Why the Affordable Care Act Hasn't Gone Far Enough (Audio)

[Truthdig]( [Daily Headlines] Saturday, April 15, 2017 Featured Story [Why the Affordable Care Act Hasn’t Gone Far Enough (Audio)]( Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and activist Dr. Paul Song discuss the failures of Obamacare and the future of health-care reform. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Reports [A Critique of White House Fabrications About Syria’s Alleged Use of Lethal Gas]( The Trump administration’s official narrative—produced by the National Security Council under the oversight of national security adviser H. R. McMaster—was produced without input from the professional intelligence community, a weapons expert from MIT writes. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [What Does an ‘America-First’ Foreign Policy Actually Mean?]( Trump’s talk of finally winning again is a recipe for prolonging wars guaranteed to create more chaos and failed states in the Greater Middle East, and possibly beyond. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Washington Establishment Has a History of Making False Intelligence Claims in the Name of War]( National security expert Theodore Postol debunked the White House report of a recent Syria chemical attack, as he did in 2013, but a comprehensive investigation into the latest propaganda is unlikely. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Bridges, Not Bombs, Would Make Donald Trump a True President]( As our institutions bend and buckle and approach the breaking point, the commander in chief bombs Syria and is hailed by an obeisant media. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [In Just Three Months, Trump Has Escalated Four Middle Eastern Wars]( By Juan Cole — The president campaigned on reducing these foreign entanglements, but in office he has forgotten that commitment. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Arts & Culture Film Review [A Search for Justice in ‘Finding Oscar’]( By Jordan Riefe — Documentary traces the story from a 1982 massacre of a Guatemalan village to a trial three decades later, with human rights advocates as the heroes. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Book Review [The Financial Diaries]( By Alexis Camins — A new book explores the lives of families dealing with financial uncertainty and volatility. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( A/V Booth [The Problem With How Governments Pay for Wars (Video)]( Economist Richard Wolff explains how corporate banks and politicians exploit the system of money printing to gain political capital or warrant military efforts. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Cartoon [Obsolete]( By Jeff Danziger [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Drilling Beneath the Headlines][Truthdig]( [Donate Today!]( [Follow Truthdig on Twitter]( [Follow Truthdig on Facebook]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by newsletter@truthdig.com [Support Truthdig]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Forward To A Friend](