Stories by Nina Berman

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Air Too Dangerous to Breathe: How Gas Drilling Can Turn Rural Communities Into Industrial Wastelands [With Photos]

Posted on Dec 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Drilling is just the tip of the iceberg. Compressor stations have been associated with significant headaches, bloody noses, skin lesions, blisters, and rashes.

Fight or Flight: Meet the Residents Taking on Gas Drillers, and Those Packing Their Bags [With Photo Slideshow]

Posted on Oct 31, 2011, Source: AlterNet

As rural areas become industrialized thanks to gas drilling, residents have to make difficult choices.

Maryland AG Threatens to Sue Company Responsible for Pennsylvania Fracking Spill

Posted on May 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The AG said the legal action was necessary following a well blow out, which spilled thousands of gallons of fracking fluids across farm lands and into a vital waterway.

"They Are Afraid Their House Could Blow Up": Meet the Families Whose Lives Have Been Ruined by Gas Drilling [Photos By Award-Winning Photographer Nina Berman]

Posted on Apr 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

"We're not asking for a lot and now they're taking it all away. In a million years, I never would have thought that people could do this and get away with it."

Glenn Beck Book Tour Makes Bizarre Visit to Heartland America

Posted on Dec 19, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Photographer Nina Berman took photos of the economically depressed town where Beck staged his latest PR stunt.

Double Jeopardy: The Harsh Reality for Iraqi Immigrants Trying to Live in America

Posted on Apr 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Recently arrived refugees wonder how they're supposed to become self-sufficient in the worst economy since the Great Depression.

The America We Never Seem to Talk About (Photo Essay)

Posted on Nov 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Brenda Ann Kenneally captures the female working poor and culture of incarceration in Troy, N.Y., where the presidential race has little resonance.

Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Speak Out [Photo Essay]

Posted on Mar 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Hundreds of veterans are testifying against war crimes this weekend in Washington, DC. Nina Berman shares their stories.

Iraq: When Killing Becomes Personal [Photo Essay]

Posted on Nov 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Embedded photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson offers an unsanitized view of Iraq.

Portraits of Clergy Sex Abuse (Photo Essay)

Posted on Nov 1, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Abuse is rampant among clergy, who, too often, remain unchecked in their power and unpunished for their crimes.

Iraq's Brutally Wounded (Photo Essay)

Posted on Oct 18, 2007, Source: AlterNet

As Americans try to help the many wounded veterans returning from war, many more thousands in Iraq have suffered, yet have no way of receiving care.

A Love of America Turned Ugly [Photo Essay]

Posted on Oct 11, 2007, Source: AlterNet

White House photographer Christopher Morris' reveals how American pride has blinded us to the reason others hate us.

What a War on Iran Might Look Like [photo essay]

Posted on Oct 4, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Photos of the aftermath of Israel's air strikes on Lebanon give an idea of what a war on Iran might look like.

Iraq War: Love and Personal Loss [Photo Essay]

Posted on Sep 27, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Andrew Lichtenstein's new book, Never Coming Home, shows the faces behind the Iraq War casualty statistics.

Nuclear War Play

Posted on May 15, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Replete with fake blood and hired nuclear fallout victim actors, the Pentagon is in the midst of simulating one of the largest nuclear detonation exercises ever.

Audio Slideshow: From Washington, DC with Peace

Posted on Jan 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Hundreds of thousands of people marched on Washington this Saturday to protest the war. Experience it yourself with imagery and sounds captured by photojournalist Nina Berman.

Body Armor for Dogs: Media Hype Creates Yet Another Need

Posted on Nov 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Patriotic and misguided fervor saddles police dogs with unnecessary and pricey protection.

Does the Military Send Sick Soldiers to War?

Posted on Nov 3, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The Army wanted to make an example of Anthony Vanderpool. But what they may have done was make a mentally unbalanced man even worse.

Live From Iraq

Posted on Dec 15, 2005, Source: AlterNet

In the book, 'Unembedded,' four independent photojournalists reveal the human face of war-ravaged Iraq.

Winter Soldiers' Stories

Posted on Aug 25, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A rereleased 1971 documentary offers firsthand accounts of Vietnam soldiers who witnessed -- and committed -- barbaric acts of brutality as part of their 'tour of duty.'
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