Slap in the Face

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 Dig deeper

Statue of Liberty Shutdown

RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons Oct 16, 2013 Dig deeper

Republican Memorial

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 Dig deeper

Shutdown

Olle Johansson, Cagle Cartoons, Sweden Oct 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Poverty Is Digging Deep

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2013 Almost half of Americans classified as poor earn an income that's 50 percent below the poverty line; the Internet is adding to the destruction of the creative class, musician David Byrne argues; and North Dakota has suffered one of the worst onshore oil spills in recent history, courtesy of fracking. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Black Velvet Prophet

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Oct 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Libertea

Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons Oct 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Hourglass

Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China Oct 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Cruz

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Oct 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Uncle Sam

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Oct 14, 2013 Dig deeper

Government Shutdown

Emad Hajjaj, Cagle Cartoons, Jordan Oct 14, 2013 Dig deeper

Congressman Wingnut

Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons Oct 14, 2013 Dig deeper