Austerity Roulette Cartoons

Jun

18

2012

Austerity Roulette

Are Republicans trying to filibuster the economy into a double-dip recession just to prevent a second term for Barack Obama, or do they really believe Greek-style austerity is the way to fix the economy? The real answer is, of course, “yes.” The modern Republican Party wants nothing more than to defeat Barack Obama, and you don’t even need to take [Read More]

Jun

15

2012

Best Political Cartoons of the Week

Every Friday, we collect the best political cartoons of the week and stuff them into one big, glorious slideshow.

So just relax and catch up on a week’s worth of news with our Best Cartoons of the Week slideshow.

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Nate Beeler / Columbus Dispatch (click to launch slideshow)

Jun

1

2012

Cartoons about the Nation’s Jobless

The big news today is May’s rotten jobs report, which shows a paltry 69,000 new jobs added and an unemployment rate that has inched up to 8.2 percent. Even more scary is corporate America continues to be able to make more money with about the same labor force, causing stock prices to soar but doing little for the growing number of unemployed workers looking for a job.

Here are six hard-hitting cartoons about the extended unemployment problem the U.S. faces. Anyone have a solution?