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Vatican Celebration Photos Spotlight Pope Leo's Challenge to Trump's America
As American flags wave in St. Peter's Square, a humble pontiff elevates a competing vision of patriotism and national identity.
May 14
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Michael Shaw
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Double Takes: Healthy, Wealthy…And Lies
In our new "Double Take" feature, we freeze-frame the images officials hope you'll miss—from detention SOS signals to political theater disguised as…
May 8
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Michael Shaw
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Double Takes: Healthy, Wealthy…And Lies
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April 2025
Trump's Visual Legacy at 100 Days: Not Normal Pictures for Not Normal Times
I'm proud to share these 15 images, which the media's hundred-day photo reviews will likely ignore. Call it a democracy stress test.
Apr 27
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Michael Shaw
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Trump's Visual Legacy at 100 Days: Not Normal Pictures for Not Normal Times
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Selling Out Ukraine
Watch now (3 mins) | Our exclusive video exposes Trump’s Moscow pivot and its devastating cost to a key ally.
Apr 16
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Michael Shaw
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Cara Finnegan
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Signaling Strangelove: The New Yorker Cover's Brilliant Take on SignalGate
Barry Blitt’s masterpiece perfectly captures the essence of the Trump administration. It's a visual terror warning worthy of Kubrick himself.
Apr 3
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Michael Shaw
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Signaling Strangelove: The New Yorker Cover's Brilliant Take on SignalGate
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March 2025
Trump’s Mugshot as White House Power Play
Watch now | Trump’s gilded mugshot guards the Oval Office—a warning to all who pass. As Volodymyr Zelensky learned, this intimidating checkpoint signals…
Mar 12
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Michael Shaw
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Cara Finnegan
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Trump’s Mugshot as White House Power Play
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The State of Disunion
I’m breaking down key images from Trump’s 2025 State of the Union—moments capturing a chamber in splinters, where resistance took many forms and silence…
Mar 5
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Michael Shaw
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The State of Disunion
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February 2025
Trump’s Village People Takeover - Why This Matters Now
Is Trump’s MAGA theater still hypnotizing America—or is it finally awakening the resistance?
Feb 26
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Michael Shaw
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The Visual Politics of the LA Fires
From a man rescuing Old Glory to a haunting ‘stairway to nowhere,’ key photos from LA’s devastating fires expose America’s most profound social…
Feb 17
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Michael Shaw
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The Visual Politics of the LA Fires
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A Portrait that Dares to Expose Musk’s Insanity
Mark Mahaney’s portrait captures the power and madness of Elon Musk, whose elevation from tech titan to democracy’s most dangerous private citizen…
Feb 5
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Michael Shaw
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Cara Finnegan
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A Portrait that Dares to Expose Musk’s Insanity
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January 2025
Scenes from the Coronation of King Donald II: A Visual Guide to American Autocracy
From executive order theater to Elon’s salute, telling moments of Trump’s second inauguration (and yes, Justice Jackson’s eloquent necklace).
Jan 23
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Michael Shaw
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Scenes from the Coronation of King Donald II: A Visual Guide to American Autocracy
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December 2024
A Visually Rhythmic Journey Through a Year’s Most Striking Book Covers
A curated tour of 2024’s most striking book covers reveals unexpected patterns in our collective consciousness - from wild abandonment to geometric…
Dec 30, 2024
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Michael Shaw
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A Visually Rhythmic Journey Through a Year’s Most Striking Book Covers
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