Notes
The social, political and media analysis of news images.
August 27, 2025
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The Machinery of American Cruelty: A Visual Testament
How photographers are documenting the Trump administration's campaign of terror against immigrant communities.
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Willful Blindness: How Denial Left Texas Children Defenseless Against the Climate Crisis
From systematic climate erasure to 'thoughts and prayers,’ the deadly cost of choosing not to see.
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The Only Shot That Matters: How One Mother’s Photo Exposes the Truth of an Unfolding Measles Epidemic
As the measles spread, a family’s hospital image lays bare the unheeded crisis—and the acute need for pictures of cause and consequences.
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Essential Images: 13 Scenes of Democracy Under Siege
From militarized raids to detention camps, these visuals expose and interrogate the country's slide into authoritarianism.
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What If They Gave A War And Nobody Came?
How LA residents refused Trump's invitation to violence—and why the most essential protest images tell a different story.
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What Now? Audacious Imagery Outside Immigration Court, Calling BS on the Trump-Musk “Melee,” and Researchers’ Fury
We sift the latest visual barrage to spotlight images at the heart of Trump’s war on democracy.
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