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I wanted to explore if I could bend my style around a bolder composition choice and stylised main shapes. Just to experiment how it could bring a modern more contemporary perfume to my style.
The theme is probably obvious as we reach the end of 2022, it will be also the end of my long period of experimentation and I'll go back to paint the next webcomic episode.
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 18, 2022
by Tony Wikrent
Strategic Political Economy
We need the return of the state
[Tax Research UK, via Naked Capitalism 12-14-2022]
Neoliberalism is built on lies. For decades the deceit at its core has been ignored because it appeared to deliver prosperity. It does not any more. That is why everything is unravelling.
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Had to hand-draw this one for all the symbols and my fingers nearly melted off.
The case for stronger automatic stabilizers.
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*They used to “laugh and call him names.” Now they’re all dead
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