jensorensen
Jen Sorensen
jensorensen
Political cartoonist and comics editor for Splinter.

People better prepare themselves to go back to this. The rate we’re going as a “country” I wouldn’t be surprised. Hell, in some states, it’s almost the only option already thanks to the cynical “ambulatory surgery centers” rules, the “hospital admission privileges” rules, etc. Read more

While not in comic form, take a second to read up on Dr. Henry Morgentaler. He was a doctor in Canada who preformed safe abortions for women and dared the government to arrest him. They did but no jury would ever find him guilty. He almost single handily drove the change of Canadian abortion laws. Read more

This is absolutely wonderful. I hope to see more of these (backing the campaign!) and, if it came to that, I’d hope to see a movement like Jane in the future, but please oh please don’t let it be necessary. Read more

This is wonderful! So few people have even heard of the Jane project; I don’t much see it mentioned in mainstream history or documentaries on the women’s movement or what-have-you, like it seems to still be info you really have to seek out. But that was a seriously wild-west time for modern women’s health... To take Read more

Breitbart and Fox overtly lying is not the same thing as the media bubble. Read more

I get my information from dozens and dozens of sources. Which is more plausible: that is a vast “liberal” conspiracy where thousands of newspapers, local news programs, national news programs, magazines, worldwide media, millions of bloggers all wake up and coordinate their “liberal conspiracy stories” on a daily Read more

the answer to the title question is easy: what it would take for the gop and trump’s base to dump trump is a situation that lasts beyond the regular news cycle, that makes him appear weak or effeminate. Read more

I’ve noted on another post, but will put it here as well.... Read more

“At this point, Republicans have demonstrated such a breathtaking dereliction of duty, it’s clear they have completely ceased to be a legitimate political party serving the public interest. They represent only the abuse of power, and are fully complicit in this ghastly nightmare.” Read more

It is just a testament, no matter the actual percentage, to how racist and misogynistic Republicans are. That vocal minority is running this country into the toilet. Read more

Nothing, they have been quoted as saying that there is no point investigating their own party. Read more