Zina Saunders

Zina Saunders

Illustrator

Zina Saunders is an award-winning illustrator whose work appears in national magazines and newspapers and whose political satires have amused or outraged her audience, depending on which side of the aisle they sit.

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WATCH: The Gun Lobby Keeps Chalk Outlines Working Overtime [Saunders Cartoon]

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| Mon Jan. 14, 2013 3:46 PM PST

Editors' note: Mother Jones illustrator Zina Saunders creates editorial animations riffing on the political news and current events of the week. In this week's animation, chalk outlines from a crime scene dream about being on a blackboard instead of a sidewalk. The animation, as always, was written and animated by Zina Saunders.

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WATCH: Owlie and Hootie Explain the Push to Deregulate Gun Silencers [Saunders Cartoon]

As if being used for potato chips and Hooters wasn't enough, the American Silencer Association is using an owl logo to promote silencers.

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| Mon Jan. 7, 2013 3:27 PM PST

Editors' note: Mother Jones illustrator Zina Saunders creates editorial animations riffing on the political news and current events of the week. This week's animation debunks the gun lobby's recent push to de-regulate silencers. The animation, as always, was written and animated by Zina Saunders.

WATCH: Pass Gun Control Now [Saunders Cartoon]

Stand your ground, Congress.

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| Tue Dec. 18, 2012 5:10 PM PST

Editors' note: Mother Jones illustrator Zina Saunders creates editorial animations riffing on the political news and current events of the week. This week's animation asks Congress to pass gun-control laws in the wake of the horrific Newtown shooting. The animation, as always, was written and animated by Zina Saunders.

WATCH: Grover Strangelove [Saunders Cartoon]

The greedy and stupid congressmen thought this no-tax pledge bought them votes! Little did they know…

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| Tue Dec. 18, 2012 3:01 PM PST

Editors' note: Mother Jones illustrator Zina Saunders creates editorial animations riffing on the political news and current events of the week. This week's animation imagines riffs on the consequences of Grover Norquist's no-tax pledge. The animation, as always, was written and animated by Zina Saunders.

WATCH: The Plutocrat's Christmas List [Saunders Cartoon]

When too much isn't even close to enough, how about a Grover Norquist finger puppet, or a gold-plated transvaginal ultrasound wand?

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| Mon Dec. 10, 2012 3:15 PM PST

Editors' note: Mother Jones illustrator Zina Saunders creates editorial animations riffing on the political news and current events of the week. This week's animation imagines what "gifts" the super-wealthy would like from our legislators. The animation, as always, was written and animated by Zina Saunders.

WATCH: Owlie and Hootie Explain the Push to Deregulate Gun Silencers [Saunders Cartoon]

As if being used for potato chips and Hooters wasn't enough, the American Silencer Association is using an owl logo to promote silencers.

Mon Jan. 7, 2013 3:27 PM PST

WATCH: Pass Gun Control Now [Saunders Cartoon]

Stand your ground, Congress.

Tue Dec. 18, 2012 5:10 PM PST

WATCH: Grover Strangelove [Saunders Cartoon]

The greedy and stupid congressmen thought this no-tax pledge bought them votes! Little did they know…

Tue Dec. 18, 2012 3:01 PM PST

WATCH: The Plutocrat's Christmas List [Saunders Cartoon]

When too much isn't even close to enough, how about a Grover Norquist finger puppet, or a gold-plated transvaginal ultrasound wand?

Mon Dec. 10, 2012 3:15 PM PST

WATCH: Vote Like A Billionaire [Saunders Cartoon]

When we go out and vote, we're as strong as the billionaires.

Mon Nov. 5, 2012 1:55 PM PST

WATCH: Debate and De Switch

Watch Romney go from peacenik to warhawk in no time flat.

Tue Oct. 23, 2012 11:44 AM PDT

WATCH: Romney Wants To Be Your Boyfriend [Saunders Cartoon]

Romney will do whatever you want to woo you undecided voters.

