The Machinery of American Cruelty: A Visual Testament

How photographers are documenting the Trump administration's campaign of terror against immigrant communities

Aug 27 • 

Michael Shaw

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Willful Blindness: How Denial Left Texas Children Defenseless Against the Climate Crisis

From systematic climate erasure to 'thoughts and prayers,’ the deadly cost of choosing not to see.

Aug 7 • 

Michael Shaw

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July 2025

The Only Shot That Matters: How One Mother’s Photo Exposes the Truth of an Unfolding Measles Epidemic

As the measles spread, a family’s hospital image lays bare the unheeded crisis—and the acute need for pictures of cause and consequences.

Jul 23 • 

Michael Shaw

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Essential Images: 13 Scenes of Democracy Under Siege

From militarized raids to detention camps, these visuals expose and interrogate the country's slide into authoritarianism.

Jul 13 • 

Michael Shaw

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June 2025

What If They Gave A War And Nobody Came?

How LA residents refused Trump's invitation to violence—and why the most essential protest images tell a different story.

Jun 18 • 

Michael Shaw

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What Now? Audacious Imagery Outside Immigration Court, Calling BS on the Trump-Musk “Melee,” and Researchers’ Fury

We sift the latest visual barrage to spotlight images at the heart of Trump’s war on democracy.

Jun 9 • 

Michael Shaw

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Weapons as Props, Warriors as Roadies: Brandon Bell’s Deadpan Photos Call Out Massive Effort Behind Trump’s Military Parade

Behind the spectacle, a hollow ritual orchestrated at staggering public cost.

Jun 3 • 

Michael Shaw

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May 2025

The Oval Office as Demon's Lair

What's in a photo op? Trump's psychopathic corruption of American power.

May 27 • 

Michael Shaw

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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 • 

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 • 

Michael Shaw

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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 • 

Michael Shaw

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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 • 

Michael Shaw

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Cara Finnegan

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