“Many of the smartest people and most creative talents are working for the brainwashers, using dazzling images, sex and violence to rob us of our sanity.” SexViolenceMediaPropagandaCartoonistPolitical Cartoonist Author:Matt Wuerker
“The self-righteously bitter cartoons that appear in sectarian magazines are fine if all you want to do is preach to the choir, but I believe you can reach a lot more people with humor. (from an interview in Attitude, 2002)” HumorCartoonistCartoonsPolitical CartoonsPolitical Cartoonist Author:Matt Wuerker
“Globalization is part of modern reality. How you define it is where the conflict is. Some of us think that it's civilized to provide people with water by putting up public drinking fountains. Other people think that drinking fountains need to be eliminated so as not to undercut the market for $2.00 bottled water. (from an interview in Attitude, 2002)” WaterCapitalismGlobalizationCartoonistPolitical Cartoonist Author:Matt Wuerker
“The common denominator between all my cartoons is rebellion against blind conformity. (From 2004 in berkeleydailyplanet)” ConformityPolitical CartoonsPolitical CartoonistPolitical Cartoon Author:Khalil Bendib
“Now that I was awakening to the realities of the economic struggle, I realized that I could no longer conscientiously deal with certain subjects in the way that editors wanted them handled. I had ideas for pictorial attacks on institutions hooked up with the money power, but there was no sale for these. The few papers which dared strike at the system were small, and had no money to pay for my product. And I had to live and support a family.” Political CartoonistsPolitical Cartoonist Book:Art Young: His Life and Times Source: Art Young: His Life and Times