“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
With Donald Trump’s immigration ban targeting refugees from Muslim countries, the words of the Statue of Liberty don’t seem to burn with the same fervor they did before. A darkness has fallen upon the country’s role as a refuge — a reality magazines around the world are showing through dark, sometimes violent depictions of America under Trump.
The internet has exploded with memes mocking Donald Trump for signing bills and controversial executive orders, but in Sweden they’ve found a different way to make a point.
Isabella Lovin posted an image of herself signing a new law while surrounded by female colleagues.
Someone won’t like this.
my new cover art for @DerSPIEGEL magazine pic.twitter.com/Lz4KH8ySGx
— Edel Rodriguez (@edelstudio) February 3, 2017
The vice-president of the European Parliament calls the German magazine cover “tasteless”.
Kjell Magne Bondevik said he was held for an hour due to an Iranian stamp on his passport.
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