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Whether sanctioned by an established state or incited by a loosely organized civilian group, whether started for an alleged noble cause or pure community survival, war is an extremely violent, chaotic, unpredictable, and traumatic series of local and large-scale struggles for power with long-term intergenerational, environmental, and communal repercussions. Both the causes and effects for any war are never simple or clearly defined, nor are they always easily understood. Every culture has its own strong mythos about the purpose and glory of war, and it can be difficult to try to make sense of the reality of war with the ideals, principles, and propaganda of those beliefs.

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Vetville

More than two million American veterans have served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Many came home wounded, most came back changed, thousands have committed suicide. Who is trying to help them? At a small farm in Tennessee, Marines are taking care of one another.

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‘A Story of Great Resilience’: After Fleeing Taliban, Stranded U of T Mississauga Student Turns to Profs for Help

Exam season is a stressful period for many students – but for Sana Hashim it was also the moment when her world was turned upside down.

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How Muhammad Ali Risked His Boxing Career to Protest the Vietnam War

Muhammad Ali paid a huge price for his principles. While he never served a prison sentence, he was unable to ply his trade for more than three years while his case worked its way through the courts. The Supreme Court eventually ruled 8-0 in Ali's favor in June 1971.

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How 14 Friends From the Vietnam War Lost and Found One Another Again

"It was a lot more than just cavalry guys getting together. We really became true family."

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The American Veteran Experience and the Post-9/11 Generation

For many veterans, combat experiences strengthened them personally but also made the transition to civilian life difficult

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The Veterans Who Pro-War Americans Ignore Every Year

Some are anti-war–or even anti-military. No matter. If they fought for their country, they're equally deserving of recognition each November.

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How PTSD Became a Problem Far Beyond the Battlefield

Because PTSD is a natural response to danger, it’s almost unavoidable in the short term and mostly self-correcting in the long term. Only about 20 percent of people exposed to trauma react with long-term (chronic) PTSD.

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The Thisness of What Is

Diane Ackerman on the ancient tradition of meditation and mysticism that sustained two heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto.

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Mr Chidambaram`S War

The low, flat-topped hills of south Orissa have been home to the Dongria Kondh long before there was a country called India or a state called Orissa. The hills watched over the Kondh. The Kondh watched over the hills and worshipped them as living deities.

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The Myth of Religious Violence

The popular belief that religion is the cause of the world’s bloodiest conflicts is central to our modern conviction that faith and politics should never mix. But the messy history of their separation suggests it was never so simple

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