Young library visitors display visible distress while holding books outside a public library building. Staff members inside watch the scene with worried expressions. The piece highlights ongoing tensions around access to reading materials in community spaces.
A group of figures equipped with hammers, pickaxes and a bucket labeled voucher school supplies approaches a brick building marked public education. One suited man in the foreground points forward while holding a pickaxe. The July 2026 image from Pat Bagley highlights ongoing debates over school voucher programs and their impact on traditional public schools.
A trans athlete wearing a tank top with the transgender pride flag colors lunges forward on a podium labeled Title IX, displacing other competitors. Female athletes wearing medals stand on the structure with arms raised or extended in reaction. The scene shows one competitor with braided hair in green shorts and another with blonde hair in yellow shorts. A smaller figure in blue shorts appears behind the main action. The image was published on July 1 2026.
Two yellow diamond-shaped road signs appear against a blue sky. The left sign labeled STUDENTS shows two child silhouettes throwing papers into the air. The right sign labeled MPs displays a black pig silhouette with a top hat flying off. A blue banner above reads OUT FOR SUMMER.... The image is dated June 25 2026 and signed by artist Steve Nease.
A group of graduates in a car labeled GRADS heads toward a yellow JOBS sign but faces a tall brick wall blocking the way. The image highlights difficulties recent diploma holders encounter when seeking employment in a constrained market.
On June 8, 2026, Bob Englehart depicts a career counseling session where a professional recommends cybersecurity and robot repair to a young client. The scene reflects ongoing shifts in job markets driven by artificial intelligence and automation. The desk sign and speech bubble emphasize practical skills for future employment.
The cartoon shows two graduates in blue caps and gowns dancing energetically on a stage during what appears to be a graduation ceremony. One waves a diploma overhead while the other kicks a leg high. Three seated graduates in the background display open-mouthed expressions. A man at a podium with a microphone stands to the right. Speech bubbles contain the lines Good Lord what have we done and Let it go. They are society's problem now. The background is a plain purple curtain and gray stage floor.
The image shows a graduation stage with red curtains and a speaker at the podium delivering an apology text to graduates whose caps are seen in the front rows. The scene includes a university seal on the podium and a signature in the upper right.
