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Slavoj Zizek explains why RT is targeted in the West
The channel is being persecuted not for being ‘Russian propaganda,’ but for giving a voice to marginalized opinions, the philosopher says
Jan 31, 2022 04:03
Zizek: Assange turns 50 in jail – a reminder of a Western democracy paradox he exposed, where non-freedom gives a sense of freedom Opinion
It’s a twisted irony that the 50th birthday of jailed journalist Julian Assange comes just a day before the US’ Independence Day. That reminds us of the dark aspects of the ‘Land of the Free’ and most of Western democracies.
Jul 3, 2021 07:00
Slavoj Zizek: We’re at a grim crossroads in this pandemic: one path leads to utter despair, the other to total extinction Opinion
A quote from Woody Allen, from back in 1979, is now an apt if disturbing description of mankind’s predicament with Covid. We have a stark choice to make if we are to survive and construct a new society.
Jan 5, 2021 12:59
Slavoj Zizek: The treatment of Assange is an assault on everyone’s personal freedoms Opinion
Julian Assange has had his rights stripped away in a case that should alarm millions, but too few people care because his character has been assassinated. He might have to go to prison before he gets the support he deserves.
Sep 21, 2020 12:06
Slavoj Zizek: May 1 in the viral world is a holiday for the NEW working class Opinion
Maybe the moment has come to take a step back from our exclusive focus on the pandemic, to allow ourselves to consider what coronavirus and its devastating effects reveal about us as a society.
May 1, 2020 11:12
Slavoj Zizek's ‘trouble with Jews’ may be a poor choice of words – but are you allowed to criticize Israel in UK media anymore?
World-renowned philosopher Slavoj Zizek has emerged as the latest high-profile target in the fight against perceived anti-Semitism in the UK, for a moment there moving aside the usual suspect, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Dec 11, 2019 09:24

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