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Charles Lord photographed the horrific conditions in the Philadelphia State Hospital, a mental institution better known as Byberry. Charles Lord hide caption

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Health

WWII Pacifists Exposed Mental Ward Horrors

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WWII Pacifists Exposed Mental Ward Horrors

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Advances in digital technology over the past decade have made it easier and cheaper to distribute music online. But it's fans, not labels, who are taking the lead. Fensterbme via Flickr hide caption

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The Decade In Music: '00s

Obscure Music Finds An Outlet On The Web

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Obscure Music Finds An Outlet On The Web

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Joan Graham's idea is to turn her land into an environmentally friendly cemetery; she's betting that down the road, people will think twice before building a shopping mall on what was once a sacred human burial ground. David Baron for NPR hide caption

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America's Shifting Ground

Landowner Calls On Death To Save Her Farm

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Landowner Calls On Death To Save Her Farm

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