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: August 1 – 7, 2010
This week the digerati try to break from their online lives for a few hours at the beach; the United Arab Emirates’ stone age answer to the digital age; and debating a proposed mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.
Global Political Cartoons: July 25 – 31, 2010
It’s a summer of leaks, really big leaks. First it was BP oil. Now it’s WikiLeaks. Mel Gibson mouths off and digital signs of the times at summer camp.
Global Political Cartoons: July 18 – 24, 2010
President Obama is about as popular as BP; Fidel Castro lets some of the caged go free; and Apple’s Steve Jobs tries to listen to his critics using an iPhone 4.
Global Political Cartoons: July 10-16, 2010
Haiti trying to pick up the pieces six months after the quake, the oil gush into the Gulf is capped, a frail Fidel holds forth on Cuban television, and in South Africa, it’s back to (xenophobic) business.
Global Political Cartoons: Russian Spies
Spies in suburbia. The latest cartoons about the eleven alleged Russian spies living in the United States and how for years they went about their business living very ordinary American lives.
Tintin on trial
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50 years ago this month, Congo became an independent nation. Formerly, it was the Belgian Congo, and Belgium’s colonial legacy in the African nation is controversial, to say the least. In the early 1930s, Belgian cartoonist Hergé sent his intrepid boy reporter Tintin to Congo. But now, ‘Tintin in the Congo’ is the subject of a lawsuit in Belgium, a lawsuit brought by a Congolese immigrant. The World’s Clark Boyd reports from Brussels. Download MP3Global Political Cartoons: 2010 World Cup
The latest political cartoons about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the first time the tournament has been held on the African continent (updated July 9th).
Global Political Cartoons: May 22-28, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills with her latest selection of political cartoons from around the globe. This week, BP, President Obama and residents along the Gulf coast are shouting ‘Out, out, damn spot’, but it’s a really big spot. Kim Jong Il is acting up and his reluctant babysitter, China, is starting to get annoyed.
Global Political Cartoons: Focus on Zapiro
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Carol Hills about a cartoon by South African cartoonist Zapiro that has sparked controversy. The cartoon depicts the prophet Mohammed lying down on a therapist’s chair saying: “Other prophets have followers with a sense of humor!” Today Zapiro said the cartoon was not meant to be offensive. “I believe that all religions should be subjected to satire and that some religious groups should not be able to think they are above society.”Download MP3
Global Political Cartoons: The Greek Economy
The World’s Carol Hills with her latest selection of political cartoons from around the globe. This time she focuses on a single subject: the financial crisis in Greece. Hercules, Prometheus, Medusa and the whole ancient Greek gang weigh in on the matter.
Political cartooning and the web
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The work of French political cartoonist Jean Plantureux, known as Plantu, appears almost daily on the cover of the French newspaper Le Monde. Marco Werman speaks to Plantu about the impact of the web on cartooning. Download MP3(Illustration: Plantu)
Cartooning for Peace
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Political cartoonists who comment on the Arab-Israeli conflict have a lot of material to work with. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with two who take on that challenge. Khalil Abu Arafeh is a Palestinian editorial cartoonist and Uri Fink is an Israeli political cartoonist. Download MP3 (Illustration: Khalil Abu Arafeh)Global Political Cartoons: Mar 27 – Apr 9, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills with her latest selection of political cartoons from around the globe. The sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church: still fodder for cartoonists; the Russian nesting doll just got a new addition: a hidden female suicide bomber; and techies’ latest love interest: the ipad
Global Political Cartoons: March 13-26, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills narrates her latest batch of political cartoons from around the globe. Hot topics include: the Catholic Church under seige, Israeli settlements that are unsettling the Obama Administration, and those nice Canadians get ugly and force conservative provocateur Ann Coulter to cancel an appearance.
Global Political Cartoons: March 6-12, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills presents political cartoons from around the globe. This week: settlements unsettle Vice President Biden’s visit to Israel, guns for sale in Congo, and the gal behind the Oscar-winning guy film: The Hurt Locker.
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