And the longevity of propaganda is readily apparent — Flagg’s own creation of Uncle Sam pointing a finger at us has long outlasted its original intent. In many ways, it has become a staple of ...

WWI signaled the dawn of poster art used at the service of propaganda, and the posters in "Uncle Sam Wants You! World War I and the American Poster," many sourced from local collector Walton ...

with piercing blue eyes and wavy hair,” Christopher Capozzola wrote in “Uncle Sam Wants You.” He had found a model; now he needed inspiration. Cue a 1914 British propaganda poster designed ...

During World War I, Uncle Sam was a credible figure who could say with a straight face, “I Want You For the U.S. Army.” Today he pops up in anti-ACA propaganda with a deranged look on his face ...

which proves there are commercials on public television,” to convey his point that compulsory funding for a television channel generates propaganda. “I don’t disagree with them having an ...

Wings, The Green Berets, American Sniper, name a war picture from any era, and you can identify Uncle Sam's shadow looming over the production. The same applies to non-war films like Transformers .

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 2003 (IPS) - The U.S. government is on a propaganda offensive designed to blunt a presumed ... The job of putting a smiling face on Uncle Sam, the familiar personification of the ...