We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for June 20, 2014

membership ticker

Autocratic forces are ascendant.

Truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against an autocrat’s 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, bent, or broken. Depend on it, and please stand with us.

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.

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.

American, Japanese and Australian service members assemble for a photo in Cambodia at the start of the 2014 Pacific Partnership program to provide humanitarian and disaster relief preparedness aid to the Asia-Pacific region. (US Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Greg Badger)