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Will Caron: Earth, Wind And Empire

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

By Will Caron

August 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026

About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

Click image to enlarge. (Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026)

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About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

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Wow. Thanks, Will! Love this amazing cartoon. And the title too. Truly inspired. It's got it all--Oil and Plastics, Pesticides, Animal Agriculture, War, all in thrall to the extractive Money God. And how that way of being is affecting our planet, showing up for us as potentially 3 terrible weather systems in a row. Seldom have I seen so much comment in 1 pithy image.

VBA · 16 hours ago

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