Modern porter

Modern porter

Modern porter. Cartoon of 12/07/2017 in CTXT Sucker middlemen, nothing to do with the collaborative economy. They are not porters, they are deliverymen and false self-employed, but the "neocuqui" company calls them "riders". The delivery drivers provide their vehicle, their mobile phone, the connection and take care of all expenses, wear and tear ... Read more

Kenya bans six cartoon series for "promoting homosexuality"

Kenya bans six cartoon series for "promoting homosexuality"

Cartoon series banned in Kenya Serials suffer from the same same problems than comic books. The Kenya Film Classification Board(KFCB) has this month banned a total of six cartoon series from airing in the country after they were labelled as "pro-gay" content. The series banned in Kenya The series that have been banned ... Read more

Poverty is normalised

Poverty is normalised

Poverty is normalised. Cartoon of 24/06/2017 in CTXT The report "Desprotección Social y Estrategias Familiares" by Cáritas and FOESSA Foundation concludes that, three years after the start of the new economic cycle, 70% of households have not perceived that the effects of the economic recovery have reached them. In the case of households ... Read more

American Catastrophe, censorship at school

Liam Shea

"American Catastrophe" by Liam Shea, pencil, pastel and digital. Photo: Kelly Zeiss Shea In early June Morristown High School mounted its art and design exhibition of student work, the theme of this year's art class was "America Takes a selfie". Liam Shea's five-foot-tall drawing was withdrawn and the student was informed that it ... Read more

The war between India and the US, in cartoons

The war between India and the US, in cartoons

Heng im cartoon in NYT (06/12/2015) In December 2015, coinciding with the UN Climate Summit in Paris, The New York Times published this cartoon by Heng Kim Song (Singapore, 1964) depicting India as an elephant sitting on the tracks impeding the progress of the climate change talks train. Indian cartoonists, and those from ... Read more