The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
In an effort to reduce overcrowding of jails, the UK Ministry of Justice is planning to scrap prison sentences of six months or less in England and Wales. Bob Moran of The Telegraph finds in it a parallel with the criticism of British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of Brexit.
Brian Adcock depicts the plight of US federal employees, many of whom have not received their salaries because of a partial government shutdown that is already the longest in the country’s history. The shutdown is the result of a row between President Donald Trump and Democrats over the latter’s refusal to clear the $5 billion he has sought to construct a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Carlos Latuff weighs in on the decision of US-based Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to withdraw an award for civil rights activist Angela Davis, a decision allegedly driven by protests from the Jewish community. Davis is a known supporter of the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement against Israel, which seeks to pressure the country to end its oppression of Palestinians.
Ben Jennings weighs in on tennis player Andy Murray’s surprise retirement announcement and UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit faceoff.
From Sharon Murdoch, an indictment of human beings’ failure to realise the severity and consequences of climate change.