The attention of the world has suddenly been turned to Haiti, one of the Western Hemisphere's poorest nations. A major earthquake struck the southern part of the country yesterday, the strongest to hit the region in more than two centuries, leaving the country in shambles.
Events like this pose an interesting challenge to editorial cartoonists, who generally use their pens to lampoon and point out the absurdities of politics and current events. But cartoonists are also adept at summing up an event in a single, powerful image that can be more influential and moving than any amount of written words could hope to be.
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UPDATED Thursday 3:02 p.m. EST
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cartoon by John Cole - The Scranton Times-Tribune (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Joe Heller - Green Bay Press-Gazette (click to purchase)
By David Fitzsimmons - The Arizona Star (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Steve Kelleu - The New Orleans Times-Picayune
UPDATED Thursday 9:15 a.m. EST
Cartoon by Daryl Cagle - msnbc.com (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Steve Breen - San Diego Union-Tribune
Cartoon by Cam Cardow - Ottawa Citizen (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Steve Greenberg - PoliticalCartoons.com (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Paresh Nath - The Khaleej Times, UAE (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Olle Johansson - PoliticalCartoons.com (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Stephen Peray - PoliticalCartoons.com (click to purcharse)
UPDATED Wednesday 10:12 p.m. EST
Cartoon by Bruce Plante - The Tulsa World
Cartoon by Bill Day
UPDATED Wednesday 8:09 p.m. EST
Cartoon by Pat Bagley - Salt Lake Tribune (click to purchase)
Cartoon by RJ Matson - The St. Louis Post Dispatch (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Patrick Corrigan - The Toronto Star (click to purchase)
UPDATED Wednesday 6:26 p.m. EST
Cartoon by Scott Stantis - The Chicago Tribune
Cartoon by Mark Streeter - The Savannah Morning News
UPDATED Wednesday 4:26 p.m. EST
Cartoon by John Sheriffus - The Boulder Camera
Cartoon by Gary Varvel - The Indianapolis Star
Cartoon by Jim McCloskey - The News Leader (Virginia)
Cartoon by Dave Granlund - PoliticalCartoons.com (click to purchase)
Cartoon by Peter Broelman - PoliticalCartoons.com (click to purchase)
