We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 15, 2012

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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.

Lance Cpl. Gabriel L. Parks, ammo man, and Lance Cpl. Kevin D. Cassara, gunner, both with Machine Gun Section, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice magazine reload drills in the well deck of the USS Green Bay, Oct. 9.
US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III.