As news happens, political cartoonists around the globe take up their brush pen or pencil and come up with images and often a few choice words to comment on the events of the day. Each week, The World’s Carol Hills selects a group of cartoons that reflect on issues in the news. For cartoons prior to June 2009, please click here.
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Global Political Cartoons: July 18 – 24, 2009
Cartoonists find poignancy in the timing of the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing and the death of veteran newsman Walter Cronkite. President Obama goes in for some image polishing, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have a long-distance war of words, and rumors of doping haunt the Tour de France.
Global Political Cartoons: July 11 – July 17, 2009
Cartoonists find humor — sometimes quite dark humor — in President Obama’s offer of hope on his visit to Ghana, Iceland’s interest in joining the European Union, the politics of fighting global warming, the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing, and the current obsession with facebook.
Global Political Cartoons: July 4 – July 10, 2009
Europe features large in this week’s political cartoons. We see President Obama and Russian President Medvedev try to flatter and dare each other into reducing their nuclear arsenals and this year’s G8 summit host, Italian president Silvio Berlusconi, appears to be preoccupied with his life outside of government. In other images, Sarah Palin has a plan to get to the White House and Barack Obama embraces his own plan to gradually withdraw from Iraq.
Global Political Cartoons: June 27 to July 3, 2009
The on-going political turmoil in Iran provides inspiration for cartoonists this week. They also tackle the coup in Honduras, Bernie Madoff’s 150-year prison sentence. Oh, and yes…Michael Jackson.
Global Political Cartoons: June 20 to June 26, 2009
Cartoonists note the sudden death of pop star Michael Jackson with images both respectful and, well, irreverent. Iranian mullahs define theocracy. The fly on President Obama’s arm gets a name. And even in death, Ed McMahon tries to find a new sidekick.
Global Political Cartoons: June 13 to June 19, 2009
The post-election political crisis in Iran dominates this week’s political cartoons. The images range from funny depictions of voter fraud to very dark depictions of media censorship, and a deep uncertainty about what comes next.
Global Political Cartoons: June 6 to June 12, 2009
This week cartoonists around the world share the excitement and concern as Iranians prepare to go to the polls. They also respond to North Korea’s latest provocations and the rightward results of the European elections.
Global Political Cartoons: May 31 to June 5, 2009
“A New Beginning” is the theme of this week’s global political cartoons. It was the title of the speech President Barack Obama gave in Cairo when he addressed Muslims around the world. But it could easily describe the message of the GM bankruptcy and reports out of South Korea that North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il has nominated his third and youngest son, 26-year-old Jong-Un, as his successor.
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