a warning from comedian Bill Maher that progress on marijuana reform could be rolled back after President Obama leaves office, pot advocates in the nation's capital have announced a bold protest next month to press Obama to move on marijuana while he still can....
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/bill-maher-inspired-protest-smoke-out-white-house

Fact-Check: Donald Trump Can't Release His Taxes While Being Audited?

Like other presidential candidates before him, Donald Trump is under pressure to release his tax returns. Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney (who faced tax disclosure issues of his own) even suggested this week that Trump was refusing to do so because they contain a "bombshell." At Thursday's Republican debate in Houston, Trump explained that he cannot release his returns because he is being audited by the Internal Revenue Service...
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/26/468278769/fact-check-donald-trump-cant-release-his-taxes-while-being-audited?sc=tw

Top U.S. & World Headlines — March 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/AfZB9lq_4NI

Pope Francis Calls for Ending Tax-Exempt Status of Churches That Don’t Help the Needy

“Some religious orders say ‘No, now that the convent is empty we are going to make a hotel and we can have guests, and support ourselves that way, or make money.’ Well, if that is what you want to do, then pay taxes! A religious school is tax-exempt because it is religious, but if it is functioning as a hotel, then it should pay taxes just like its neighbor. Otherwise it is not fair business.”
http://usuncut.com/world/pope-francis-calls-for-ending-tax-exempt-status-of-churches-that-dont-help-the-needy/

Ted Cruz Just Gave an Unbelievably Hypocritical Answer to a Question About Church/State Separation

Earlier tonight, during a Town Hall with CNN, student Thomas Dougherty asked Ted Cruz about his stance on church/state separation (13:00 mark)...
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/03/29/ted-cruz-just-gave-an-unbelievably-hypocritical-answer-to-a-question-about-churchstate-separation/

Obama’s Popularity Is Spiking—Further Destroying the GOP’s Chances of Saving Its Sinking Ship

Republicans argue that Barack Obama is a uniquely disastrous president, but his approval rating is on the rise...
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/obamas-popularity-spiking-further-destroying-gops-chances-saving-its-sinking-ship

Rockefeller Family Fund to Divest From ExxonMobil, Says Oil Giant Is 'Morally Reprehensible'

"There is no sane rationale for companies to continue to explore for new sources of hydrocarbons."
http://www.alternet.org/environment/rockefeller-family-fund-divest-exxonmobil-says-oil-giant-morally-reprehensible

Researchers Discover a Crazy-Simple Way for Kids to Fight Obesity, and It's Not About Eating Less

A new study shows that making water fountains more available in schools can help children keep the pounds off...
http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/researchers-discover-crazy-simple-way-kids-fight-obesity-and-its-not-about-eating

6 Ways to Reform Our Corrupt Financial System

We must tame the growth of wealth among the top 1 percent and establish rules and institutions that ensure security and opportunity for the middle class...
http://www.alternet.org/books/6-ways-reform-our-corrupt-financial-system

Before You Judge Lazy Workers, Consider They Might Serve A Purpose

In the short term, lazy ants are inefficient, but in the long term, they are not...
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/28/468138647/before-you-judge-lazy-workers-consider-they-might-serve-a-purpose

Millions Of Americans Are Living In Areas That Are At Risk From Human-Caused Earthquakes

Six states are particularly at risk from human-caused earthquakes, according to the USGS...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/28/3763910/usgs-maps-earthquake-risk-fracking/

Brazil Confiscates Abortion Pills From Pregnant Women Exposed To Zika

“I contacted Zika four days ago. I just found out I’m about six weeks pregnant. I have a son I love dearly. I love children. But I don’t believe it is a wise decision to keep a baby who will suffer. I need an abortion. I don’t know who to turn to. Please help me ASAP.”
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/03/28/3763898/brazil-abortion-pill-confiscated-zika/

‘Christian’ Ted Cruz Celebrates Resurrection of Christ by Calling for Killing of Innocent Civilians

On Easter Sunday, Cruz was doubling down on his desire to “carpet-bomb” the Middle East...
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/christian-ted-cruz-celebrates-resurrection-christ-calling-killing-innocent-civilians