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Crashing and Burning Years After the War Is Over

How does one survive war and not be miserable? For one veteran, it meant going back to the battlefield where it all started.

Finding Truth Online Is Hard Enough. Censors Make It a Labyrinth.

Under President Erdogan's censorship regime, Turks can easily find everyday information. But they never fully know what they're missing.

The Internet Dream Became a Nightmare. What Will Become of It Now?

In trying to foresee the future of an internet that's already changing, the only certainty is complexity.

Even Nobodies Have Fans Now. (For Better or Worse.)

Online fan culture clings to everything. Case in point: podcasts.

China’s Internet Is Flowering. And It Might Be Our Future.

What most Westerners don't know about China's highly integrated approach to mobile apps: It’s amazing.

Online Cesspool Got You Down? You Can Clean It Up, For a Price

A new “luxury internet” is poised to make the online experience even more unequal than it already is.

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I Watched Friends Die in Afghanistan. The Guilt Has Nearly Killed Me.

I was convinced the deaths of my friends in combat were my fault. It took me years to realize this feeling had a name: survivor guilt.

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I Never Expected to Protest the Vietnam War While on Active Duty

In 1969, this Army veteran joined a contingent of active-duty troops at an antiwar rally. That led him to a lifelong career working for peace.

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Afghan War Casualty Report: November 2019

At least 51 pro-government forces and 59 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.

Poem ‘Ghazal: Back Home’

This ghazal, a traditional Middle Eastern/Persian/Indian poem, creates a spell that builds in power and circles around mystery.