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El Machete: Oil Nightmare

01. May 2014

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By Eric Garcia El Machete: Oil Nightmare

Oil Nightmare

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The Art of Clifford Berryman Or, Why Do Things Remain the Same?

29. April 2014

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By John J. Hunt

George Santayana famously wrote that those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Examples of this axiom can be found everywhere in our nation’s history. Sometimes, however, it’s necessary to look to our artists to reveal them to us.

Clifford Berryman was a political cartoonist who worked for the Washington Post during the start of the last century. He worked until his death in 1949. He was the man who in 1902 first associated President Theodore Roosevelt with a small bear cub, one he refused to shoot, thus earning him the nickname “Teddy”—the cartoon, “Drawing the Line in Mississippi” inspired New York store owner Morris Michtom to create a new toy and call it the Teddy Bear...

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El Machete - Gabriel García Márquez, Rest in Peace

26. April 2014

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By Eric Garcia El Machete - Gabriel García Márquez, Rest in Peace

Gabriel García Márquez, Rest in Peace

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El Machete: Wendy’s Ketchup

19. April 2014

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By Eric Garcia El Machete: Wendy’s Ketchup

Wendy's Ketchup... background info.

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El Machete: BP Spills in Lake Michigan

10. April 2014

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By Eric Garcia El Machete: BP Spills in Lake Michigan

BP Spills in Lake Michigan

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El Machete: Burque Protests

03. April 2014

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By Eric Garcia El Machete: Burque Protests

Burque Protests

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Humphrey’s World: APD Killing

01. April 2014

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By NM Mercury Humphrey’s World: APD Killing

APD Killing

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El Machete: WIPP Leak

26. March 2014

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By Eric Garcia El Machete: WIPP Leak

WIPP Leak

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El Machete: Sister Megan Rice

22. March 2014

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By Eric Garcia El Machete: Sister Megan Rice

Sister Megan Rice

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Humphrey’s World: A waste is…

19. March 2014

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By NM Mercury Humphrey’s World: A waste is…

A waste is a terrible thing to mind

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