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Ferguson, as seen by editorial cartoonists

August 21, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Missouri region, Police 2 comments

There’s nothing funny about what has been happening in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of the shooting–by a police officer– of Michael Brown, an

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Political quotes: Who said this?

July 9, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, Politics Leave a comment

There’ s a politically relevant quote hiding behind this teaser. When you see the full quote, you may be surprised to learn who said

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Chris Christie: A gift to political cartoonists

January 30, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Cities, Corruption, Ethics, Media, People, Politics, States Leave a comment

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s highly publicized political woes are creating an economic and artistic surge for political cartoonists. Here’s a gallery of cartoons satirizing

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Political cartoonists pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

December 9, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, International Leave a comment

I’m going to make a guilty confession here: During much of his  lifetime, Nelson Mandela mostly existed at the periphery of my political awareness. When

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Rand Paul’s plagiarism predicament: Cartoonists and satirists add their own footnotes

November 11, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, People, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

To quote Rand Paul [see how easy it is to include attribution in your writings?], ” It’s a little hard to footnote things accurately.” Actually,

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Blocking Obama: As seen by political cartoonists

June 15, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Humor, Republicans Leave a comment

It’s been a no-win for President Obama since Day 1 of his presidency, when Republican Congressional leaders [and I use that term lightly] met

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Benghazi: Political cartoonists have their say

May 23, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Congress, Humor, International, Republicans, Romney 2 comments

Benghazi isn’t a scandal. It’s what the character named Detective Bobby Simone, of TV’s Law & Order, would have called “a situation.” [Simone once

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