Category Archives: Economics and the like

Cartoon: It’s No Longer About Obamacare

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Transcript of cartoon. This cartoon has a single panel, which shows Mitch McConnell, holding an axe, standing next to a huge tree that he’s clearly been chopping down; the tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Health Care and Related Issues | 4 Comments

Cartoon: On the revised American Health Care Act

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them at Patreon. Transcript of cartoon: Panel 1 A man in a suit is standing on a stage, in front of a crowd, grandly introducing a furry, fanged, unicorn-horned, pointy-eared, polka-dot dinosaur-tailed monster. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Health Care and Related Issues | 21 Comments

Health Care Policy, Controlling Costs, And Not Admitting What You Want

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Ampersand

The AHCA, also know as “repeal and replace,” has suffered an embarrassing defeat, and that makes me happy. It’s looking likely that Obamacare is going to survive. For now. The Republicans are in an interesting position. Most conservative intellectuals seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 53 Comments

Cartoon: Treadmill

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please support my Patreon! TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON Panel 1 A toddler runs on a full-sized treadmill, carrying a teddy bear in one hand. A woman in a tight black dress squats, smiling, to address the … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Cartooning & comics, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like | 4 Comments

Cartoon: The Two Party System

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ampersand

In my youth, I was very tempted by third parties. Not so much nowadays. But this cartoon isn’t about that; it’s about the ridiculous choice between two major parties, one of which is a bit technocratic and complacent, the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like, Elections and politics | 40 Comments

Cartoon: Equal Opportunity

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Ampersand

Transcript of cartoon: The cartoon shows two men. The first man, a young man wearing a suit and tie, is clean-shaven with short hair, and is standing near a park bench, talking on his cell phone. Seated on the park … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 19 Comments

Hilary Clinton vs Bernie Sanders vs an unidentified gentleman

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Ampersand

Highlights from the Fourth Democratic Debate | New Republic Presidential candidates in both parties too often speak as if the President is the secret love child of The Wizard of Oz and the genie from “Aladdin.” They make incredible promises … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Health Care and Related Issues | 21 Comments

Greece and Democracy

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Ampersand

I’ve been following the news from Greece with horrified fascination. A few quick thoughts: 1) I don’t think there’s any legitimate argument in favor of austerity anymore – even the IMF admits that austerity is incredibly harmful. 2) And yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, International issues | 19 Comments

Supreme Court Declines To Gut Obamacare, 6-3

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ampersand

From Chief Justice Roberts’ decision (pdf): In a democracy, the power to make the law rests with those chosen by the people. Our role is more confined—”to say what the law is.” Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch 137, 177 (1803). … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues, Supreme Court Issues | 12 Comments

Black Unemployment and the Minimum Wage

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Ampersand

Summary: There is a lot of racism in the history of the US minimum wage – but the most important way that racism has been expressed is through exemptions to the minimum wage law which have kept workers of color … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Minimum Wage, Race, racism and related issues | 9 Comments