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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Nigerian Cartoonist Tayo Fatunla
Here’s a concept: political cartoons about Africa….by an African political cartoonist. Nigerian Tayo Fatunla has been making visual comments — sometimes funny, sometimes quite somber — on the politics of his home country, Nigeria, and the rest of Africa, for decades. Tayo Fatunla joins The World’s Carol Hills in this narrated cartoon slideshow featuring a selection of the Nigerian cartoonist’s work from the past decade.
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Global Political Cartoons: November 27 – December 3, 2010
The Wikileaks effect on American diplomacy: from “How wonderful to see you again, Mr. leader-of-country-x!” to “You lying, stealing windbag. Who have you cheated since we last spoke?” Oh where oh where are you, Julian Assange? And, penguins and polar bears take their case once again to latest summit on climate change.
Global Political Cartoons: November 20 – 26, 2010
This week, look for how to avoid a TSA airport pat-down — or how to get one; no more luck for the Irish: the country agrees to an IMF bailout; and the Pope’s changed message on the use of condoms.
Global Political Cartoons: November 13 – 19, 2010
After nearly 20 years, the symbol of Burmese pro-democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, is finally let out of her house; the woes of the Euro zone continue, but wait, here comes a diversion: a royal engagement!!!!
Global Political Cartoons: November 6 – 12, 2010
Non-Indian cartoonists commenting on President Obama’s visit to India all use the same visual image: a snake charmer. The Indian political cartoonists use a wider canvas.
Global Political Cartoons: October 9 – 15, 2010
Chilean miners emerge out of the hole to a global welcome; China bristles at the choice of this year’s Nobel Peace prize winner: one of their imprisoned citizens, and the Tea Party boils.
Global Political Cartoons: October 16 – 22, 2010
The French are hardly retiring. They’re taking to the streets to keep the retirement age at 60. And ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’, come out of the closet, go back in the closet…the extremely muddy issue of repealing the ban on gays in the military.
Global Political Cartoons: October 2 – 8, 2010
Kim Jong Un, the ‘hair’ apparent, the Blue Danube turns red, and the Australian dollar inches in value toward the greenback, and adjusting to a terror alert in Europe.
Global Political Cartoons: September 23 – 30, 2010
Kim Jong Il annoints his youngest son to be next in line; the Arab-Israeli negotiations are unsettled by settlements; and a computer worm infects Iran.
Global Political Cartoons: September 11 – 17, 2010
There’s a lot of anger and hate in this week’s cartoons, against the Roma, Muslims, women, and government. But there’s also an act of contrition from an unlikely source.
Global Political Cartoons: September 4 – 10, 2010
How an obscure Florida pastor managed to get the world’s attention by his plan to burn the Koran on the anniversary of September 11th. President Obama tries to kick-start the economy; and Google knows what you’re thinking.
Global Political Cartoons: August 28 – September 3, 2010
This week, a melange of Middle East messes. Perhaps a little harsh but we get a lot of visual comments on President Obama bellying up to the Mideast peace bar; the attempt to tie a bow on Iraq; and the uncertainty of a US success in Afghanistan.
Global Political Cartoons: August 21 – 27, 2010
France expels Gypsies or Roma and sends them packing back to Eastern Europe. The slow trickle of aid to Pakistan; exiting Iraq, and US soldiers watch out for Taliban in Afghanistan.
Global Political Cartoons: August 7 – 13, 2010
Throwing stones in Iran, leaking war secrets about Afghanistan, raging floods in Pakistan, blazing fires in Russia, and America’s immigration maze.
Global Political Cartoons: August 14 – 20, 2010
US forces — exit: Iraq; enter: Afghanistan; the evolution of democracy in South Africa (hint: Mandela was the pinnacle); China tells Japan to move over; and the drip drip of aid to help Pakistan’s flood victims. Watch the slideshow Subscribe to our multimedia feed on iTune
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