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Jan
18
2010

Rall Pulls the Plug on ObamaCare

posted by aaron, 8.46 AM

Ted Rall is on the pulse of the health care mess that we’ve cooked up here in the US. His latest Flash-animated short, titled ObamaCare Made E-Z, takes on the issue of fines for the uninsured with a rather bloody commentary. Animated with Toon Boom by David Essman.

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Oct
8
2009

Captain Planet Tackles Climate Change

posted by aaron, 8.23 AM

The climate change talks in Copenhagen are a couple months away, but Chris Voigt is already on the attack. A failed superhero is the only person who can save us now – this is Captain Planet goes to Copenhagen.

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Aug
13
2009

Animated Health Care Cartoon – Insur-Animals

posted by aaron, 8.16 AM

This video came out in 2008, but it’s perhaps a bit more appropriate today. Sponsored by healthcare4every1.org, it’s a comedic look at the insurance issues crowding the US headlines. Insur-Animals: Episode 1 was produced by Collection Agency Films, written by Don Swaynos and Dano Johnson and animated by Don Smith and David Young.

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Jul
30
2009

Rall Searches For Economic Answers on Google

posted by aaron, 5.14 AM

Depending on where you sit, the US economy is either rebounding or falling deeper into the void. For the real truth, Google it. That’s the conceict of the latest Ted Rall cartoon, titled Googling While America Burns. David Essman animated this piece with Toon Boom.

Jul
9
2009

Captain Capitalism Goes Culture Clubbing

posted by aaron, 8.34 AM

Brad Graeber’s latest episode of Captain Capitalism has descended from the sky. Culture Clubbing explores the influence anime and Japanese culture has on the US. In fact, you might think you’re watching anime in the first minute of this installment, a sequence that was directed and animated by Sam Deats. Watch below, or go see it in vector format over at Newgrounds, where its tallied an impressive rating.