Nolan Trowe’s Wheelchair Perspective Highlights Disability Activism
Wendy Kozol looks at how Nolan Trowe's images from a wheelchair provide a unique vantage of disabled activists in the halls of Congress.
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What’s Distinguishing and What’s Familiar in the Post-Coup Protest Pictures from Myanmar
A former aid worker and a visual scholar help explain key media and Facebook photos after Myanmar’s military coup.
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As Militarism Runs Rampant, Even the Virus Falls Victim
The display of military force has been so furious, it has even made Covid and the valorizing of medical workers disappear.
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The Disappearing Island: Censorship at Guantánamo Bay
How much censorship colors a NY Times Guantánamo Bay photo essay on censorship.
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Photography Challenge: Straddling Female Stereotypes as Women Become Marines
How well does Lynsey Addario’s New York Times boot camp story stand up in the age of #MeToo?
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Is the Face of Contemporary Feminism Still Too Pink and White?
For many, pink stands for a shared commitment to gender equality. However, the connection to white privilege is not readily shaken off.
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Looking at Trump and Kelly at Arlington Cemetery
Why the New York Times published the photo it did of Trump and Kelly visiting the General's son's grave.
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Harvey Unprecedented? What About 2 Weeks Ago in Sierra Leone?
Although Harvey's impact seems to be mercifully smaller in ways than recent monster storms overseas, these events call for larger ways to scale them.
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Importance of Seeing the Trauma: The Video of Diamond Reynolds and Daughter in Back of a Police Car
Analyzing the video of Diamond Reynolds and her daughter detained in the back of a police car after an officer shot and killed her boyfriend, Philando Castile.
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White Privilege and the Pussy Hat
Gender advocacy needs to reckon with the racism that has been built into the fabric of feminist movements.
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