Category Archives: Cartooning & comics

Cartoon: How Banning the Abortion Pill Works

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Ampersand

Support my patreon and help me keep drawing these cartoons! I can’t always say what inspires any particular cartoon. But in this case, I know exactly. Jessica Valenti tweeted this: Not one anti-choice legislator has answered this question: If a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 5 Comments  

Cartoon: Token White Male Character

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Ampersand

I can only make these cartoons because of my supporters on Patreon! If you can spare it, please join them! A $1 pledge really matters. If you don’t pay attention to online discussions of diversity in media, well then: Good … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Debate Us You Cowards!

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge really matters to me. This one was fun to draw! Probably the most challenging thing to draw was the coffee shop counter in panel 3. As a cartoonist, … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Ampersand

If you enjoy my cartoons, help me make more by supporting my patreon. A $1 pledge really helps! This is a cartoon from July, but I can’t find it on “Alas” or on leftycartoons.com, so I suspect I forgot to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues | 17 Comments  

Cartoon: Say I’m Not A Racist!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Ampersand

Support me on Patreon – it’s how I make my living! A $1 pledge really helps. This cartoon was inspired by a public argument in Congress back in February: Cohen accused Trump of being “a racist” as a way to … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: If A Fetus Could Talk

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Okay, this one is probably in bad taste. But every friend I showed this to while I was working on it laughed. The “fetus” in this strip – who is, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 16 Comments  

Cartoon: Dear (Some Of) My Fellow Lefties

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Ampersand

Support my Patreon to help me make more cartoons! A $1 pledge matters a lot to me. When Trump won the Republican nomination, I wasn’t worried about what he’d do as President, because I was confident that Clinton would win. … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Climate Change and the Politics of Personal Purity

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge means so much to me. Wow, this one took forever to make. It didn’t take long because of the drawing  —  the cross-hatching on the large figure took … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Doctor Austerity

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me keep drawing cartoons! Support my Patreon! A $1 pledge really matters to me. Austerity – the policy of cutting government social spending in order to appease fiscal hawks (and investors and creditors) – is arguably the most harmful … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 16 Comments  

Cartoon: Inheriting The Economy

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Ampersand

This cartoon was drawn by Becky Hawkins. who I’ve collaborated with several times before. Help me make more cartoons: Support my patreon! A $1 pledge really helps. Becky and I started work on this comic in December of 2014. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 2 Comments