15 Historic Cartoons That Changed The World

Wow… Take a look at these.  This one, “Rendezvous”, is by Kiwi-born Sir David Low, a giant among cartoonists. It was published in September 1939 shortly after the joint Soviet-German invasion of Poland.

Click and you’ll see more cartoons that shook the world. There’s one from 1803 that Napolean reportedly blamed for his downfall….

Victor Navasky, former editor of The Nation, pulled together these cartoons. He’s just published a book called The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power.

Cartoon Slideshow: Lance Fesses Up (Sort of)

Lance Armstrong’s stupendous fall from grace is the topic of this slideshow.

See Lance with his head in his hands — literally.

See Lance take one last injection of drugs: truth serum.

And see a little boy being treated for cancer through the Livestrong Foundation wonder if he now has to apologize for taking drugs.

(Source: theworld.org)

The United States’ response to the Palestinian Authority getting full membership into UNESCO is to cut off funds to the UN agency. Cartoon by Swiss Lebanese cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, International Herald Tribune.

How cartoonists are interpreting the events in Libya via @globalcartoons

Why Doaa Eladl, one of only a few women cartoonists in Egypt, no longer censors herself

Rasheed Kappan’s “Sigh Lanes Zone”