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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo March 11, 2016

What Would Gandhi Do? — Our Twitter/Instagram Round Up of the Week

More Trump, contest photos from Syria and Chicago, Somalia/Downton Abbey: Our Twitter/Instagram round-up this week.

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Campaign '16 Photo March 10, 2016

Suddenly Not Invisible: Miami Debate Picture of the Night

Her name is Lucia Quiej and her moment of fame was, indeed, stunning.

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Campaign '16 Photo March 9, 2016

Quick Takes on Trump’s Post-Primary Press Meat

It's American politics reduced to the level of the Ginsu knife. Etc.

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Campaign '16 Photo March 8, 2016

Trump as Orifice: Peterson, Gowdy Get to the Essence

As photographers start to boil Trump down, I hope the electorate does the same exam.

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Culture Focus Photo March 7, 2016

A Remembrance of (Nancy) Reagan

One of the more interesting photos marking the passing Nancy Reagan, it naturally says as much about him as about her.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo March 4, 2016

Our Friday Twitter/Instagram Round-Up

Between the photo contests, the campaign and the politically-charged Academy Awards, there has almost been too much imagery to process.

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Business Focus Photo March 3, 2016

The Ruins of the Space Program

If you liked the space program, it will be a mixed blessing. If you like ruins, however, you will feel right at home.

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Campaign '16 Photo March 2, 2016

Super Tuesday ’16: Photo Final

You would think resounding Super Tuesday victories by Clinton and Trump would bring more certainty and uncomplicated celebration. It didn't look that way to us.

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Campaign '16 Photo March 1, 2016

The Christopher Morris Assault and the Incitement of Violence

The takeaway from the assault on Christoper Morris yesterday? Many of the GOP candidates, their rallies and their photo ops are fostering an atmosphere of violence.

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Business Focus Photo February 29, 2016

Race Optics and the 2016 Academy Awards

Looking more closely at the images, the way the Academy Awards program navigated the race issue wasn't nearly as slick as it seemed.

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Campaign '16 Photo February 26, 2016

The GOP Texas Debate Showdown in a Picture

The bleating message coming from Rubio, Cruz and Treasure Island: Trump is not who he purports to be.

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War & Militarism Photo February 25, 2016

World Press Photo Winners: Mary F. Calvert and Military Sexual Assault

I wanted to focus on the more political side of Mary F. Calvert’s award-winning photo project on women raped or sexually assaulted while serving in the U.S. military.

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Campaign '16 Photo February 24, 2016

Our Top Campaign Pix from S. Carolina to Nevada

Here's our "best of" the presidential campaign over the past few weeks.

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Campaign '16 Photo February 22, 2016

On that Rare Photo Meditating on the GOP Campaign and Race

It's not altogether unusual to see African-Americans at GOP campaign rallies. It is, though, to find the rare photo that calls it out.

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Progress and Catastrophe at the World Press Photo Awards

The winners bring us closer not only to the world as it is, but also to the world as it is unfolding from past to present to future.

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Campaign '16 Photo

Sanders on the *One Hand* and Cruz on *the Other*

Could you find another set of hands that are this charged to set off the other?

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International Focus Photo February 18, 2016

On Warren Richardson’s 2016 World Press Photo of the Year

The achievement of Richardson's World Press winning picture is the equally high level of artistry and story. Simply, it represents what we're seeing more consistently these days: a higher caliber press photograph.

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Between the Sheets: On that Photo of Scalia’s Bed at the Luxury Ranch

Clearly, what we're looking at are now some of the most famous pillows and bed sheets in history.

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