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Jon Stewart: ‘The White House Is Fighting Nuns?!’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2014 "The Daily Show" is back from its holiday break and as funny as ever with this segment about Catholic nuns battling with the Obama administration about the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act. Watch as Jon Stewart's rage tumor grows back to its usual size as he grapples with sweet, musical nuns and birth control. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Three Reasons Obama Had a Terrible Year

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 President Obama's job approval rating began dropping almost from the beginning of 2013, and it never really recovered. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Year Brings New Obamacare Benefits

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The best parts of the ACA finally kick in. Lynne Stewart is free -- is Edward Snowden next? And why The Advocate made the pope person of the year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Resurgent Progressives

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 2, 2014 The re-emergence of a Democratic left will be one of the major stories of 2014. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Single Payer Is the Only Way Health Care Will Be Affordable

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2013 The Affordable Care Act has proven that the private insurance model is too expensive and ineffective; 2013 ended the illusion of true democracy with NSA revelations; meanwhile, Michelle Bachelet, Chile's new president, vows to provide free higher eduction to all her citizens. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

States Rebel Against Obamacare Website Contractor

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 27, 2013 For Christmas, Vermont and Massachusetts are giving a lump of coal to CGI Federal, the Canadian company that built Healthcare.gov and seven other state-based health care exchanges. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Happy New Year, Mr. President

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Dec 21, 2013 It's been a rough year for the president, but history will put things in better perspective. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obamacare Lives

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 Despite its incompetent launch, the Affordable Care Act is slowly becoming part of American life, a development the Republicans have fought fiercely to prevent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Payment Due: The Obamacare Deadline No One Is Talking About

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2013 Amid the rush to enroll as many people as possible by the Dec. 23 deadline, there’s a huge caveat that isn’t getting much public attention. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Much Health Care Is Too Much?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2013 While many Americans were uninsured, others were being forced to undergo a series of unnecessary tests that hurt both them and the medical system; the creator of the TV program "The Wire" calls America a "horror show"; and, despite what many believe, technology will not save us from the apocalypse. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Winning Issues: Minimum Wage vs. Obamacare

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 10, 2013 Catching up on the day's political news, one can see that the preferred issues of the Democrats and Republicans heading into the midterm elections are already having an impact. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )