Latest Posts | By Fabio Vighi
5 years ago
Slavoj Žižek, Emergency Capitalism, and the Capitulation of the Left
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Debates
As an admirer of Žižek’s work, I found his viral responses to Covid-19 (books, short texts, interviews) rather disappointing, and in many ways representative of the Left’s capitulation to the …
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5 years ago
Prolegomena to a Franciscan Capitalism
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Debates
“La conjuration des imbéciles” is the title of a short essay by Jean Baudrillard published in Libération on May 7, 1997. Reflecting on the political success of Jean-Marie Le Pen’s …
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6 years ago
The Absent Cause: Time, Work and Value in the Age of Coronavirus
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Debates
Making ‘good use’ of Covid-19 is without a doubt illusory, not to mention offensive for those who – as always the weakest social groups – die, suffer and are now …
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