Maternal Instinct
This photo was submitted by one of our readers, Don Fitzsimons, responding to a comment about the picture in the Jakarta Post.
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On Conservative Panic, Obama "Unmasking True Identity"
The right wing meme circulating about the Obama is that the President, untouchable, is finally showing his true liberal colors. Maybe there's some of that. But perhaps what these pictures demonstrate is something more basic.
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Best of the Bag, 2012: Santorum on the Trail
Bag revisits some of the best photos and posts of 2012, this one Stephen Crowley's extraordinary capture of Rick Santorum on the GOP primary campaign trail.
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Best Bag Posts of the Year: Oversight in the Media-Military Marriage
Bag revisits the best of our 2012 posts, this one examining the compromise of war coverage in this age of embedding and advocated oversight of media-military engagement. It's one of Bagnews' (and Michael's) best posts of the year.
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The Real Romney Keynote: Eastwood Renders the Invisible Invisible
People can fault Eastwood for his age or Romney's handlers over vetting, but marshaling his still formidable creative and directorial instincts, Clint merely (if unintentionally) blew the visual lid off the charade.
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The Great Recession in Moore Depth
Looking for photographs that tackle this brutal recession, one of the first names that comes to mind -- for eloquence as well as diligence -- is Getty's John Moore, recognized this week with a World Press Photo award.
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Next Up For GOP – Santorum's Pigeon Stew?
With the GOP campaign endlessly bound up in "anybody but X" and "savior of the month," might Iowa be Rick Santorum's best chance for a trophy?
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Occupy: Weathering the Early Phase
Given its fortitude and creativity, I'm pretty sure Occupy will survive this first chapter. And despite the bitterness of the past few weeks, I believe the gonzo will survive also.
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Occupy Oblivion
Following Occupy's eviction from Zuccotti Park just 36 hours before, and in light of similar evictions across the country, nerves were raw as protesters marked the two month anniversary of the movement.
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Julie Turkewitz at Occupy Wall Street: Love, Hope, and Economic and Social Violence
Given the surge of hope Obama inspired in America's youth four years ago, especially among African-Americans, that OWS represents the capacity to re-engage that spirit with so much positive energy is truly a cause for optimism.
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Hurricane Irene: For New York City, The Storm That Wasn't
Dodging a bullet, and crying wolf: Hurricane Irene in New York City.
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Jake Price in Japan: Five Months On
Jake Price returns to the earthquake and tsunami devastated zone in Japan, where cultural celebration renews life alongside mountains of debris and for some -- bleak prospects for the future.
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The Picture from Iowa, 2012: Prayerful Bachmann Flaunts Separation of Church and State
In reading the news accounts, and then examining Brendan's photos, it seems that policy, advocacy, testimony and prayer is now all simmering in the same soup.
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Jake Price in Japan: The Road Back
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.
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David Degner & Alia Malek in Cairo: Permanent Revolution
As Revolution has become a permanent part of daily life, so has Tahrir Square acquired vendors, barbers, siphoned electricity ... and mint tea.
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John Moore: Surviving the U.S. Recession
We at BagNews are proud to provide this audio slideshow drawing attention to a recession that may have ended on paper, but in practical terms, continues to plague so many Americans. Also, we are pleased to offer this forum to John Moore, a compassionate and truly gifted photographer so...
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Danny Ghitis in Poland: Stealing From Auschwitz
Photographer Danny Ghitis analyzes the phenomenon of people stealing from the Auschwitz death camp museum.
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