Author Archives: Jen Sorensen

Shoppers Go Wild For Walmart Strike

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Jen Sorensen

I guess I could have had the shopper trampling a bunch of Walmart managers to help the cashier, but given the news about the Walmart security officer who apparently killed a shoplifter with a chokehold, I didn’t want to make light of Black Friday-related violence. Personally, I find staying home and working instead of going […] Continue reading →

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Unclear on the Contraception

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Jen Sorensen

This notion that birth control pills are now “free,” as Romney claimed in his conference call to donors, needs to end. They are now simply covered by health insurance, which many of us pay for via hefty monthly premiums. We’re actually getting someth… Continue reading →

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AlterNet Launches Comic Section

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jen Sorensen

Some very cool news: AlterNet has begun publishing political cartoons, and today is my debut on the site. Check it out! And if you’re feeling spunky, share or leave a comment.
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Note to “Alas” Readers

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jen Sorensen

I spend a lot of time on the internet. For a while now, I’ve been growing aware of the need to simplify my life online so I can focus more on paying work. There are some exciting things happening in … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Cartoon: “Obama Cuts Deal to Live in Tent”

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Jen Sorensen

I’ve probably gone a little easier on Obama than some of my peers — not so much because I think he’s doing a great job, but because I have a certain amount of empathy (possibly too much) for anyone trying to run a country this steeped in nutballery.  The real problems with American politics are […] Continue reading →

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This Week’s Cartoon: “Old McDonald’s Had a Farm”

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Jen Sorensen

Blogging this one a bit late, as it’s been a busy week. I had a big freelance deadline, spazzed my lower back out, and hosted my sister-in-law and her husband while waddling about like a duck. But better late than never, right?
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This Week’s Cartoon: “Conservative Counseling”

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jen Sorensen

Continuing with a long series of obnoxious happenings in matters repro, South Dakota has passed a law that pretty much forces women to seek “advice” from those faith-based  “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” that I blogged about a few weeks ago. These centers are, as you might expect, notoriously unscientific. Poor South Dakotans. This is the second […] Continue reading →

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Writin’

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jen Sorensen

I wrote a review of Sarah Glidden’s How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less for Cartoon Movement.
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This Week’s Cartoon: “Dictator Do’s and Don’ts”

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jen Sorensen

This strip doesn’t really have much deeper meaning beyond being a vehicle for me to draw Mr. Perkins as Qaddafi. I had started writing this when the Egyptian revolution was taking place, and then updated it for the present. I find it hard to write cartoons about the uprisings in the Middle East, as they […] Continue reading →

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WTF Email

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Jen Sorensen

A reader is upset about my Unplanned Parenthood cartoon:
Hi Jen, this is in response to your recent depiction of Planned Parenthood. First of all, I am not irrationally upset, please do not delete this message upon noting that it is a complaint. My lady associate and I found the particular section “Sexual Assault Victim” to […] Continue reading →

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