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Sing of the new invasion

Slavoj Zizek — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Ralph Fiennes�s upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare�s Coriolanus shows its versatility � and proves it is a better play than Hamlet.

Israel�s best hope lies in a single state

Slavoj Zizek — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:25:05 GMT

In East Jerusalem, vigilantes prowl, hunting for Jewish girls who consort with Arab men. Slavoj �i�ek argues that what Israel needs is not segregation, but unity and free contact between its peoples.

Joe Public v the volcano

Slavoj Zizek — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:12:03 GMT

We are living in an age when we are both able to change nature and more at its mercy than ever �� as the Icelandic volcano has proved.

Soul of the party

Slavoj Zizek — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:11:45 GMT

St Paul had it right � using religion to rock the foundations of authority.

Return of the natives

Slavoj Zizek — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:08:00 GMT

Beneath the idealism and political correctness of Avatar, in the spotlight at the Oscars on Sunday, lie brutal racist undertones.

Democracy versus the people

Slavoj Zizek — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:03:48 GMT

A new account of Haiti's recent history shows how the genuinely radical politics of Lavalas and its leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, proved too threatening to the country's wealthy elite and their foreign backers.