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It’s Just That Simple: VOTE
The editors at the NY Times published an important editoral this week that is well worth reading, here below is a gift link:
Trump Has Failed. Hold Him To Account.
Can he do more damage? Of course he can, that’s why we need the Democrats...
I Saw This Little Person Today
Sitting in the airport heading to Boston for another screening of Women Laughing, I looked around for someone to draw. While doing so, this little girl ran by me. She had an infectious energy as she ran unabashedly around the waiting area....
Silly Visceral Cartoon Sunday
I’ve been dying to share this drawing with you. I submitted it to The New Yorker, and while the cartoon editor liked it, ultimately it didn’t make the cut. So I am free to share with the world!
I wanted to show you this drawing because it’...
Talk & Draw With Heather Cox Richardson And Liza Donnelly
Historian and political commentator Heather Cox Richardson and I have collaborated again! In our monthly series, Talk & Draw, she tells us a story about a significant historical event and I draw about it.
Today’s topic is timely and so im...
Trump’s Words: “Unacceptable and Stupid”
An autumn drawing for you!
Elon Musk ordered Space X to slow down its service in Ukraine, in effect making some drones that stopped incoming missiles and others aimed at Russian targets useless. This from a Wall Street Journal report which...
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Liza is a writer, cartoonist, writer, director at The New Yorker, NY Times. Documentary: Women Laughing (2025, Womenlaughingfilm.com). Author of 18 books. Observing culture and politics, seeking what’s funny but also what’s important.
Editorial cartoonist, and creator of the animated short "Open Windows"
I'm a history professor interested in the contrast between image and reality in American politics. I believe in American democracy, despite its frequent failures.
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