Say goodbye to the Summer, because Autumn has arrived. Break out your rake, say goodbye to the beach, and check out our Return of Fall cartoon slideshow.
Joe Heller / Green Bay Press-Gazette (click to view slideshow)
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Class warfare was the name of the game this week. Critics used the phrase to criticize President Obama's new jobs plan, due to its call to increase taxes on the wealthy. Maybe it's the reason Mark Zuckerberg is punishing us with all these new Facebook changes.
To see what the news looks like through the eyes of our cartoonists, check out our big Week in Political Cartoons slideshow.
Bill Day / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to start slideshow)
Stupid Facebook! As most of us have just gotten use to all the previous changes, here they are again updating our "user experience" to entice us to put our entire life on their web servers!
(Did I mention we're on Facebook, and how much we love it? Don't forget to "Like" us.)
To find out what cartoonists think of Mark Zuckerburg's recent updates, check out our Facebook Changes cartoon slideshow
Randy Bish / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (click to start slideshow)
Tonight, Republican Presidential candidates face off in swing-state Florida in yet another bid to win the hearts and minds of conservative voters. You'd better tune in - you don't know what the GOP crowd will cheer for next.
Check out what our cartoonists think of tonight's get together with our new GOP Debate cartoon slideshow.
John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view slideshow)
Satirist Will Durst has some suggestions for the U.S. to help move us out of the poverty line:
Okay, so we're broke. Not "have to stretch to next payday" broke. Really broke. Our accounts are overdrawn, the credit cards are maxed out; and if that's China on the phone, tell them we just stepped out. Yes, again.
Daryl Cagle / msnbc.com (click to view more Cagle cartoons)
We're in an economic hole so deep we're bumping elbows with blind moles. Can feel the heat from the core of the earth on the soles of our feet. Need a co-signer to play pinball. We're so broke, Greece won't play backgammon with us anymore.
And it's no use pretending we're not broker than a television set in Elvis' bedroom either. That'll just make it worse. First thing, we have to stop acting like we're still rolling in the green. Can't keep ordering the prix fixe menu anymore. Got to learn to lay off the foie gras. Its hot-dog time in America again.
What this country needs right now is tough love to get through these rough times. Common-sense solutions. I'm not talking about the futile recommendations Super Congress is busy formulating. Those won't be remedies. Those will be more mere, election-year platitudes. As inevitable as gratuitous gore in a Danny Trejo movie. Like cookies in day care. Erasers on golf pencils.
When this sort of thing happens to families, they find ways to tighten their belts. Come up with plans to cut back on expenses and bring in extra money. Exactly what we should be doing now. So allow me to offer up a few modest proposals to help get this country back on its feet.
• Do we really need nine Supreme Court Justices? Couldn't we slide by with seven? Considering recent decisions, I'd hazard to say a junior grade Justice Department law clerk could flip a coin and handle the job as well.
• There's no reason why the feds should continue to fund expensive Congressional elections in the Bible Belt. What we do is give the candidates an IQ test and the one with the lowest science score wins. A cheap alternative for the same result.
Bill Day / Political Cartoons (view more cartoons by Day)
• Pretty apparent we can't afford to indulge in high-priced fossil fuels anymore. Time to shift into bio-fuels. Ethanol, sure, but a better bet would be methane, especially with the incredibly abundant supply being regularly emitted out of our representatives in D.C.
• As far as revenue is concerned, what about renting out our armed forces to the highest bidder? We could use them to thwart or promote revolutions. Oh wait, we already do that. Well, we should charge more.
• Check out at all the wasted white space on the side of the Washington Monument. Perfect spot for a skinny vertical billboard wouldn't you say? Don't worry; we'll just advertise one tall latte at a time. Or two. The exclusivity makes it worth more.
• Institute a $25 cover at all borders. If we can't stop the people from streaming over, let's at least make a couple of bucks off of them. Once that's established, we add on a two-drink minimum.
• Instead of working surreptitiously to influence foreign elections, we could offer up our official endorsement for a hefty charge. Or, if it would better assist our client's needs, we'd announce our uncompromising support for their opponent. I'm thinking that option would be the more popular. And command a premium fee.
Will Durst is a political comedian and columnist for Cagle Cartoons Inc. Read more of Durst's columns here.
Today, President Obama proposed $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed primarily at the wealthy as part of a deficit reduction plan. Predictibly, politicians on the right have labeled this "class warfare" and claim Obama wants to "punish success."
What do cartoonists think about all this class warfare stuff? Check out our Class Warfare cartoon slideshow to find out.
Kap / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view slideshow)
Every Monday, we collect the best cartoons of the week drawn by some of the world's top political cartoonists, and jam them into one big, terrific cartoon slideshow.
Check out a different perspective of world events and view our Best World Cartoons of the Week cartoon slideshow.
Emad Hajjaj / Jordan, (click to view cartoon slideshow)
By now, you've all heard the story of the rapid rise and fall of Solyndra, a company that produced solar-power panels in a California factory subsidized by U.S. taxpayers that has now filed for bankruptcy and laid-off its 1,100 workers. The GOP has accused Obama of ignoring signs of financial trouble at the company in its haste to grant a $535 million loan guarantee and participate in the groundbreaking of Solyndra's factory.
Cartoonists are always available to shed some light on a potential controversy. Find out what they think in our new Solyndra Scandal cartoon slideshow.
Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view cartoon slideshow)
This wasn't a good week for President Obama. Not only is the economy still struggling, but he's getting opposition from both Republicans and Democrats on his new jobs bill. And the whole Solyndra bankruptcy didn't help is job creation street cred either.
Check out a week's worth of news through the eyes of the nation's best cartoonists with our new Week in Political Cartoons slideshow.
Eric Allie / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view slideshow)
Texas Governor and GOP front-runner Rick Perry has gotten himself into hot water with his opinion that Social Security is a giant "ponzi scheme."
Wonder what voters in Florida will think of that? Cartoonists know - check out their work in our new Perry and Social Security cartoon slideshow.
Jeff Parker / Florida Today (click to view slideshow)
Here’s what my daughter Susie has to say about her newest graphic report for the Cartoon Movement about the war that’s being waged against women’s health in the United States.
Some issues are straight forward and can be elegantly distilled into single panel editorial cartoons. Some are full of gray areas and require some deeper exploration. I think this story and the issue of faith-based crisis pregnancy centers in general falls into the latter category. They may do a great deal of good for some women, but at the same time they’re also standing in the way of legal choices for many women. This isn’t just about abortion! These centers provide misleading and even false information to women, pregnant or not, regarding contraception and basic reproductive health issues — and from people who are not licensed medial professionals, or even licensed counselors. To find this happening in what most would consider the liberal playground of San Francisco was surprising, and deserved further investigation.
With two prime-time debates under his belt, the country is getting a glimpse at the man leading most Republican polls for President, Texas Governor Rick Perry. The question is, do they like his rhetoric on social security being a "ponzi scheme," or his Texas bravado of being offended at the notion that he can be bribed for as little as $5,000?
Cartoonists love a new character to play with, and Rick Perry seems full of possibilities. Check out their thoughts in our new Probing Rick Perry cartoon slideshow.
Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view slideshow)
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