About Mr. Fish
In keen recognition of the mass migration of independent journalism and artistic free expression away from the profit-driven distribution models of the corporate media towards subscription-based platforms that rely on direct citizen support, The Independent Ink – your online source for unrestricted speech, open debate, and soul-inspiring shit-givery about everything and everybody regardless of political affiliation, religious conviction, or cultural allegiance – is desperately worthwhile.
Specifically, The Independent Ink, by modeling its coverage of contemporary politics and culture after the bold and rigorously candid – dare I say unrefined – techniques of the alternative and underground press of the mid-twentieth century, is here to survey and celebrate the efforts of creatives and everyday riffraff to warn against public complacency in the face of political oppression, corruption, and the systemic constraints rendered in contempt of the progressively democratic conceits cherished by a free society. By offering personal essays, field reporting, and two video podcasts a week – one featuring conversations with dissidents and contrarians, and another presenting lectures on art history, philosophy, satire, and activism – The Independent Ink will explore parallels between past and present forms of public dissent against authoritarianism. It endeavors to improve artistic provocation and print media by mirroring the 1960s and 70s "golden age of opinion journalism," while also confronting the dangers of information commodification and the corporatization of the Fourth Estate.
Professional cartoonist and writer for 35 years, Mr. Fish has published with reputable outlets including Harper’s Magazine, The Atlantic, The Nation, and the Los Angeles Times.