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Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, The International Herald Tribune —
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the company that would rather pay a daily $1.3 million fine than fund contraceptive coverage and a news magazine’s accidental posting of an obituary of an ex-president who is still alive.
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — We must act forcefully to contain gun violence, and that is a political matter. But a year that ended on notes of heroism in response to natural disaster and endurance in response to human horror brings to mind George H.W. Bush’s challenge: We need to become “a kinder, gentler nation.” That seems a worthy resolution for 2013.
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant —
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Kap, Cagle Cartoons, Spain —
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Many Dutch citizens are attempting to “de-baptize” themselves to protest Pope Benedict’s anti-gay marriage declarations; a national database of gun owners may have helped prevent the Newtown shooting; and although the media insist the president is giving in to the Republicans’ demands to make cuts to Social Security, Obama’s been trying to reduce it all along. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Dec 28, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 28, 2012
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By Robert Scheer — How fitting that Dan Quayle, a bumbling excuse for a vice president of the United States, should end up as a top executive of a $20 billion private equity firm mired in controversy.
Posted on Dec 28, 2012
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Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 27, 2012
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Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, Politicalcartoons.com —
Posted on Dec 27, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Dec 27, 2012
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The Journal News, a newspaper that serves New York’s lower Hudson Valley, is taking heat for its decision to post a map with the names and addresses of local gun permit holders on its website over the weekend.
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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By Amy Goodman — While the final funerals for the victims of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre have been held, gun violence continues apace, most notably with the Christmas Eve murder of two volunteer firefighters in rural Webster, N.Y., at the hands of an ex-convict who was armed, as was the Newtown shooter Adam Lanza, with a Bushmaster .223 caliber AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City —
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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Gary McCoy, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 25, 2012
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Dario Castillejos, Cagle Cartoons, Dario La Crisis —
Posted on Dec 25, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the late Sen. Daniel Inouye’s last political wish and the worst pundit predictions of this year.
Posted on Dec 24, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 24, 2012
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A petition seeking to deport the CNN host for speaking out in favor of gun control has garnered enough signatures to elicit an official response from the Obama administration.
Posted on Dec 24, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker’s personal connection with gun violence and the surprising information revealed by the FBI’s internal records on the Occupy movement.
Posted on Dec 23, 2012
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During a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Wayne LaPierre doubled down on his much-maligned proposal to have armed guards in American schools.
Posted on Dec 23, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 22, 2012
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Petar Pismestrovic, Cagle Cartoons, Kleine Zeitung, Austria —
Posted on Dec 22, 2012
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Dec 22, 2012
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Photo illustration from an image by Colin Grey (CC-BY)
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The myth of NRA power, the fiscal “obstacle course” and your guide to surviving apocalypses real and imagined.
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The myth of NRA power, the fiscal “obstacle course” and your guide to surviving apocalypses real and imagined.
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other panelists discuss the NRA’s call for armed security at schools, violent media’s relationship to gun violence and the push for new gun control legislation on this week’s “Left, Right & Center.”
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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A writer suggests children be taught to “gang rush” shooters; studies show a slight shift in Americans’ attitudes toward gun toting; and it seems the lesson Israel has to offer on gun policy is education, not control. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City —
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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Cam Cardow, Cagle Cartoons, The Ottawa Citizen —
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including speculation about actor Ben Affleck’s political future and Rachel Maddow’s sounding off on the government’s weak gun regulation efforts.
Posted on Dec 20, 2012
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