A political cartoon depicts a male protester holding a sign reading DIVEST NOW! on a college campus with a clock tower in the background. A female student with a backpack responds that she is majoring in mob rule. The image responds to campus demonstrations in spring 2024 at universities including Columbia and UCLA, where students called for divestment from companies tied to Israel amid the conflict in Gaza. The cartoon uses the exchange to comment on the intensity of the protests and their impact on campus life.
On April 5, 2018, Salt Lake Tribune cartoonist Pat Bagley depicted a Republican elephant dressed as a hockey goalie blocking access to a voting booth marked with an American flag. Groups labeled minorities, immigrant citizens and youth stand in line holding papers but cannot reach the polls. The image references recent pushes by Parkland shooting survivors and other young activists to register voters ahead of the 2018 midterms. It also highlights ongoing Republican-led efforts in several states to impose stricter voter identification rules and limit early voting access. Critics argued those measures disproportionately affected minority and low-income communities.
Following the February 2018 Parkland school shooting, student survivors launched a campaign for gun reform that directly challenged the NRA's political influence. The cartoon frames the students as David confronting the NRA Goliath backed by money and firepower, underscoring the imbalance of power in the debate over new regulations.
