Where the Mockery Falls
America has largely confused Trump's mockery of democracy with the mocking of Trump himself. The Europeans haven't had such a problem.
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The Cult Of Trump In Its Last Throes
In the assault on the Capitol, the distinction between faith, nation, and godhead finally and completely broke down.
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Capitol Artwork a Symbolic Participant in Trump White Supremacist Riot
While the rioters who invaded the Capitol amplified the nation's history of white supremacy, that history was already hanging on the walls behind them.
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Media, Grief, and Three Views of a Tragic Covid Zoom Goodbye
In the case where families and loved ones must say goodbye virtually, the life of that terrible scene is not so simple.
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Heartfelt Photos from Covid’s Crushing Third Wave
Just like in the spring, the focus has turned to Covid, to grief, and to hospital ICUs. However, the photos seem more intimate this time.
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Covid Denial in One Picture
In one photo, this man has become the poster for a government in denial, and everyone who can't be induced or bothered to wear a mask.
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The Lasting Image of Trump and the Virus
Many photos link Trump to the pandemic, but this photo-illustration really captures him as the great Covid enabler.
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Social Justice in the “Unified” NFL
If the NFL really wants to promote anti-racism, it seems hard to imagine a less emphatic visual statement.
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Whirling Fire Storm Photo: The New Unfathomable
Fire photos this ominous come at a premium. But this photo from California captures the new otherworldly state of the climate crisis.
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Global Heating and Fire: California Jumps the Gap
It's not just a bad fire season. These photos both symbolize and demonstrate how California has crossed a critical climate threshold.
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With All Our Troubles, Comet NEOWISE Offers Timely Perspective
Could the comet be a sign? Only coming around every 6,800 years, perhaps NEOWISE has some lessons to offer about history, humility, and introspection.
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Portland Protests: Mary Poppins Has Had Enough
Until a few weeks ago, the demand for racial justice and an end to police violence was pretty straightforward. Clearly, things have gotten more complicated.
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Where John Lewis Meets the Present Moment
Crowley's photo honoring John Lewis elevates an important aspect of the movement. It highlights today's injustices as yet another opportunity to educate.
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This Fauci Cover Is Not Cool. It’s Sad.
Poor Dr. Fauci has been reduced to defending his stature by playing the White House's game.
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Death From Covid and the Western Gaze
This photo from Rio provides a view of poverty and the brutal outcome of the coronavirus that just isn't seen in America.
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Telling Image of Race at DC Emancipation Statue
It's an especially symbolic photo as America reckons with the legacy of Black slavery. Studying Evelyn Hockstein's photo, the question is where to begin?
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Refacing the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond
As it awaits its fate, the Robert E. Lee monument has become nothing short of an artistic magnet—literally a canvas to change.
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Tabloids Get Black Man’s “Heroic” Rescue of White Hooligan Exactly Backwards
Take away the celebration and what we have is a visual testament to the way black people have historically been weighed down and burdened by the white man.
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