Published 23 October 2024 · Cartoons / United States / Politics Watching as the empire votes Sam Wallman Sam Wallman Sam Wallman is a writer, illustrator and dockworker based on Wurundjeri country. You can follow his work here. More by Sam Wallman › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 1 April 20262 April 2026 · Politics United in grief, divided in strategy: the limits of Australian Muslim political engagement Sara Cheikh Husain The invitation by the Lebanese Muslim Association, and the intense criticism it received, reveal that, despite a shared sense of collective grief, the Australian Muslim community currently lacks a unified strategy for interacting with a political system that continues to marginalises it. 6 March 202610 April 2026 · CoPower Trying really hard not to make a comic about critical minerals Sofia Sabbagh I'm trying really hard not to make a comic about critical minerals. 'Cos I know, my mum tells me, "it just doesn't resonate". Unless it's a personal story, critical minerals seem too far removed from our lives.