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One problem with the taxonomy argument you’re putting forward is that I don’t think it’s realistic to imagine there’s a…
I think a lot of progressive arguments right now amount to slippery slopes because we’re not there, I think you…
"But some people seem determined to be the dude in this comic." Just wanted to repeat that for truth. This…
If it's not fascism, it's certainly sparkling authoritarianism made to taste like fascism. But some people seem determined to be…
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Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc
Don’t Call Them Concentration Camps!
This comic is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: What’s a better challenge than drawing a period piece? Drawing a period piece where the reader is supposed to think it’s present-day until panel 4! Luckily for me, men’s fashion … Continue reading
Wanted
ICE agents are the worst people in the world. If you’re a good person and you’re working for ICE, you don’t really exist, because all the good people have resigned by now. In Maine, an ICE agent told a woman … Continue reading
I Can’t Believe They Deported Carol!
This cartoon is by me and new guest artist Mike Lawrence. Mike Lawrence is a cartoonist in Milwaukie, OR who mostly makes middle grade graphic novels. He’s the creator of the Star Scouts series for First Second and his next … Continue reading
Blame Immigrants!
As many people have written, one way powerful people and institutions stay in power is by scapegoating immigrants. Dick Dowdell sums it up well: When wages stagnate, when health premiums rise faster than paychecks, when rent eats a third of … Continue reading
Comic: We’ve Got Nothing Against Immigrants, Except the Immigrant Ones
I’m chuffed to again collaborate with R.E. Ryan, whose last cartoon with me was “Let’s Outlaw Being Homeless” over a year ago. I love the way his drawing recalls the style of classical cartooning. (Or so it looks to me, … Continue reading
(comic) He’s Back – Get ‘Im!
Check out the video of me drawing this cartoon! Two-thirds through drawing this cartoon I had the thought “surely some other cartoonist has already done ICE arresting Jesus.” And of course, they had. For instance, Andy Marlette in 2017; Claytoonz … Continue reading
Cartoon: Next Best Thing
This cartoon is a collaboration with Kevin Moore. Kevin writes: I really enjoyed putting in the chicken fat for this cartoon, something that in my previous work with Barry we had not explored much and that I think is a great innovation to Barry’s style. … Continue reading
Cartoon: The Immigration Deal
Political discourse in the U.S. has become difficult, if not impossible, because right-wing views are so completely untethered from reality. I’m not saying left-wingers are immune to this – we’re not – but on the left it’s not as extreme or … Continue reading
Cartoon: We Could Let In More Immigrants
Immigration is great for the U.S.. It’s great for the economy. It’s great for our culture. Compared to those of us born here, immigrants are disproportionately of working age, disproportionately working, and disproportionately law-abiding. Immigrants are more likely to work … Continue reading
Are fascists only fascists, in your view, after they achieve total dictatorial power comparable to Kim Jong Un? Not necessarily…