Carol Hills

Carol Hills has written 118 posts for PRI's The World

Zapiro’s Take on Sacked ANC Youth Leader Julius Malema

Now-sacked ANC Youth Leader Julius Malema is a frequent subject of Zapiro, South Africa’s most famous satirist.

Obama Decides to Hold Off Deciding on Massive Pipeline

President Obama decides to hold off deciding on a massive pipeline that would carry oil from Canadian tar sands in Alberta through six states before reaching Texas’ Gulf coast. Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement thinks he knows why.

Italy’s Latest Austerity Measure

Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement on Italy’s latest austerity measure.

Okay, So Who’s Paying?

Canadian Cam Cardow asks the question that’s vexing the eurozone at the moment.

US Response to Palestinian UNESCO Membership

The United States’ response to the Palestinian Authority getting full membership into UNESCO is to cut off funds to the UN agency. Cartoon by Swiss Lebanese cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, International Herald Tribune.

The ‘Official’ Iraqi Attitude

The “official” Iraqi attitude toward the announcement that US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year, by Swiss-Lebanese cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, The International Herald Tribune.

The Crumbling State of Greek Politics

Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement humorously captures the crumbling state of Greek politics.

India Gets Serious About Cartoons

Two Indian political cartoonists have experienced pressure to censor their own work.

Cartoonists on Palestinian UN Bid

Arab and Israeli cartoonists (and a few others) on the Palestinian bid for UN membership. Favorite metaphors are a steep wall, a leap of faith, a kite that won’t fly, and a flower that has yet to bloom.

Cartoonist Critical of Syrian Regime Assaulted

As the Syrian government cracked-down on protesters, Ali Ferzat’s cartoons had been especially critical of the Assad regime.

Global Political Cartoons: Battle for Libya

Cartoonists around the world take on the subject of the recent events in Libya.
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Global Political Cartoons: Egyptian Cartoonist Doaa Eladl

Egyptian Doaa Eladl is a woman in what is still a man’s world: political cartooning. She’s one of just a handful of female political cartoonists in the Middle East.  

Global Political Cartoons: Libyan Rebel Street Art

In rebel-held eastern Libya, artists have have been creating street art that mocks Gaddafi.

Palestinian Cartoonist Accused of Anti-Semitism

Cartoonist Majed Badra was uninvited days before he was supposed to fly to Washington

Slideshow: Latest Global Political Cartoons

The E. coli outbreak: when a cucumber is no longer just a cucumber;  what Moammar Gaddafi and  FIFA head Sepp Blatter share in common,  and Syria’s best known opthalmologist continues his bloody crackdown on dissent.