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To the Next Crisis

By Tomy (Posted Mar 28, 2010)

Commentary

To the Next Crisis

Corruption asks Economy: “Can you give me a ride to the next crisis?”


Tomás Rafael Rodríguez Zayas (Tomy) is a Cuban cartoonist.  This cartoon was first published by Rebelión on 28 March 2010.  Translation by Yoshie Furuhashi (@yoshiefuruhashi | yoshie.furuhashi [at] gmail.com).




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