Editorial Ink Grid Exposes Power Imbalance With Four Stark Analogies

2x2 grid, 16:9, do this for topics that were in the news this week, do research: INPUT ::= POWER_IMBALANCE + ARCHETYPE_IN_CHARGE + PHYSICAL_ANALOGY

STEP_1 :: find the analogy that holds
  - a physical situation with the same force structure as the issue
  - test it reversed: if the metaphor flatters the wrong side, discard it
  - the analogy must be resolvable in one glance, no reading required
  - identify who is off-frame but responsible

STEP_2 :: cast archetypes, not individuals
  - the figure in charge is defined by uniform, posture, and furniture
  - the figure bearing the cost is drawn with dignity, never as a victim prop
  - no caricature of a specific living person
  - scale difference carries the argument before any line of text does

STEP_3 :: ration the text
  - two words of signage maximum across the entire drawing
  - anything you can draw, you may not label
  - a single line of dialogue, or none
  - the date-stamp detail that roots it in a moment

STEP_4 :: aim correctly
  - the target is the institution or the behaviour, never the vulnerable party
  - no cruelty about bodies, accents, or origins
  - the cartoon must still sting if the reader disagrees with the cartoonist
  - argument first, clarity second, draughtsmanship third

RENDER :: single panel, 4:3, dense crosshatch pen and ink
  one spot colour at the fulcrum of the composition, nowhere else
  broadsheet column width, visible halftone, signature in the lower right