Talk about timely: a Taliban RPG hit Carmen in the face while he was embedded with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan; as recounted in Blindsided by the Taliban, a no-holds-barred memoir that alternates between profound tragedy and Larry David's hilarity. After reporting for The New York Times, USA Today, and CBS News, the Pittsburgh native founded and is Editor-at-Large of postindustrial.com, a multi-platform media outlet that focuses on the complex history and future of the “Flyover” Rust Belt and Appalachia.  Carmen’s designated charity is the fund he’s set up to help an Afghan who helped him years ago—at great personal risk. The man, his wife, and their three children are at the time of this writing still outside the fence at Hamid Karzai International Airport, trying to gain entrance, and board a 5ight to The US. You can learn more about Carmen's friend and donate at https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8CataWDtlH.