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The protests will focus on opposition to Republican budget proposals, especially cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

Why did so many veterans take up the cause of the Native Americans and environmentalists at Standing Rock? My own reasons are rooted in western Pennsylvania’s coal country, where I grew up.

A look at Obama's core philosophy, his political appeal and accomplishments, his limitations and the constraints under which he governed.

New Year's coming, a moment for memories, and a gift seldom appreciated until a person has lost the ability. Poet Jennifer L. Knox's Auld Lang Syne points to a sad irony.