I had dinner with one of my favourite Dutch people last night, a woman who is one of the most interesting people I’ve met so far. We were discussing the economic crisis and she brought up a really interesting point. She said that people have been working non-stop since WW2, literally round the clock, constant [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Economics’
Posted in Capitalism, Class, Economics, Modernity, Neo-liberalism, tagged Capitalism, Crisis, Economics on September 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Zizek on the Revolution
Posted in Capitalism, Egypt, Global, Netherlands, Palestine, Revolution, tagged Economics, Egypt, Israel, Military, Netherlands, Palestine, Revolution on August 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been watching and reading a lot of Slavoj Zizek in the past month, and I really believe he is one of the most influential philosophers of our time. I just finished an article he wrote about the London riots, in which he mentioned Egypt: Unfortunately, the Egyptian summer of 2011 will be remembered as [...]
The financial crisis
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Global, Power, tagged Capitalism, Economics, Financial crisis, Power on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I just went to a fascinating talk about the current financial crisis by one of my professors, Howard Nicholas. I think he is one of the most influential professors I’ve had, especially in terms of understanding economics and the global financial system. Some of his main points: We will see a major shift in global [...]
