Understanding Trump’s School Shooting Listening Session, and the Cheat Sheet
It's all too easy to focus on Trump's severe personal limitations and miss the larger point, that it's the script for a show.
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Depicting Poverty: Matt Black Pushes Documentary Photography to its Fullest Range
Creating images that double as fine art, Matt Black is mapping how poverty is a major problem today, now, this minute and every minute.
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Gender and the World Press Photo 2018 Award Finalists
In this current cultural moment, in the atmosphere of #MeToo, how do we reconcile this group of World Press Photo contest nominees?
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Portraits of Retired Sex Workers: The Gaze Turned the Other Way
Formerly public women evicted from private space, these retired sex workers are now proudly private and challenge us to recognize it.
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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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Super Bowl LII Ads Cleverly Exploit Fake News
The best Super Bowl ads this year make light of the fake news controversy and an America that hardly knows what (or who) to believe anymore.
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State of the Memo: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
With the House intel committee releasing a sham memo, and Trump delivered his first official State of the Union, it was a big week for propaganda.
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The Remarkable Scenes of the Women Facing Larry Nassar
I am shaken by the faces of former patients of Nassar as they come undone. I find it hard to look too long.
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2018 State of the Union: The Trump Show in Screenshots
In spite of our snark, Dems better watch out because this SOTU demonstrated many of the skills that got Trump elected.
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Midterms Mania and one Candidate’s Wife’s Purple Hair
"I like the idea of Congress being exposed, as much as possible, to women who rock the purple hair and to the men who admire them." An eye on Indiana's 9th.
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Women’s March Sizzles, Shutdown Fizzles: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
In fractured America this week, we had two major stories competing for attention. Let's just say, the outcome wasn't pretty.
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Trump’s Weekend Shutdown Pix: The Medium is the Mess
What is instantly relevant about these White House shutdown photos, in fact, is everything that is missing.
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MLK, Immigration & Shutdown: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
In a short week, with Trump a blur of contradiction, most of the news tied back to race and immigration.
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On the New Yorker “Shithole” Cover, Among Others
This is probably the most damaging word picture Trump, or any politician, has ever uttered. My quick takes on the illo.
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Fire and Fury Baked In: Our Visual Roundup of the Week
Trump still reeling from “Fire and Fury.” Golden Globes and weed demonstrate culture shift. California eco woes continue. Our visuals of the week.
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The Delicate Balance of Style Photos from War-Torn South Sudan
We are encouraged to see the South Sudanese people as something other than the face of a crisis. The risk, though, is to miss the crisis completely.
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Our Favorite Cutaways from Oprah’s Golden Globes Speech
Oprah's speech turned out to be the emotional equivalent of a #MeToo keynote and call-to-arms.
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Carson Jones’s Classic Side Eye
Why did the look from Carson Jones, during his father's Senate swearing-in ceremony, capture so many hearts?
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