if anyone was paying attention about the two pretty bleak books i mentioned today you can find more information on them here, plus a semi-comical video of zizek snorting on charlie rose (he says some very smart things about OWS during the interview; worth a watch).
important to note that these are not 'apocalyptic' works at all, if anything they diagnose why much of the western world (and countries that operate on the free market system and/or have economies inextricably linked to 1st-world economies, so everyone) finds itself drowning. so don't feel bad. the world is generally ok.
slavoj zizek - living in the end times
chris hedges - the world as it is: dispatches on the myth of human progress
slavoj zizek on charlie rose:
peas
Thanks for sending these links, Ryan.
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