China and Russia continue deepening economic cooperation amid Western sanctions on Moscow. Xi Jinping's government provides critical markets and technology to Russia while extracting favorable terms. The cartoon underscores the unequal power dynamic in their partnership.
A suited man stands beside a campfire and rotates a pink piggy bank on a wooden spit. The bank features yellow flower decals and rests above glowing embers. A brown briefcase sits on the ground to the left of the scene. The composition centers on the act of turning the bank over heat in an outdoor setting.
On October 4 2025 the cartoon depicts Donald Trump in a jester costume confronting Xi Jinping outside a house stacked with Chinese made Halloween goods. The scene highlights the impact of proposed tariffs on imported holiday products and resulting higher consumer prices in the United States.
The September 30, 2025 cartoon shows Donald Trump asking a US farmer how his China trade strategy is working. The farmer stands beside a woman in front of a dilapidated farmhouse and a tractor with an auction sign. The image references ongoing effects of tariffs on agricultural exports and rural economies.
The August 2025 cartoon by Dave Whamond depicts Donald Trump misunderstanding trade deficits by comparing them to an unpaid credit card bill. Trump complains that companies have been ripping the US off for years and none have bought anything from him. The scene uses a domestic table setting to highlight the former president's focus on imports over balanced trade metrics like exports of goods and services.
A European-flagged cargo ship laden with export containers sails directly toward a 15 percent iceberg flying the American flag. Bold text above the scene reads TARIFFS RIGHT AHEAD. The image captures rising trade tensions between the European Union and the United States over new tariff measures scheduled for late July 2025.
The image shows a suited figure with distinctive hair and tie suspended beneath a massive dollar sign. The word TARIFFS appears in the upper left. Publication occurred on April 18 2025 during renewed focus on import taxes and their economic ripple effects.
In this April 2025 cartoon, President Donald Trump is depicted at the wheel of a vehicle marked high tariffs, speeding toward a cliff edge labeled Depression of 1930s. Uncle Sam sits in the passenger seat, sweat visible, asking if the route leads to prosperity. The image draws a direct parallel between current tariff policies and the trade barriers of the 1930s that deepened the Great Depression. The visual argument highlights concerns over economic fallout from aggressive import and export duties.
The image depicts a two stage sequence dated April 1 2025. In the first panel an EU figure launches a dollar shaped projectile that the USA figure labeled Trump catches. The second panel shows the EU figure firing multiple flaming dollar symbols from a multi barrel device while the USA figure steps back as one symbol lands nearby. This responds to recent tariff increases on imports from Europe.
The cartoon depicts tariffs as a defeated wrestler on the mat while inflation soars above in a wrestling ring. A figure resembling President Trump lies nearby after the bout. The scene responds to 2025 tariff policies and their economic fallout. Tariffs were imposed on imports earlier in the year. Rising prices followed those measures. The visual shows the policy outcome through the wrestling loss.
