A Boston Globe cartoon shows a reporter in press armor broadcasting live from a Market Basket store. Speech bubbles frame the supermarket scene as an unresolved war with no cease-fire in sight. The image responds to ongoing tensions over ownership, supply chains, and rising prices at the New England chain during August 2025.
The cartoon adapts the Gadsden flag by replacing the snake's typical staff with a medical caduceus split into Medi and Caid wings. A red cap tops the snake, which coils around a blue-and-yellow pole on green grass. Large text at the bottom declares Don't Cover Me. The image responds to ongoing discussions about Medicaid reductions and their effects on rural hospitals and healthcare access. The visual ties the liberty symbol to coverage concerns under proposed legislation.
