The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century.

In the context of modern social culture, rallies and protests can also be viewed as political rituals. Politicians use symbols, slogans and collective action to convey political messages.

The same 19th-century political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, is credited with popularizing both symbols, though he didn’t create either. President Andrew Jackson, our nation’s seventh president ...

In India, politics is shaped not just by ideologies and policies, but by identity—how people see themselves and how they are seen by others. Whether caste, religion, language, or gender… ...

hit by raids and tangled up in expensive litigation under new state laws outlawing Nazi symbols and salutes. Forming a political party was “the only way we’re going to be protected” from ...

What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in common?

A Lake District garden centre has taken action to ban its employees from wearing political symbols after a Jewish family lodged a complaint about a staff member wearing a pro-Palestinian badge.

From personal experience, I can tell you that seeing a pride flag displayed at City Hall isn’t just symbolic — and it certainly isn’t political ... and to erase symbols of progress.

gender or political ideologies. The new law specifically allows only certain flags to be displayed, including the U.S. flag, the Idaho state flag, flags of other U.S. states, official school flags ...