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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 21POLITICO Publishes Weekly Political Cartoon Collection With 1 National Roundup
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 21Summary
- POLITICO released its latest Cartoon Carousel, a weekly roundup of political cartoons edited by Matt Wuerker.
- The collection pulls together work from cartoonists across the country and across the political spectrum on the week in politics.
- Hundreds of cartoons are produced each week, and POLITICO said this edition offers a selection of the best pieces from that broader output.
- The feature is framed as a recurring showcase of cartoons capturing political foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other major events.
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Can a single humorous drawing truly shift public opinion on complex global issues like national debt and foreign policy? What makes visual satire such a powerful tool for society to cope with mounting global anxieties and technological shifts? How will the shift to digital media permanently alter the centuries-old tradition of capturing history through satirical art?