Learning the hard way

Learning the hard way

AI goes to school, a deflated jobs report, and more

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This cartoon depicts a young-adult student at a desk with laptop computer, notebook, and a report named “Nation’s Report Card” with an arrow pointing down. A robot with a brain labeled “AI” sits next to the student and says, “As long as I’m going to take your parents’ jobs, at least let me do your homework!”

Joel Pett / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency

This cartoon shows a brightly colored two-door sports car with a license plate that reads “ECONOMY,” The car’s tires have been shredded and it rests on metal rims. The shreds of the tires spell out "JOBS."

Steve Breen / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate

This cartoon depicts a man and a woman looking at greeting cards in a store. There are cards for weddings, birthdays, etc. A man holds a card from a section named “Jeffrey Epstein 50th” and says, “It’s oddly specific and comes pre-signed!”

John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This editorial cartoon depicts RFK Jr. at a desk at the Department of Health and Human Services. A coughing woman, a rat and a beady-eyed man eating a carrot are next to him. RFK Jr. says, “Allow me to introduce my new infectious disease advisory board: the ghost of Typhoid Mary, a plague rat and Doctor Oz.”

Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency

This is a four-panel cartoon depicting discussion between two armed men in military clothes. “We’re being shipped out of Fort Liberty.” “It’s back to being called Fort Bragg.” “And heading to the Gulf of Mexico for training.” “You mean the Gulf of America.” “Then, the Dept. of Defense will deploy us.” “It’s now called the Dept. of War.” In the final panel, a soldier holds a newspaper that says “Troops in U.S. Cities.” The other one says, “Are we still calling this America?” The soldier with the paper responds, “I’ll let you know.”

Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com

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This cartoon takes place outside the U.S. Capitol where a politician named “Rep. Klunk” speaks to a man holding a TV news camera. Rep. Klunk says, “We are doing something about inflation. We voted to give ourselves a pay raise.”

Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon is titled “Never Forget (We Were United).” It depicts a donkey and an elephant on different sides of a large crevasse. The back of the image spells out “9/11”

R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

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