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Urination at War: Don't Be Mad at the Peeing; Be Mad at the Killing
The graphic video enraging Afghanistan and America alike should upset you. But not for the reasons you think.
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What a Mess: $6.6 Billion in Cash Presumed Lost in Iraq
As America's economy continues to flag, it might infuriate you to know that we're literally losing billions in a far-off desert.
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Growing Up in a World Without an Anti-War Movement
College military recruitment is up. The recession is to blame, but so is the lack of a palpable anti-war movement.
Education
Plain Ink: Comic Books for the Developing World
We got Osama bin Laden with a crack team of Navy SEALs, but there are other ways of fighting terrorism, too. Comic books, for example.
Education
Afghan Memoir Brought to Life, with Skype, in Maine Classroom
Thanks to the free video chat service, a memoir read by seventh graders at Mt. Ararat Middle School in Maine came to life.
Culture
Female Soldiers Now More Likely to Be Assaulted By Fellow Soldiers Than Killed in Combat
It's really dangerous for women in the military. But that's not because of the putative enemy.
Culture
Why We Should Have Watched This Terry Jones Koran-Burning Video
The horrific response to the extremist Florida pastor's publicity stunt is one compelling reason for media to pay attention to hate-mongers.
Culture
Extremist vs. Extremist: The Consequences of Burning a Koran
Why Muslims retaliating against a Christian pastor says nothing about either Islam or Christianity.
Culture
Infographic: A World Map of Video Game Villains
We've moved on from Nazi and Eastern Bloc bad guys, but what do the nationalities of today's first person shooter villains tell us about geopolitics?
Culture
The Iraq War, Viewed Through the YouTube Videos of Bored Soldiers
On the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we look at a few of the greatest YouTube videos made by bored American soldiers.
Education
Report: War Is a Really Terrible Learning Environment
A new UNESCO report says that 28 million kids don't go to school because of armed conflict in their countries.
Lifestyle
A Look Inside a Hospital on the Front Lines in Afghanistan
As opposed to just treating war wounds, this is one of the few fully functional hospitals currently operating in rural Afghanistan.
Culture
How to Rectify Our Military's Culture of Rape?
A new lawsuit alleges Defense Secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld have allowed rape to proliferate in our armed forces.
Culture
More U.S. Soldiers Killed Themselves Than Died in Combat in 2010
Since 2009, more U.S. troops have committed suicide than been killed on the battlefield. What's worse is that military doesn't know how to help them.
Culture
An iPhone App for Catching Terrorists
Using tens of thousands of dollars of his own money, a U.S. Army soldier has created the world's first iPhone app for use on the battlefield.
News
Transparency: The Biggest News Stories of 2010
This is a look back at stories that kept us transfixed in 2010, from the still-bad economy to the Chilean miners and everything in between.
Design
Transparency: GOOD's Most Popular Infographics of 2010
A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man
Culture
Damon Winter Uses His iPhone to Photograph Afghanistan
The equipment matters far less than the subject-and the skill of the photographer, as Damon Winter proves in his new series for the Lens.
