Petroleum Processing Stacks, Occidental Oil Terminal, Flotta, Orkney
April, 1984
silver gelatin print, 20 x 24 in
So this is what the Republican ticket means by “drill, baby, drill“. Now I get it.
Tag: politics
One small example of how business and corporate interests are undermining the democratic process: the Sign Task Force in Nashville. This is a (small) call to action. The issue reminds me of Edward Abbey’s “Monkey Wrench Gang“.
portrait of ron and elizabeth1987from series: Memory, Balance, Loveplatinum-palladium print, 8×10 in.
The New Yorker has published, under the mantle of satire, an issue with a sure-to-sell cover. It has attracted a lot of flack, and the NY editor has stood up in defense. The Clown can be irresponsible, but should always know that he risks not just his well-being, but that of his community when juggling with satire. The juggler has stumbled really badly here, but we should continue treasuring our clowns. The above image may have been more appropriate. Which Obama is the whisk and which the strainer? 
This video, commissioned by Amnesty International, publicizes its campaign to reduce government participation in torture. The directors of this video asked the actor to stand in the CIA-manual ‘stress position’ for six hours. The moans and sweat are as close to the real physio-psychological horror of torture as one can get. Go, unsubscribe yourself from some hypocrisy.
