congress inaction
Dec
1
2020
The cartoon depicts the U.S. Capitol building labeled Congress with a Scrooge-like figure leaning from a window. He instructs a boy resembling Tiny Tim, who carries a sack marked Hunger in America, to buy a large turkey. The scene draws from A Christmas Carol to comment on congressional handling of hunger and poverty. It was published in December 2020 during heightened food insecurity linked to pandemic-related unemployment. The visual argument suggests lawmakers remain detached from the needs of struggling Americans despite available resources.
Feb
15
2018
The February 14, 2018, Parkland school shooting in Florida killed 17 people and renewed national debate over gun access and school safety. Lawmakers faced immediate pressure to act on background checks and assault weapons while the NRA and congressional allies resisted new restrictions. The cartoon frames the event as another grim normalization, placing active shooter lockdown alongside traditional childhood milestones to underscore how repeated mass shootings have altered expectations for American schools.
Jan
24
2014
