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Do editorial cartoons have a place on social media? Instagram as an opinion platform

Toward the beginning of this month, The Atlantic magazine posted an editorial cartoon sequence to its Instagram account, which got

Raúl Castro to Step Down as Head of Cuba’s Communist Party
by Maria Abi-Habib on April 17, 2021 at 4:17 am
Mr. Castro said he will step down and pass on control of the party to Cuba’s younger generation. His departure will leave Cuba without a Castro at its helm for the first time in over 60 years.
Biden and Suga Agree U.S. and Japan Will Work Together on 5G
by David E. Sanger and Katie Rogers on April 17, 2021 at 4:16 am
The subtext of the meeting was responding to China’s influence and its aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga resisted being drawn into a rivalry.
World’s Virus Death Toll Nears 3 Million
by The New York Times on April 17, 2021 at 4:04 am
The pace of deaths has been accelerating, and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surged to nearly 140 million. Catch up on Covid-19 news.
In a Spasm of Violence, Indianapolis Faces the Country’s Latest Mass Shooting
by Sarah Bahr, Mitch Smith and Campbell Robertson on April 17, 2021 at 3:59 am
The country grappled with yet another bloody rampage, only weeks after back-to-back mass shootings last month in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo.