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Do We Live in a Comic Book?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2011 This Labor Day, it's not just 25 million Americans who are out of a job. In our comic book society, not even female superheroes can find work. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Captain Moneybags Crashes Health Execs’ Party

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2010 How are those poor, downtrodden and hurting health care executives supposed to recover from billions in profits? Double-digit percentage hikes for the captive audience known as their paying customers? Captain Moneybags brings his "Daily Show" camera crew to investigate (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lesbian Batwoman to Take On the Bat-Mantle

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2009 Batman may be about to meet his doom, but, luckily, here comes Batwoman to take up the franchise -- although, alas, not in her own series. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Debate Preview: Batman vs. the Penguin

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2008 Now we know where John McCain has been getting his campaign ideas: 1960s camp television. My friends, who is the Batman? And why is he always palling around with criminals? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WSJ: Bush Is Just Like Batman

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2008 Right, so it was clear that things were going to change a bit at The Wall Street Journal when it became a part of the Murdochian Empire, but this is a little much: In this somewhat startling essay, Andrew Klavan sees a "W" where others see Batman's bat symbol in "The Dark Knight" and believes the film is a "paean of praise" to President Bush. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Today in the Media War Against Al Qaeda

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 Rumsfeld says that we're losing the media war against Al Qaeda, on the same day a militant website posts a new tape by Bin Laden, in which he vows never to be taken alive. In perhaps unrelated Al Qaeda media war news, Batman cartoonist Frank Miller says that the caped crusader's next foes will be Bin Laden's henchmen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )