Collections

Although our cartoonists draw about a wide range of issues, some subjects get a lot of ink. On this page, you can find the collections we have created about these subjects, grouping together some of our favorite cartoons that provide different perspectives and global coverage.

 

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World of waste

Every year we dump a massive 2.12 billion tons of waste. 99 percent of the stuff we buy is trashed within 6 months.

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Social media

Social media have a profound impact on our lives. They have not only changed how we communicate and how we interact, they also play an ever-increasing role in politics. On the downside, spreading fake news can be used to manipulate elections, and authoritarian regimes are increasingly embracing social media as a way to control and monitor people. On the upside, social media has allowed popular uprisings to spread further and faster than ever.

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Omicron

Yet another variant of concern has emerged. The newest mutation of the coronavirus is named Omicron.

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Black Friday

Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, marking the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.

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Digital addiction

We are becoming more and more dependent on digital technology. Can we still live without?

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Migrants stranded between Belarus and Poland

Thousands of people are stranded at the border with Poland, enduring freezing conditions in the hope of crossing into the EU, caught in a political game between Belarus and Europe.

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COP26

The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Yeah, right...

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Justice

Lady Justice is frequently used by cartoonists to show justice, or (even more often) injustice.

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The church and child abuse

The Catholic clergy in France sexually abused an estimated 216,000 minors over the past seven decades. The Church prioritized the protection of the institution over survivors, who were urged to stay silent.

 

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Shortages in the UK

A lack of lorry drivers to deliver goods has lead to fuel shortages and shortages in supermarkets and other stores across the UK.

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AUKUS

AUKUS is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, announced on 15 September 2021, causing a diplomatic row between France and Australia over a broken submarine contract.

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Parents & children

Our parents have a profound influence on the people we become, by passing on their genetic material to us, and (for most of us) by guiding us to adulthood. In this collection you can find some cartoon perspectives on childhood and parenting.

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20th anniversary of 9/11

20 years ago on September 11, a terrorist attack changed the skyline of New York City. It also changed the world.