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Cartoon: 'Cryogenic nursery'
In a case involving the accidental destruction of frozen embryos, the the Alabama Supreme Court disturbingly referred to the embryos as "extrauterine children" kept in a "cryogenic nursery." Needless to say, this is wreaking havoc on Alabama's IVF clinics and upending the plans of many would-be parents.
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Cartoon: Using the First Amendment to end the First Amendment
In recent years, the First Amendment has been shoddily invoked to justify decisions that ultimately diminish its very raison d'être, quite possibly leading us to fascism.
Alarmingly, we're now seeing state-level absurdities such as Florida removing sociology as a core course in its college curriculum and replacing it with a course teaching the “historically accurate account of America’s founding.” Indiana's Attorney General Todd Rokita has launched the creepily-named "Eyes on Education" portal for the public to report "indoctrination" in classrooms. The West Virginia House just passed a bill allowing for the prosecution of librarians if an "obscene" item falls into a minor's hands.
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Cartoon: America's assignment editor
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Cartoon: More years to fear
This cartoon was originally published on May 5, 2020.
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Cartoon: Forced labor funnies
This cartoon is based on the AP story entitled "Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands" that was recently published here on DK. (It's a long piece, so if you're in a hurry, you can check out the AP’s "takeaways" article summarizing the report.) To put it briefly, prisoners are doing a lot more labor in the food supply chain than I think most of us realized. While some inmates choose to work, many are compelled to do so under threat of punishment. The 13th Amendment allows involuntary labor as punishment for a crime, so the practice -- which disproportionately affects people of color -- can look an awful lot like slavery. The Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, where inmates do farm work, is literally located on a former slave plantation.
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Cartoon: Signs your government is committing crimes against humanity
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Cartoon: The AI journalism awards
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Cartoon: Rejected courtroom sketches
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