Jake Price reflects on photographing the aftermath of Japan's earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown, as he embarks to return for a follow-up journey to the disaster zone.
Continue ReadingFor those of us who spent countless hours of our childhood playing with World War II combat figurines, this molded amputee is a shock to the memory system.
Continue ReadingIn light of the train wreck otherwise known as the great debt ceiling battle of 2011, I like to recall one of my favorite photos of the Obama administration. Call it an early portrait of Obama's penchant for cross-aisle kumbayah. At the same time, it was a sign of...
Continue ReadingIf they’d ordered Godfather’s Pizza, they would have gotten the job done cuz Papa John failed them.
Continue ReadingYou think there's no "i" in Tea Party? Well actually, the sign demonstrates it's all "I." Obama, in basically digesting the budget agenda of the right and then bending-over-backward in concessions, almost can't stop eating his peas.
Continue Reading"There was a time when they did whatever it took to get a bill passed, even if it meant keeping the vote open all night long."
Continue ReadingNot to be condescending, but do you sense a strong elementary quality here with a childlike feel to many of these faces and bodies?
Continue ReadingThis L.A. photo op was a disaster and it wasn't just because the baby blew him off.
Continue ReadingPhotographer Brendan Hoffman is in Iowa leading up to the Ames Straw Poll on August 13th. We'll be following him and looking at what his photos suggest about the candidates, Campaign '12 and the current political climate.
Continue ReadingIf Obama has found himself in a trap where the Repubs now have equal TV billing as well as equal weight driving the economic agenda, however, he's brought it upon himself by way of his pervasive pursuit of collaboration and consensus.
Continue ReadingIt's not evil we're dealing with here, it's hate.
Continue ReadingWhat a blatantly impressive visual device to justify this sleaze cover story, also exploiting the tabloid-void as the Murdoch empire goes limping.
Continue ReadingQ: How can Obama be the president you want him to be when he’s facing this Republican Congress? A: I’ll put it this way, brother: You’ve got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it. If you’re...
Continue ReadingI'm reading a lot of references to "preppy." I haven't yet seen any reference to "Aryan," though.
Continue ReadingTaken as a piece, the three portraits mark the subtle, psychic metamorphosis of a young man who has encountered the experience of war.
Continue ReadingI think Roll Call and Getty have a winner with this shot -- a cheeky commentary on what is happening in real life (if one would venture to use that term to describe what's happening in D.C. now, or ever).
Continue ReadingThe pairing of two explanations–one where culture harms the economy, and the other where the economy affects culture–is not journalistic objectivity; no, it’s a false equivalence, and one that encourages the reader to believe that the state should be treating symptoms rather than causes.
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