We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 24, 2013

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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.

U.S. Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, receive their ammunition at a live fire range on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2013. The Marines of Romeo Battery deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kowshon Ye.