It's unexplained why these strange animals are periodically pushed toward self-destruction.

We have added a new design to our t-shirt webshop. This cartoon about capitalism is by Italian artist Gianfranco Uber; it was made for the special project Blame the Recession. By ordering this shirt, or any other items, you're helping us to build a sustainable future for editorial cartooning:

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Don't like the shirts we picked? You can design a product yourself with this cartoon. And if you'd like to have a specific cartoon (over 700 available) to put on a shirt, bag or hoodie, drop us a line by email, and we'll be happy to help.

Today we launch our project 360 Degrees. For three months, our cartoonists will be drawing cartoons based on your tweet on a certain theme. Every week we'll have a different question; this week's question is: Is this the moment for more freedom?

 Tweet your perspective on freedom including the hashtag #360D, and your tweet will appear in our project newsroom, and could be the made into a cartoon by our professional cartoonists. Every week the two best cartoons will be published on our homepage, and by Radio Netherlands Worldwide, as well as various media partners in the Middle East.

So what's in it for you? If your tweet leads to a winning cartoon, you'll have the choice of receiving a high quality art print of that cartoon, or a t-shirt with your cartoon. The two winning cartoons of this week will be anounced next Monday.