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International Focus Photo July 7, 2017

Timely Paintings: World Leaders as Refugees

I'm fully on board with the focus on power -- especially star power.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo June 30, 2017

Health and Care: Our Social Media Roundup of the Week

Our roundup this week focuses on the healthcare fight and the treatment of women, and how the two issues ended up intertwined.

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Political Psychology Photo June 26, 2017

On the Failed Rubio – Ivanka Bot Hug

Given her meticulously-constructed public image and the way she is constantly composed, Ivanka just doesn't have awkward moments.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo June 24, 2017

Judgement Daze: Our Social Media Weekly Roundup

The major stories this week seemed to all involve critical votes or verdicts. Most came out badly for the most vulnerable.

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Women and Gender Focus Photo June 19, 2017

The Cosby Verdict and the Face of the Policewoman on the Courthouse Steps

Beyond the subordination of women, the screenshots testify that that these are days beyond words.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo June 16, 2017

Black Diamond: Our Best Social Media of the Week

This week, domestic terror took center stage.

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Activism & Protest Photo June 13, 2017

Protest Ballet

Conflict photos should not just elevate physical display.

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International Focus Photo June 9, 2017

Comey as Metaphor: Our Social Media Roundup of the Week

Looking at the most striking pictures from the last five days, greater light and clarity seems to be the theme.

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Culture Focus Photo June 8, 2017

On that Viral Tornado Photo–a Sign of the Times

Public imagination takes hold of a photo for its own reasons, the force of interest also reflecting something of the times.

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International Focus Photo June 5, 2017

London and a Fake Suicide Vest

The biggest threat of this attack was the potential to create outsized effects on the cheap. A fake vest or a real one is part of sorting the difference.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo June 2, 2017

Climate Carnage: Our Social Media Roundup of the Week

Yes, this pic from Trump's climate announcement was all the buzz--about small mindedness, among other things.

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Trump Photo June 1, 2017

Trump the Forlorn: On an Unusual Arlington Portrait

Maybe this is Trump showing the full effect of almost six months bearing the presidential mantle. Maybe he’s about done in.

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International Focus Photo May 29, 2017

Love to Damocles: Our Trump First Foreign Trip Grand Tour

If Trump's first foreign trip was successful in any way, it was only in its Groucho notes and the respite from the Russian tornado back home.

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International Focus Photo May 26, 2017

Beyond Manchester: A Typical Terror-Filled Monday

Perhaps the most insidious impact of the attack on Manchester is the narrowing of western attention.

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Politics Photo May 21, 2017

Saudis Up First: Trump With Extra Butter

One the first leg of Trump’s first international trip, the Saudis completely outdid themselves patronizing the patronizable.

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Trump Photo May 20, 2017

Trump Jumps Shark: Our Weekly Social Media Roundup

Looking back at our Twitter feed this week, we were drawn to Trump's reality gap and the photographic embrace of every "not normal" telegraph.

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Scandal Focus Photo May 16, 2017

Trump, The Leak and What I Missed in the Russian White House Photos the First Time

Surprised Trump leaked secrets to the Russians? Well, in the photos that circulated most widely last week, it is hard to tell they had a meeting.

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Media Focus Photo May 13, 2017

Burning Through the Teflon: Social Media of the Week

We were seeing scenes of clear ineptitude and stress from the White House this week, pictures of real political damage (and ammunition for opponents down the road).

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