In conversation: Assange, Žižek and Goodman: July 2011 Archives

David House on Bradley Manning, secret WikiLeaks Grand Jury, and US Surveillance

on July 11, 2011 9:00 PM

On the eve of the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange in London, US broadcaster Democracy Now! spent an exclusive hour with David House, who co-founded the Bradley Manning Support Network after US Army Private Manning was arrested for......more

In pictures: Assange, Žižek and Goodman

on July 5, 2011 3:00 PM

On Saturday, Frontline Club hosted an "in conversation" talk with WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. Below are a few photographs from the event, taken by Frontline's Charlotte Cook...      ......more

Julian Assange: 'Cablegate' needed for the New York Times

on July 5, 2011 11:30 AM

A “cablegate” is needed to expose the truth of what goes on inside the New York Times, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange claimed on Saturday. Speaking at a special Frontline Club event on Saturday alongside renowned philosopher Slavoj Žižek and investigative journalist......more

WikiLeaks 'blackmailed' over Bank of America leaks

on July 4, 2011 3:15 PM

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks is under a “kind of blackmail” over leaked Bank of America documents, according to the organisation’s editor-in-chief, Julian Assange. Speaking at a special Frontline Club event on Saturday alongside renowned philosopher Slavoj Žižek and investigative journalist Amy......more

Part II: WikiLeaks pushed Arab unrest, Assange says

on July 3, 2011 9:00 AM

By Gianluca MezzofioreWikiLeaks had a prominent role in the Arab Spring, acting as a catalyst and pushing global information to a point where the US and other Western countries could not prop up Arab dictatorships anymore, according to WikiLeaks editor-in-chief......more

Part I: Žižek, Assange and the "new McCarthyism"

on July 2, 2011 11:52 PM

By Viola CaonA "new McCarthyism" has emerged in response to WikiLeaks and is evidenced in the calls for assassination by US politicians, the site’s editor-in-chief said today. Julian Assange, the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and Amy Goodman from Democracy Now!......more

Video: Assange, Žižek and Goodman in conversation

on July 2, 2011 2:00 PM

On Saturday 2 July at 4pm GMT (11am EST; 8pm AEST), Frontline Club hosted a special event featuring WikiLeaks editor-and-chief Julian Assange, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman. Full unedited video of the event, which focused on......more

LIVE BLOG: Assange, Žižek and Goodman

on July 2, 2011 11:36 AM

Today at 4pm GMT (11am EST; 8pm AEST) Frontline Club will host a special "in conversation" event featuring WikiLeaks editor-and-chief Julian Assange in conversation with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, moderated by Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman.On this page we will be......more

Slavoj Žižek: the corporate rule of cyberspace

on July 1, 2011 3:07 PM

Renowned Slovenian philospher Slovoj Žižek will this Saturday (2 July) take part in a special Frontline Club "in conversation" event alongside WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. As part of the build up to the event,......more

Julian Assange on Facebook, 'cable cooking' and ignorance

on July 1, 2011 11:00 AM

In this May 2011 interview with Russia Today, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange discusses change taking place in Egypt and explains why he believes Facebook is "the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented". Assange, who will be......more