Archive for June 3rd, 2009

1934 Editorial Cartoon from Chicago Tribune Could Have Been Drawn Yesterday

3rd June 2009 by Catherine Favazza 4 Comments

A friend emailed this cartoon to me, noting:
Does this sound familiar? It’s a Chicago Tribune editorial cartoon from 1934. Look especially at the “Plan of Action for U.S.”
‘Uncanny’ is the only word.
Update: “Aunt Polly” was kind enough to post a comment below and provide a version of this image that’s a little bit clearer. If [...]

Spare $9 to Save Jersey in ‘09

3rd June 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Chris Christie won the primary election in New Jersey yesterday, and will now face the very wealthy Gov. Jon Corsine this fall. With his gubernatorial run, Christie wants to fight corruption in the notoriously corrupt state. Every little bit helps–and the good people of the Save Jersey blog are asking Republicans to donate $9 to [...]