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The Other War

Photographs by Eugene Richards



Pictured:
Sgt. Patrick Campbell
Sgt. John Bruhns
Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia
Spc. Philip Chrystal
Sgt. Dustin Flatt
Spc. Michael Harmon

Eugene Richards, a fellow at The Nation Institute, is an award-winning magazine photographer and writer. He has authored books on poverty in America, emergency medicine, women's breast cancer, and the war on drugs. His most recent book is The Fat Baby.

This article forms the basis of Collateral Damage, forthcoming from Nation Books.



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Travel as a Political Act



By Rick Steves

Travel connects people with people. It helps us fit more comfortably and compatibly into a shrinking world. And it inspires creative new solutions to persistent problems facing our nation. We can't understand our world without experiencing it. Travel as a Political Act helps us take that first step. In his new book, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves explains how to travel more thoughtfully—to any destination. He shares a series of field reports from Europe, Central America, Asia and the Middle East to show how his travels have shaped his politics and broadened his perspective. More


Eugene Richards Exhibition at Fahey/Klein Gallery

June 18 - July 18 | Los Angeles, CA
Check out the work of Institute Fellow and acclaimed photographer Eugene Richards at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles which will be showing art from Richards' book, The Blue Room, beginning on June 18. The art opening is on June 18 from 7 to 9 p.m.

July 28 - 29
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(WNYC, NPR)
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August 13 - 16
Muckraking for Bloggers: From the Investigative Fund
(Netroots Nation, Pittsburgh, PA)
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