We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 5, 2012

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Autocratic forces are ascendant.

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Autocratic forces are ascendant in America. But truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of corporate media are making accommodations to political leaders, our nonprofit newsroom cannot be bought or broken. Please stand with us.

Soldiers from the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, are greeted by family and friends as they return from a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan to Fort Bragg on March 1, 2012. Photo by Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn/XVIII Abn. Corps PAO.