Scenes From the Stop and Frisk March — Photos by Nina Berman
These photos were taken at Sunday’s silent march in Manhattan protesting the NYPD’s bias in conducting racially-biased searches. The man’s suit and the quote as a historical reference seem to anchor this gentleman in the civil rights movement, an effect he quite likely had in mind. (His sign reads:...
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Riot Horse. (Photo by Nina Berman.)
Why would police put a horse in the middle of a riot anyway?
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Spicy Tuna, Giant Clam and Radiation Roll Revisted (Photo by Mario Tama)
With radioactive tuna now showing up on the West Coast, we thought this June 2001 photo by Mario Tama was worth a second look.
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Their Own Perimeter: Vets Discard Medals in Week's Most Poignant Moment. (Photos by Nina Berman from the NATO Summit.)
Although clashes between police and demonstrators led the news from Chicago, the main act Sunday was the massive protest march which saw members of Iraq Veterans Against the War throwing their medals away.
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The Pacification of Protest. (Photo by Nina Berman from the NATO Summit.)
Between these two faces are also overriding questions about the physical and perceptual battle these large urban demonstrations have become.
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Put On a Happy Face. (Nina Berman From the NATO Summit)
Nina Berman is in Chicago documenting events on the ground during the 2012 NATO Summit. These reports are based on our phone conversations about the events and her imagery. This is the first installment.
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Klan Freakonomics: KKK Aligns With Obama On Pocketbook Issues? (Photos/Story by Jim Lo Scalzo)
For once, my go-to line when Klan members asked my opinion of their views, “I don’t agree with what you have to say, but I do agree with your right to say it,” wasn’t necessary.
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Trayvon Through Another Black Man-Child: Three Views From Photographer Mario Tama
Likely close in age to the eleven-year-old Tayvon Martin in the widely adopted photo of the dead seventeen-year-old, these photos of Seminole County resident Jayden Jackson by Getty photographer Mario Tama draw out different dimensions of the tragedy.
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Beyond Baptism, Jim Lo Scalzo's Baltimore Photo Reaches all the Way to Birmingham
As a slice of contemporary culture, Jim's photo is awash in elegance. As its subtlety calls to history, the photo speaks that much more deeply to regeneration and the affirmation of faith.
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A Unique Angle on the Gingrich Follicles As They Slowly Slip Away – Photo by Jason Andrew
More specifically, the photo offers a wonderful depiction of the campaign's central operating unit, a view of Callista's summit that not only trumps, but transcends "the famous swoop."
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Agony of Da' Feet. What Do the Candidates Shoes Say, If Anything, About the GOP Pack? – Via Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire
On primary day in New Hampshire, I thought we'd drop our sights a little to get a toe-hold on the GOP candidates.
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Obama, Romney, Or? — Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire
Yes, it calls out Washington as a "one-party" system, but it also dares to look beyond.
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What's the Difference Between Campaign '12 and a Ham Sandwich?: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire
We usually don't go in for pure ridicule, but given the circumstances this shot was hard to overlook.
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The Campaign Trail and Recession Road: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire
Forlorn scenes in Manchester suggest a disconnect, and a cruel one, between the GOP candidate's economic policies and signs of the blowout from The Great Recession.
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Constitution Thumper: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire
Still largely unknown at this point, Santorum's geniality makes it harder to get a fix on his religious fundamentalism.
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Santorum's Spell: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire
Now, it could just be that "the Santorum effect" hitting New Hampshire is simply the latest, abbreviated "not-Mitt honeymoon." Still, the photos from the appearances M. Scott Brauer covered yesterday (notice the glow in #1) revealed riveted audiences
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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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As Occupy Encampments Dwindle, the Legacy
This photo, from Occupy LA, brought to mind the rite of passage so many young people have experienced over the past few months.
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