A Conversation on our “Nihilistic Age” with Wendy Brown January 2024 in The Nation www.thenation.com/article/cult… www.indybay.org/newsitems/20… When the value of values declines, values don’t vanish but become trivial, fungible, instrumentalizable.

  A Conversation on our “Nihilistic Age” The Nation spoke with the political theorist about the multifront crisis of the post-Trump era and the moral and intellectual commitments of scholars and higher education. [This interview posted in January 2024 is available on the Internet, https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/wendy-brown-interview/.] In her recent book, Nihilistic Times: …

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Our Zone of Interest: The Noise of Permanent Warfare by Fabio Vighi, 4/15/24

Wars (especially when marketed as humanitarian, defensive, or “against terror”) are, in essence, criminal means to “easy money”, which is what keeps today’s financial bubbles inflated to record-breaking highs while the actual economic conditions of millions of workers (or “inactive workforce”) are cratering at an equally record-breaking pace. Our Zone …

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When will we finally end the party of the arms companies? by David Goessmann, 4/18/24

When will we finally end the party of the arms companies?by David Goeßmann [This article posted on 4/18/2024 is translated from the German on the Internet,https://www.telepolis.de/features/Wann-beenden-wir-endlich-die-Party-der-Ruestungskonzerne-9688657.html?seite=all.] Drone view over buildings in northern Gaza being bombed by the Israeli military, March 20, 2024 The share prices of weapons manufacturers are exploding. …

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