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Where are we today and what is to be done? [[Slavoj Žižek ]] ponders these questions in this unique and timely book. Based on live interviews, the book captures Žižek at his irrepressible best, elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring, the [[global ]] financial crisis, [[populism ]] in [[Latin ]] America, the rise of China and even the riddle of North Korea. Žižek dazzles readers with his [[analyses ]] of Hollywood [[films]], Venezuelan police reports, Swedish crime [[fiction ]] and much else. Wherever the conversation turns, his energetic [[mind ]] illuminates unexpected horizons.While analyzing our [[present ]] predicaments, Žižek also explores possibilities for [[change]]. What sort of [[society ]] is worth striving for? Why is it difficult to imagine alternative [[social ]] and [[political ]] arrangements? What are the bases for hope? A key obligation in our troubled [[times]], argues Žižek, is to dare to ask fundamental questions: we must reflect and theorize anew, and always be prepared to rethink and redefine the limits of the possible. These original and compelling conversations, many appearing here for the first [[time ]] in [[English]], offer an engaging and accessible introduction to one of the most important thinkers of our time.