Keyword: Slavoj Zizek

Slavoj Zizek: World Faces New Apartheids If It Doesn't Change

Picture: Slavoj Zizek courtesy Robert Crc/flickr Video Radical philosopher Slavoj Zizek talks to RT's Oksana Boyko about hatred, love, freedom, violence, Western values and geopolitical change. The political correctness of the Western world solidifies hatred towards others, contends Zizek. Westerners claim to have great permissiveness whilst looking down on other cultures as primitive. However, the logic of political correctness in Western societies is highly constraining, he argues. As the conversation shifts to the notion of “divine...

Slavoj Zizek on Looming Split between Capitalism and Democracy and Rise of Neo-Apartheid

Picture: Verso Book Video Philosopher Slavoj Zizek argues that our current brand of global capitalism is quickly outgrowing democracy and that a divorce between the two is inevitable. This leads to an array of social and geopolitical concerns regarding the public commons, including the emergence of new forms of apartheid. New walls are emerging between, for example, the United States and Mexico, Israel and the West Bank in addition to a new obsession with how to isolate Europe from Africa. The paradox of...

Julian Assange's new Talk Show on RT, 'The World Tomorrow', Interviews Slavoj Zizek and David Horowitz

Picture: RT Video Embattled WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange's much touted talk show, "The World Tomorrow", aired its second episode this week on RT. Assange interviews Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Zizek, a former anti-communist dissident who’s now turned communist and David Horowitz, a former radical activist and Black Panther ally, who has now become a fiery right-wing Zionist. In a heated debate, they talk about the future of Europe and the US, as well as touch on the issue of...

Slavoj Zizek on the 'Occupy' Protests and our Changing World

Video From the Middle East to the West - a discontent with the status quo. Whether it's with the iron grip of entrenched governments or with the widening economic divide between the rich and those struggling to get by. Where are those so hungry for change heading and how profound is their long term vision for transformation? Al Jazeera puts the question to Slovenian-born philosopher, Slavoj Zizej, whose critical examination of both capitalism and socialism has made him an internationally...

Julian Assange and Slavoj Zizek in Conversation

Video WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in London July 2 for an unusual conversation with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek, moderated by Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. Assange is currently under house arrest in Norfolk, outside London, awaiting a July 12 appeals hearing on his pending extradition to Sweden for questioning on sexual misconduct allegations. He has not been charged with a crime in any country. In this excerpt from Saturday’s discussion, Zizek and Assange respond...

Slavoj Zizek: The Crisis of Capitalism - Are We Living in the End Times?

Video The failure of capitalism is what some blame for the current global economic crisis. But is it as simple as that? Europe has been hit especially hard, prompting many to wonder if free markets can exist alongside the welfare state. Riz Khan of Al Jazeera asks, "If capitalism is indeed failing, what are the alternatives?" He speaks to Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic, Slavoj Zizek who explains what he thinks is causing the downward slide, and points to the faltering...