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This article provides a cartoon report on public housing in America, highlighting both its failures and successes. It discusses the history of public housing, including the construction of new apartments and the creation of housing authorities like the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). However, it also addresses the challenges faced by public housing, such as federal disinvestment, selection policies, and the Faircloth Amendment. The article explores different perspectives on the future of public housing, including the possibility of privatization and public-private partnerships. It concludes by mentioning some initiatives that are underway to address the issues faced by public housing. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES I HAVE BEEN A WORKING ANIMATION AND comic strip artist since college. In The Last Hurrah, a great novel about Boston politics (and a Spencer Tracy movie), the newspaper cartoonist nephew of a big-city boss accompanies his uncle during a mayoral campaign. My work on Barney's staff was a case of life imitating art - like the nephew, I was afforded a front-row seat to learn the stories that became Smahtguy. [Extracted from the article]

A reprint is presented of a graphic on the Stonewall riots, which originally appeared in the Summer 1999 issue of the periodical "Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review."

Features gay cartoonists Howard Cruse and Eric Orner. Orner's admiration for Howard's style of gay storytelling and narrative cartooning; Underground comic book writers who inspired Cruse to pursue a career in cartooning; Capability of gay cartoons to move beyond camp into substantive politics.