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Global Political Cartoons with Daryl Cagle
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Each week, The World’s Carol Hills produces a slideshow of some of the best in global political cartoons. Some make her laugh, some make her cry, and some just leave her scratching her head and going, “huh?” So this week, she gets help from cartoonist Daryl Cagle, the daily editorial cartoonist for MSNBC. Cagle also likes to look at how artists from the far reaches of the globe do their work. Download MP3Global Political Cartoons: August 8-14, 2009
Each week, The World brings you the best in political cartooning from across the globe. In this week’s cartoon slideshow, artists take aim at Afghanistan’s upcoming elections, the continued detention of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, and those noisy town hall meetings about health care reform in the United States.
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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