As always, NASA plays the excitement to the hilt. And the first image from Perseverance plays it both forward and backward in time.
Continue ReadingBlackout photos got Texans steaming after a historic freeze knocked out heat, power, and water. This picture proves telling in every detail.
Continue ReadingWe discuss the striking light, the anxious waiting, and the moral implications of this new global symbol.
Continue ReadingWall Street craziness. Economic inequality. Capitol uprising. It’s all there in Timothy Clary’s photo of this George Washington statue.
Continue ReadingPresident Biden demonstrates so much leverage with GOP Senators, he's not even in the photo. The Trump and Obama contrast is also telling.
Continue ReadingWe discuss the craft and politics of Christopher Payne's exquisite photos showing machines producing vials for the Covid vaccine.
Continue ReadingIn this Salon, we discuss the symbolic strategies of political movements, especially those on the far right, and the challenges posed to the media.
Continue ReadingWe discuss the joy and history of Alpha Kappa Alpha as Kamala's sorority sisters stroll dance in Harlem inspired by the Biden/Harris victory.
Continue ReadingWith the president falsely challenging the 2020 election process, this vote counting photo from Pittsburgh comes to stand for its integrity.
Continue ReadingThe thread running through the photos of people pouring into the street to celebrate Biden’s victory was unbridled joy. This is a classic.
Continue ReadingIn this highlight video, we discuss Joe Biden's inclination to press the flesh, even in a pandemic, and Jill's impact as his "body person."
Continue ReadingDespite the obstacles, citizens are determined to be heard in the 2020 election. We discuss this "first day of voting" photo from Georgia.
Continue ReadingWatching Donald Trump depart to Walter Reed with the coronavirus, White House staffers suddenly looked scared and vulnerable.
Continue ReadingThis photo of Juniyah Palmer, Breonna Taylor's sister, was taken by LaToya Ruby Frazier. We find it a powerful emotional and forensic record.
Continue ReadingIn this highlight clip, we discuss Christian conservative women praying at the Supreme Court door as another woman grieves the passing of RBG.
Continue ReadingThis video looks at the presence of armed Trump supporters, and rising concern over the relationship between police and white militia groups.
Continue ReadingIn our latest video, we discuss how this photo delivers a powerful commentary on COVID-19, and a compounding global climate crisis.
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