We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 28, 2014

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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.

Spc. Sergio Depena and Pfc. John Conley, Company B, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, carry out a fire mission using 60 mm mortars at Joint Base Dix-McGuaire-Lakehurst, NJ on March 21, 2014. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs /Released)