Politics, Media Bias and humor
Dan Perkins "Tom Tomorrow"
Wednesday, 04 Feb 1998 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Don Perkins is the Iowa-born creator of weekly cartoon of political and social satire This Modern World, which appears in over 100 newspapers. He is probably the first regular contributor to both The Nation and US News and World Report. His three cartoon anthologies are: Greetings from this Modern World, Tune in Tomorrow, and The Wrath of Sparky.Part of the National Affairs Series.
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