Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
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The Other 9/11: A Ghost Story
Aug 30, 2023 Decades after Pinochet left power, the national trauma of his dictatorship continues to visibly permeate Chilean life.2024 Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Feature
Strongman-in-Training (Video)
Jun 13, 2019 Trump is bringing more than a touch of autocracy to his presidency.
#PlaidShirtGuy Illustrates Trump’s Tyrannical Tastes
Sep 11, 2018 The treatment of a local high-schooler by administration staff and Secret Service agents at a rally in Montana is an example of the president's pernicious pettiness.
Black Lives Don’t Matter in Israel
May 3, 2018 Benjamin Netanyahu's war on African refugees is worse than imagined—as one Eritrean discovered after human traffickers kidnapped him in Tel Aviv.
How U.S. Military Bases Back Dictators and Military Regimes
May 18, 2017 Critics of President Trump's public support for authoritarian rulers generally ignore the long-standing support U.S. presidents have offered repressive regimes over the decades.
‘The Designated Mourner’: A Play on Authoritarianism, Restaged for the Trump Era
May 12, 2017 Twenty years after its debut, playwright Wallace Shawn’s drama has taken on new meaning for American theatergoers. (Shawn is pictured at left.)
Trump’s Real Sin Is Not Distinguishing Between ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Dictators
May 3, 2017 In Washington, D.C., you're supposed to diss the "bad" ones and praise the "good" ones as strong allies. But the president just seems to like them all.
The World According to Trump Is Becoming Increasingly Dangerous — and His Actions Are One Reason
Apr 17, 2017 As commander in chief, the president is empowered to manage the military might of the nation But he is not empowered to initiate warfare on his own As commander in chief, the president is empowered to manage the military might of the nation.Who Says It Can’t Happen Here?
Mar 1, 2017 We have endured 40 years of creeping authoritarianism, which now may run right over democracy.
Demagogue-in-Chief
Dec 12, 2016 Donald Trump will use the presidency to inflate his personality cult and increase his family’s wealth. Those who do not pay homage to his megalomania, or swell the profits of his financial empire, will be viciously attacked and persecuted.