Corporate executives continue to receive large bonuses even as layoffs persist across sectors. The piece responds to ongoing debates over executive compensation packages during periods of workforce reduction. It takes the position that such bonuses appear disconnected from the realities facing displaced employees.
short term pm
Aug
2
2026
Global leaders continue to dismiss repeated scientific warnings about accelerating climate impacts even as extreme weather events intensify worldwide. The ongoing failure to curb emissions and adopt binding reductions leaves future generations exposed to rising temperatures, sea levels, and resource conflicts. The editorial argues that such willful disregard of clear danger signs amounts to reckless endangerment of the planet itself.
Apr
11
2025
Alexandra Bowman's cartoon captures the stock market turmoil under Trump policies, showing caricatures of Trump, Elon Musk, and JD Vance gleefully riding a rocket down a crashing graph line marked with IRAs, stocks, 401ks, and pension funds. The NYSE sign declares 'You Must Be This Rich to Ride,' piled with money bags, satirizing how tariffs and Republican strategies favor the wealthy while everyday investments and retirement savings take a dive over an extremely short time period. The 'WHEEE!' shout adds dry humor to the volatile Wall Street scene, poking at MAGA's high-risk economic ride.
Feb
9
2022
