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Notes Photo August 26, 2009

Kennedy’s Passing: Change In Health Care Calculus, Or Same-Old, Same-Old?

Going forward, the preeminent question is: can Kennedy's passing actually alter the trajectory of health care reform or is his final legacy mostly a media score?

Notes Photo August 5, 2009

Target: We Own You

WAPO ombudsman catches Living section having photoshopped Target logo onto hipster's arm.

Notes Photo July 29, 2009

Health Care: New Lower Prices!

I'm interested in your thoughts on this image, and whether Obama -- in rallying the public over health care legislation -- set himself up being photographed in a supermarket lined up with lemons and framed by sales signs.

Notes Photo July 26, 2009

Another Picture of the Health Care Process

The Max Baucus Health Care Lobbyist Complex: A diagram from the Sunlight Foundation detailing Finance Committee Chairman Baucus's connections to the health care industry.

Notes Photo July 23, 2009

A Handy Look at Professor Obama’s Presser #4

All of Obama's gestures in his health care press conference last night reduce down to one basic idea everyone can understand but, especially as Americans, we stubbornly resist: How do you set limits?

Notes Photo July 18, 2009

More Like Whistling by the Graveyard?

In the past year, Detroit has undoubtedly become the photographic destination du jour for America's devastating recession.

Notes Photo June 30, 2009

Tag A Lobbyist

First encountering it a week ago, I'm still impressed by NPR's idea to turn the camera on the lobbyists packing the health care hearings rather than on the hearings themselves.

Notes Photo May 29, 2009

Grand Rapids Auto: Tony

This is the fourth post of a BAGnewsOriginals series, Grand Rapids Auto, exploring the economic crisis through the life of a family-owned Chrysler dealership. Tony Bickford is a mechanic who has been with the dealership for 12 years. He does all the front end work, brakes, alignments, etc.

Notes Photo May 20, 2009

"I’m A Uniter, Not A Divider"

It seemed noteworthy today Obama was having a moment of solidarity with United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger while Ford CEO Alan Mulally, far right, was clapping enthusiatically in response.

Notes Photo May 5, 2009

Inside America's Boardrooms

I guess burgers are the order of the day.

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Mainlining On Wall Street

The image accompanied a New York Times article in the Sunday Business section of the paper on “How Lehman Got Its Real Estate Fix.” The title and this stunning photo illustration are the only suggestions of addiction in the paper.

Notes Photo April 30, 2009

Rising And Falling With Detroit

This image, marking the Chrysler bankruptcy, does a smart job of symbolizing how much an American president can be bound to an American auto company,

Notes Photo April 24, 2009

Obama Schools The Credit Card Industry

An exclusive BAGnewsNotes slideshow: Obama schools the credit card industry.

Notes Photo April 4, 2009

The Committee To Save The World. (Whoops!)

Because Paul Krugman's latest opinion piece references this ten-year-old TIME cover featuring Greenspan, Rubin and Summers, I thought it was worth taking a look at.

Notes Photo March 30, 2009

Road Kill

GM "HERE TO STAY?"

Notes Photo March 29, 2009

Bankers On Parade

I'm thrilled how Obama corralled those bank CEOs on Friday for a selflessness workshop, then kicked them loose out on the driveway to face a hungry media.

Notes Photo March 27, 2009

Pandit At The Gates

This is classic. It's an image of Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit leaving -- or, at least attempting to leave -- the White House this morning.

Notes Photo March 20, 2009

Meg, As In Megabucks

Going the horsey route, touting Meg Whitman's wealth and CEO status on the FORTUNE cover against the larger background of the Wall Street meltdown and the political rioting over AIG, seems particular flat-footed.