Mon Oct. 15, 2012 11:07 AM PDT

WATCH: Mitt Romney Changes His Tune [Saunders Cartoon]

Romney's performance at last week's debate is the latest in his etch-a-sketch moments.

Mon Oct. 8, 2012 11:34 AM PDT

WATCH: Daryl Metcalfe Says You Don't Deserve To Vote! [Saunders Cartoon]

The state assemblyman says the voter ID ruling in Pennsylvania is just helping the lazy.

Wed Oct. 3, 2012 12:01 PM PDT

WATCH: The Romney Identi-Kit! [Saunders Cartoon]

Help identify the presidential candidate known as Mitt Romney.

Mon Sep. 10, 2012 12:11 PM PDT

WATCH: Paul Ryan's "Scout's Honor" [Saunders Cartoon]

Meet the GOP's favorite Boy Scout.

Mon Aug. 20, 2012 2:00 PM PDT

WATCH: Music to the Ears of the GOP Base [Saunders Cartoon]

Paul Ryan is the VP Romney's been dreaming of.

Tue Aug. 14, 2012 6:34 PM PDT

WATCH: Romney, the Job Creator! [Saunders Cartoon]

These are the jobs of a Mitt Romney-envisioned future.

Mon Jul. 30, 2012 10:25 AM PDT

WATCH: Buy Mitt Romney, While Supplies Last! [Saunders Cartoon]

The Republican candidate is every millionaire's perfect commodity.

Tue Jun. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: Romney Plays the VP Vetting Game [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon May. 14, 2012 1:10 PM PDT

WATCH: The Foxx in the Schoolhouse [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Apr. 30, 2012 2:07 PM PDT

WATCH: A Love Song for Paul Ryan [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Apr. 9, 2012 11:23 AM PDT

WATCH: What Santorum Meant to Say [Saunders Cartoon]
Tue Apr. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: Step Right Up to See the GOP's Amazing War on Women [Saunders Cartoon]
Tue Mar. 27, 2012 11:22 AM PDT

WATCH: The GOP's Holy War [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Mar. 12, 2012 3:13 PM PDT

WATCH: Are You Christian Enough for the GOP? [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Feb. 27, 2012 1:47 PM PST

WATCH: Virginia Wants to Forcibly Penetrate Your Conscience [Saunders Cartoon]
Wed Feb. 22, 2012 2:24 PM PST

WATCH: The Founding Fathers' Un-Christian Nation [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Feb. 13, 2012 12:28 PM PST

WATCH: Airing the Komen Foundation's Dirty Pink Laundry [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Feb. 6, 2012 1:04 PM PST

WATCH: Mitt Romney's Blind Trust [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Jan. 30, 2012 1:38 PM PST

WATCH: Vote for Corporations, the People Who Matter Most [Saunders Cartoon]
Mon Jan. 23, 2012 2:12 PM PST

WATCH: The Dangerous Side Effects of Voting Republican [Saunders Cartoon]
Tue Jan. 3, 2012 3:23 PM PST

WATCH: SOPA Cleans Up the Internet for Hollywood [Saunders Cartoon]
Thu Dec. 22, 2011 12:44 PM PST

WATCH: The Gingrich Who Stole Christmas (Saunders Cartoon)
Tue Dec. 6, 2011 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: The GOP's Gruesome Thanksgiving Wish [Saunders Cartoon]
Tue Nov. 22, 2011 1:24 PM PST

WATCH: Big Tobacco's Victory Press Conference (Saunders Cartoon)
Tue Nov. 15, 2011 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: Mississippi's Assault on Women (Saunders Cartoon)
Tue Nov. 1, 2011 2:56 PM PDT

WATCH: What the One Percent Thinks About OWS [Saunders Cartoon]
Tue Oct. 18, 2011 10:31 AM PDT

WATCH: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Richest of Them All? (Saunders Cartoon)
Tue Oct. 11, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: Archbishop Timothy Dolan's Anti-Gay Sermon (Saunders Cartoon)
Tue Oct. 4, 2011 12:14 PM PDT