We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 14, 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.

Sgt. Brain Reid, Alaska National Guard, talks with a local Afghan child during a dismounted patrol to a Department of Public Works facility on Aug. 8, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo by US Army.