Comics and illustration portfolio of Kevin Moore
So The Guardian reports that Libyan villagers attempting to help downed U.S. airmen were rewarded for their efforts by U.S. forces firing on them: Libyans who went to investigate the US warplane’s crash site said that a US helicopter had come in with guns firing, creating panic and wounding onlookers, some of whom had to … Read More “Greeted as Liberators” »
Show and Tell by Ninth Art Press Just out today from Ninth Art Press is Show and Tell, a comics anthology of stories about people’s experiences with education, either providing it or receiving it. And I’m in it. Alexander Danner, one of the editors asked me to contribute a lil’ somethin-somethin’ to it, so I … Read More “I Done Got Anthologized” »
Gary Younge, writing on the Innocence of the Liberal Hawk, on why any sane person should be troubled by the context of Western intervention in Libya: Far from being a knee-jerk response to Western military action, opposition to the bombing marks a considered reflection on the West’s knee-jerk impulse to mistake war for foreign policy. … Read More “Liberal Cherries Popping All Over Again” »
Good grief. Lately I’ve been wondering what larger geopolitical interests are served by the French-led (sic) Arab League approved (sic) military campaign against Gadaffi forces in Libya. Among my speculations has been the possibility that, at least on the diplomatic side, this intervention establishes a policy that could possibly justify a future similar response to … Read More “Now I Feel Paranoid” »
Shorter Juan Williams: Only liberals fear radio dominated by Palin, Rush and Beck; therefore, NPR is a flack for liberal Democrats. This has nothing to do with NPR firing me. Here, listen to this selectively edited tape brought to you by the same guys who screwed over Shirley Sherrod. Edited to Add: Contrary to his … Read More “Shameless” »
The France-led (sic) international coalition military intervention “Odyssey Dawn” operation against Gadaffi forces in Libya is necessarily controversial. Liberal Democrats are upset that Obama has side-stepped his constitutional responsibility to consult Congress in matters of war waging (Kucinich is already talking impeachment, yawn). FOXNews pundidiots seek rhetorical payback for past liberal mockery of Bush brush-clearing. … Read More “Waiting for the Mission Creep” »
…since I last posted anything. This year has been nothing but one sickness after another, affecting either me or someone in my family. Last week my wife was laid out totally; the week before, my son was home from school; this weekend it was my turn. I’m better now. Just barely awake, since getting a … Read More “Man, It’s Been Awhile” »
Here’s a cartoon I just did for PCCFFAP my union newsletter, The Gathering (PDF). Thanks much to Caralee for bringing me on.
As North African countries rise up and cast out their dictators, Western powers have been trying to find a way to manage the situation. It’s not easy: everyone is so peaceful and democratic and cooperative with each other. Even the Muslim Brotherhood is working with politically active women to bring about change. How can corporatist … Read More “Libya Shouldn’t Be a Foothold for Western Interference” »
The right wing attack on unions has spread throughout 16 states so far, and there is no reason it won’t spread farther. Republicans have a political stake in targeting a significant funding and organizational force for Democrats, the teabaggers seethe with misplaced resentment against public employees, and words like “austerity” and “fiscal discipline” and “deficit” … Read More “Wisconsin is Obama’s Put Up or Shut Up Time” »