A Smoky Warning To All Those Anti-Government Folks Out There
Given the power of denial, it's easy to take in the terrifying photos coming out of Russia right now and think this threat is somehow unique to them.
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Why a Penny Saved is Not Always a Penny Earned
In the days following 9/11 we were told that it was our civic duty to consume in order to keep the economy on its feet; the now prolonged recession makes even this limited civic responsibility impossible for many to honor; and for others, well, as the Times reporter notes,...
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Anthony Suau: Sex and the Time Warp
BagNewsOriginals reflects on Tony Suau's photographer of Detroit, the auto show, and "the great recession." In this installment, we look at how Detroit's use of models and sex reflect the industry stuck in a time warp.
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Anthony Suau: Death Of A Good Job
Second of a series of posts looking at The Great Recession through the lens of Detroit, the auto show and the photos of award-winning Anthony Suau.
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FORTUNE: Worse for Ware?
A close up look at the Chris Ware cover rejected by FORTUNE. ...Though it won't ever see the newsstand, zoom to the bottom for some fun.
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Timothy Fadek photographs Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein
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Obama vs. Goldman: The Latest Round
In the last round of "Obama vs. Wall Street," the financial guys don't look the worse for wear.
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Anthony Suau: Success or Sarcophagus?
1st of a series of six posts on BagNewsOriginals looking at The Great Recession and featuring the photos of Anthony Suau.
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Greenspan’s Vision
The visual media pegs it straight away: Greenspan had his eyes closed.
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It’s All Greek To Me
Treasure Secretary Tim Geithner has been completely retooled. But then, will the public buy the new picture?
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Construction is Booming! The Recovery has Arrived!
The construction industry has recovered. It's just a little further east than anybody at home would like.
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Embolism in California
The fact that students would respond to the economic abuse by doing something this drastic is extremely powerful symbolism.
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Take That, Jim Bunning!
Eager to take advantage of Jim Bunning and his GOP stonewall on extension of unemployment benefits, the White House had this picture up on their Flickr site yesterday within hours of the legislation being passed.
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Between Main Street and the Beltway
While Harry Reid and the Senate tongue wag in Washington, these photos -- one from the front of the room, the other from the back -- reveal the disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country suffering the recession.
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Obama: On The Progressive Front
Whether or not Obama is taking a progressive turn, the White House seems fully engaged in prompting the suggestion.
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Suite Deal at the Capsule Hotel
At $640 a month, the so-called "capsule hotel" looks more like a human kennel, or bunks in the capitalist version of a concentration camp.
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(A Photo-Activist Take on the) ’09 Photos of the Year: Now War is Coming into People’s Houses
If you read the original post and the excellent discussion thread based on Anthony Suau's 2008 World Press Photo of the Year, you'll appreciate how much the context and understanding of a photo tends to shift with the times.
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